Date spot in Manchester
The Whitworth
See what's on at the University of Manchester's free gallery, whose glass-walled extension looks straight out into the trees of Whitworth Park.
Oxford Road, by Whitworth Park
Address: Oxford Road, Manchester M15 6ER- Culture
- Free
- Outdoors
Why it's a good date: It's calm and rarely crowded, and the park outside gives you somewhere to walk and talk about what you've just seen.
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Royal Exchange Theatre
St Ann's Square, city centre
Address: St Ann's Square, Manchester M2 7DH- Culture
- Rain-proof ☔
- Mid-price
- Big night
See a play in the round, in a glass-and-steel theatre pod that sits inside the great hall of Manchester's old cotton exchange.
Why it's a good date: Every seat is close to the action, and the hall is a sight before the play even starts. Book ahead for the big productions and make a night of it in town.
Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped and resized)
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Tony Wilson Place, First Street
Address: 2 Tony Wilson Place, Manchester M15 4FN- Activity
- Rain-proof ☔
- Cheap and cheerful
- Cosy
Catch an independent film, a play or an exhibition at Manchester's arts centre, with a bar and restaurant downstairs.
Why it's a good date: Film, theatre and food under one roof, so the whole evening's sorted without moving. Take turns picking something the other wouldn't usually choose.
Photo: Leonv010, CC BY-SA 4.0 (resized)
Mackie Mayor
Eagle Street, Northern Quarter
Address: 1 Eagle Street, Manchester M4 5BU- Restaurant
- Rain-proof ☔
- Mid-price
- Foodie
Share plates from a handful of independent kitchens at the long tables of a restored Victorian market hall.
Why it's a good date: You each order what you fancy and swap halfway through. The glass roof and ironwork make it feel like an occasion, and it gets busy at weekends, so go early for a table.
Photo: Duncan.Hull, CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped and resized)
