Rainy day things to do in Manchester
Rain on the way? 9 indoor Roves in Manchester: museums, markets, cosy corners and places to shelter in style.
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Spinningfields
The View from 20 Stories
Get a drink on the rooftop terrace looking out over the whole Manchester skyline.
St Ann's Square
Barton Arcade Window Wander
Find the glass-roofed Victorian arcade tucked behind St Ann's Square.
Cathedral Quarter
England's Widest Medieval Nave
Step inside the cathedral built wide instead of long.
Castlefield
Where the Railway Was Born
Visit the site of the world's oldest surviving passenger railway station.
Oxford Street
Cocktails Under the Clock Tower
Have a drink inside the old insurance company that became one of Manchester's grandest bars.
Deansgate
The Cathedral of Books
Find the reading room that looks like a cathedral but is actually a library.
Gay Village
A Pint on Canal Street
Grab a drink canal-side in the heart of the Gay Village.
Rusholme
Curry Mile Roulette
Pick a restaurant you've never tried and order something new.
Chinatown
Chinatown Dumpling Detour
Walk through one of the largest Chinese arches outside China, then go find dinner.
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