Things to do

Didsbury Park

Community park in Didsbury Village

Longsight Family Hub

One-stop shop for a range of services

Storytime | Newton Heath Library

Mondays, for 0-3 year-olds

Cutting Room Square Flea Market

hosted by ReMarket

Fentons Farm Foods

Farm shop, a variety of animals to meet and a play area

Moss Side Powerhouse Library

Community library and youth space

Storytime | Didsbury Library

Thursdays, for 0-4 year-olds

Baby Book Club | Z-Arts

Tuesdays, for babies up to 18 months

Storytime | Height Library

Weekly group for under 4s and their carers, with stories and songs!

Little Reads | Stretford Library

Thursdays, for 2-6 year-olds

Castlefield Viaduct

Victorian viaduct transformed into a 'garden in the sky'

Clayton Family Hub

One-stop access to a wide range of services

Fletcher Moss Park & Parsonage Gardens

Award-winning gardens and riverside walks

Platt Fields Park

Lots of activities and large green spaces

Wythenshawe Park

Community farm, play area and green spaces

Toddler Make and Believe at Z- arts

Fridays, for under 5s

Storytime at Avenue Library | Blackley

Fridays, for 0-4s

Storytime | Hulme Library

Thursdays, for 0-4 year-olds

Philips Park

Historic Park in East Manchester

Clifton Country Park

48 hectares of open woodland, meadows and lakeside walks

Crossacres Family Hub

One-stop shop for a range of services

Free Groups at Z-arts | Hulme

Free library groups

Creative Care at Z-arts

Fridays, for children in reception - Year 2

Play Zone by Autisk | Stockport

Family drop-in experience for children with SEN

Family Lego Club at Z-arts

Fridays, for all the family

Lancashire Mining Museum at Astley Green

Museum of Transport

Fascinating collection of historic buses, coaches and trams

Storytime at Brooklands Library | Sale

Mondays, for 0-4 year-olds

The BIG Stockport Car Boot, Romiley

Storytime at Z-arts

Wednesdays, for under 5s

Spoons Baby Sensory | Stockport

Supporting families with neonatal care experience

Cathedral Gardens

Open space in the Medieval Quarter

Woodville Family Hub

One-stop shop for a range of services

Little Play Times at LEGOLAND Discovery Centre Manchester

Whitworth Park

Children's play area and Art Gallery nearby

Ready, Steady, Get Messy | Trafford

A free messy play session at Stretford Family Hub

Fun Dog Show In Aid Of Crimewatchers Security

Baby Group | Brooklands Library

Thursdays, for non-mobile babies

Rhyme Time at Z-arts

Thursdays, for under 5s

Spoons Little Cruisers | Wythenshawe

Wellbeing walk for neonatal families

Marie Louise Gardens

Much loved green space in Didsbury

Breastfeeding Support Groups

Support with feeding your baby

Storytime | Urmston Library

Thursdays, for under 5s

Toddler Takeover at Z-Arts

Fridays, for babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers

Wild Things at The Lowry

Fireground Museum

Telling the story of firefighting and fire engineering

Baby Stay and Play | Stretford Family Hub

Tuesdays, for babies

The Garden House Marple

Community farm in Marple, Stockport