Alice is a Senior Staff Writer at Secret Manchester. On days off you'll find her cooking up a storm in the kitchen, searching for the best brunch in the city and enjoying a slice of cake with her oat latte.
The Grade II listed Edwardian swimming pool and Turkish bath complex, Victoria Baths, gives plenty of Wes Anderson vibes. Victoria Baths, known as Manchester’s “water palace”, opened in 1906, playing host to swimmers an...
Manchester’s highly-anticipated Co-op Live has announced today the first global act that will perform during its opening season – and it’s a pretty big one. The venue, which will become the UK’s largest and...
Did you know shuffleboard was once a favoured pastime of the notorious hedonist Henry VIII? However, half a millennium later, the game is still drawing in new fans, with shuffleboard spots popping up across the UK, incl...
The Manchester Day celebrations are back for 2023, with this year being called Manchester Day on Holiday, and Mancs will be able to feel like they’re at the beach without leaving the city. The event – which will t...
Mutant mayhem has descended on Manchester as a city-wide street art trail of much-loved Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles characters – Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael and Donatello – has been unveiled. Hidden acr...
People are being called on to ‘pull together’ and rise to the challenge of tackling homelessness with a massive bus pull fundraiser by Greater Manchester Mayor’s Charity. The fundraising event will see teams chall...
We may not look back on the lockdowns with fondness but in a time when restaurants were closed and we wanted to shake up our evening meals. fancy meal kits thrived. However, two years on fresh pasta company Pasta Evange...
Who knew Manchester was home to so many night owls? With more than 60% of Brits going on at least one night out a week, it is clear that nightlife is a huge part of British culture. Although New York…...
This summer, popular children’s books The Gruffalo, Zog, Stick Man and Room on the Broom will all be brought together for a new free exhibition opening at The Lowry in Salford. The major new exhibition in collabor...
Chester Zoo has welcomed a rare baby Southern pudu – one of the world’s smallest species of deer. The tiny male fawn, named by his keepers as Paolo, weighed less than a bag of sugar (900g) at birth and stood at little o...