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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, theaters, 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 center
- 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 HouseTheater
- Opera HouseLarge touring house
- People's History MuseumMuseum
- Royal Exchange TheatreTheater
- Royal Exchange TheatreProducing theater
- St Ann's ChurchChurch
Castlefield & the Canals (8)
- 53twoStudio theater
- Aviva StudiosArts venue
- Castlefield BowlEvents venue
- Castlefield GalleryGallery
- Science and Industry MuseumMuseum
- The Bridgewater HallConcert hall
- The Bridgewater HallConcert hall
- Z-artsArts center
Piccadilly, Chinatown & the Village (8)
- ContactArts center & theater
- HOMEArts center
- HOMEArts center
- Manchester Art GalleryArt gallery
- Palace TheatreTheater
- Palace TheatreLarge touring house
- Site of the HaçiendaMusic history
- The Portico LibraryLibrary
Oxford Road & Rusholme (6)
- Church of the Holy NameChurch
- ContactTheater
- 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 LowryTheater and gallery
- The LowryArts center
Altrincham & Sale (4)
- Altrincham Garrick PlayhouseTheater
- Altrincham MarketMarket hall
- The Trafford CentreShopping center
- Waterside ArtsArts center
Ancoats & New Islington (2)
- Hope Mill TheatreTheater
- Hope Mill TheatreStudio theater
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.