Things to do

Alkrington Woods

Nature reserve north of Manchester

Salford Museum

Family friendly Museum & Art Gallery

Haigh Woodland Park

Large public woodland park on the outskirts of Wigan

Storytime | Beswick Library

Wednesdays, for 0-4 year-olds

Longford Park

Gardens, play areas, sports facilities and open space in Stretford

Make It Artisan Market

Stamford Park

Large park in Stalybridge

Groups at Sacred Heart Family Hub | Gorton

Free groups, courses and support sessions

Storytime | Burnage Library

Wednesdays, for 0-4 year-olds

Little Werbs | Chorlton

Fridays, for under 5s

Queens Park

Open parkland, sports facilities and a children's play area

Chorlton Water Park

Lakeside walks, wildlife and open green space

Little Rascals Stay & Play | Oldham

Fridays, for under 5s

Storytime at Forum Library | Wythenshawe

Tuesdays, for 0-4 year-olds

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Independent Arts Centre

Mini Movers | Science and Industry Museum

A free, Makaton-friendly drop-in for under 5s

Buile Hill Park

Sports facilities, heritage features and open parkland in Salford

Storytime | Abraham Moss Library

Weekly group for under 5s, with stories and rhymes!

Lego Club | Stretford Library

Weekly brick-building session for families

Healey Dell Nature Reserve | Rochdale

Ancient woodlands and a Victorian viaduct

CBeebies Land

Meet all your favourite CBeebies friends at Alton Towers!

Portland Basin Museum

Exciting family friendly museum in Ashton-under-Lyne

Barton Aerodrome Car Boot Sale

Organic Gardening Workshops

at Ryder Brow Community Allotment Society

Spoons Baby Sensory | Middleton

Supporting families with neonatal care experience

New Smithfield Sunday Market and Car Boot

Storytime | Chorlton Library

Fridays, for 0-4 year-olds

Manchester Craft and Design Centre

Free exhibitions and studios

Manchester Library Trail

Network of little free libraries

The Lowry Salford

Offering world-class theatre, galleries, and experiences

Peel Park

Green spaces and play park in Salford

Greater Manchester Police Museum

Telling the story of policing, open Tuesdays

Wythenshawe Park Bee Club

Open Saturdays with free entry

Storytime | Gorton Library

Thursdays, for 0-3 year-olds

Rochdale Pioneers Museum

The story of the world's first co-operative store

Manchester Poetry Library

Extensive collection of poetry books

Groups at Crossacres Family Hub | Wythenshawe

Weekly groups and activities for babies, toddlers and families

Bowlee Car Boot Sale

Manchester Library of Things

Volunteer-run, not-for-profit community enterprise for borrowing

Projekts MCR

Not-for-profit skatepark beneath the Mancunian Way flyover

Wythenshawe Makers Market

Storytime | Eccles Library

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

Babble and Bounce | Middleton

Supporting families with neonatal care experience

Storytime | Northenden Library

Fridays, for 0-3 year-olds

Tandle Hill

Large park in Oldham with playground

Storytime | Stretford Library

Wednesdays, for under 5s

Manchester Cathedral

Magnificent Grade I listed medieval building

Manchester Jewish Museum

Connecting Jewish stories, culture and traditions to the wider world