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简体中文 Rainy-day ideas
Manchester when it rains
53 indoor places from our Manchester guide, grouped by area. Tagged by type of place (museums, galleries, theatres, libraries and similar), so check opening times and booking with each venue. Month-by-month weather
Indoor options by area
Northern Quarter & Cathedral (10)
- AfflecksIndoor market
- Band on the WallMusic venue
- Chetham's LibraryLibrary
- Greater Manchester Police MuseumMuseum
- Manchester CathedralCathedral
- Manchester Craft and Design CentreCraft centre
- National Football MuseumMuseum
- Night & Day CaféMusic venue
- Smithfield Market HallMarket hall
- The PrintworksEntertainment complex
Spinningfields & Deansgate (10)
- Barton ArcadeHistoric arcade
- Cross Street ChapelChapel
- John Rylands LibraryLibrary
- Manchester Central LibraryLibrary
- Manchester Opera HouseTheatre
- Opera HouseLarge touring house
- People's History MuseumMuseum
- Royal Exchange TheatreTheatre
- Royal Exchange TheatreProducing theatre
- St Ann's ChurchChurch
Castlefield & the Canals (8)
- 53twoStudio theatre
- Aviva StudiosArts venue
- Castlefield BowlEvents venue
- Castlefield GalleryGallery
- Science and Industry MuseumMuseum
- The Bridgewater HallConcert hall
- The Bridgewater HallConcert hall
- Z-artsArts centre
Piccadilly, Chinatown & the Village (8)
- ContactArts centre & theatre
- HOMEArts centre
- HOMEArts centre
- Manchester Art GalleryArt gallery
- Palace TheatreTheatre
- Palace TheatreLarge touring house
- Site of the HaçiendaMusic history
- The Portico LibraryLibrary
Oxford Road & Rusholme (6)
- Church of the Holy NameChurch
- ContactTheatre
- Elizabeth Gaskell's HouseWriter's house museum
- Manchester MuseumMuseum
- Pankhurst CentreMuseum
- The WhitworthArt gallery
Salford Quays & MediaCity (5)
- Imperial War Museum NorthMuseum
- O2 Victoria WarehouseMusic venue
- Salford Museum and Art GalleryMuseum
- The LowryTheatre and gallery
- The LowryArts centre
Altrincham & Sale (4)
- Altrincham Garrick PlayhouseTheatre
- Altrincham MarketMarket hall
- The Trafford CentreShopping centre
- Waterside ArtsArts centre
Ancoats & New Islington (2)
- Hope Mill TheatreTheatre
- Hope Mill TheatreStudio theatre
Dry or bright day? Outdoor picks
The same tagging in reverse: 45 parks, gardens, streets, bridges, viewpoints and similar places that are best when it is dry.
Chorlton & Didsbury (8)
- Chorlton ParkPark
- Chorlton Water ParkNature reserve
- ChorltonvilleGarden suburb
- Fletcher Moss Botanical GardenGarden
- Fog Lane ParkPark
- Longford ParkPark
- Southern CemeteryCemetery
- Wythenshawe ParkPark
Altrincham & Sale (6)
- BowdonVillage
- Bridgewater CanalCanal
- HaleVillage
- Sale Water ParkWater park
- Stamford ParkPark
- Walkden GardensPublic gardens
Salford Quays & MediaCity (6)
- Manchester Ship CanalWaterway
- Media City FootbridgeBridge
- Salford QuaysWaterfront
- Salford Quays Lift BridgeBridge
- Salford Watersports CentreWatersports
- Weaste CemeteryHistoric cemetery
Castlefield & the Canals (5)
- Castlefield Canal BasinCanal basin
- Castlefield ViaductViaduct
- Merchant's BridgeFootbridge
- Roman fort (Mamucium)Roman site
- St John's GardensGarden
Northern Quarter & Cathedral (5)
- Angel Meadow ParkPark
- Big HornPublic art
- Cathedral GardensPublic space
- Oldham StreetStreet
- Stevenson SquareSquare
Piccadilly, Chinatown & the Village (5)
- Alan Turing MemorialMemorial
- Canal StreetStreet
- Mayfield ParkPark
- Piccadilly GardensPublic space
- Sackville GardensGarden
Oxford Road & Rusholme (4)
- Alexandra ParkPark
- Platt Fields ParkPark
- The Curry MileStreet
- Whitworth ParkPark
Spinningfields & Deansgate (4)
- Albert SquareSquare
- Manchester CenotaphWar memorial
- Peterloo MemorialMemorial
- St Ann's SquareSquare
Ancoats & New Islington (2)
- New IslingtonWaterside quarter
- Store Street AqueductCanal aqueduct
Places are tagged from their type and a short list of manual overrides (src/data/weather-fit.json). Anything we cannot place with confidence, such as colleges, castles and mixed sites, is not listed. This is not a weather forecast.