Family-Friendly Attractions In Manchester
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Etihad Stadium
★4.6 (27597)Huge, modern sports venue, hosting football matches & stadium tours with behind-the-scenes access.
Etihad Stadium, Etihad Campus, Manchester M11 3FF, United Kingdom
Science and Industry Museum
★4.4 (18203)Museum exploring the role of science & innovation in one of the world's first modern train stations.
Liverpool Rd, Manchester M3 4JP, United Kingdom
Heaton Park
★4.6 (14750)Urban park with a championship golf course for grown-ups, farm animals and play areas for kids. · Dogs allowed
Middleton Rd, Manchester M25 2SW, United Kingdom
Manchester Art Gallery
★4.6 (9641)Artworks spanning 6 centuries plus changing historic and contemporary exhibitions and family events.
Mosley St, Manchester M2 3JL, United Kingdom
Manchester Museum
★4.6 (8111)Free, wide-ranging global collections including mummies and dinosaurs, plus a busy events programme.
University of, Oxford Rd, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
IWM North
★4.5 (7269)Permanent & temporary exhibitions charting the effects of war, plus family events & activities.
Trafford Wharf Rd, Trafford Park, Stretford, Manchester M17 1TZ, United Kingdom
National Football Museum
★4.3 (6603)More than 140,000 football-related items, plus a kids' discovery zone & skills-testing simulators.
Todd St, Manchester M4 3BG, United Kingdom
The Piccadilly Gardens
★4.2 (6294)Piccadilly, Manchester M1 1AF, United Kingdom
Manchester United Museum & Stadium Tour
★4.7 (6163)Access to areas of Old Trafford normally restricted to players plus displays about the club's past.
Sir Matt Busby Way, Old Trafford, Stretford, Manchester M16 0RA, United Kingdom
Chill Factore
★4.4 (5252)180m-long, indoor slope with artificial snow for skiing & snowboarding, plus equipment hire.
7 Trafford Way, Trafford Park, Urmston, Stretford, Manchester M41 7JA, United Kingdom
SEA LIFE Manchester
★4.0 (4492)Family-friendly exhibits with a variety of sea creatures (most offer play areas & group packages).
Trafford Palazzo in TraffordCity, Next to, The Trafford Centre, Trafford Park, Stretford, Manchester M17 8AS, United Kingdom
LEGOLAND Discovery Centre
★4.0 (4281)Attraction aimed at kids aged 3–10, including 4D cinema, LEGO models of local landmarks and rides.
Trafford Palazzo in TraffordCity, next to, The Trafford Centre, Trafford Park, Stretford, Manchester M17 8AS, United Kingdom
Wythenshawe Park and Gardens
★4.5 (4262)Green space including woods, meadows, a playground, sports amenities and a farm with horse-riding. · Dogs allowed
Wythenshawe, Manchester, United Kingdom
Alexandra Park
★4.5 (4177)Greenery, a lake, sports and play areas in a 60-acre park known for its Caribbean music festival. · Dogs allowed
180 Russell St, Manchester M16 7JL, United Kingdom
Cathedral Gardens
★4.4 (4075)Modern urban oasis with lawns, terraces and trees including English oaks and pines. · Dogs allowed
Corporation St, Manchester M4 3BG, United Kingdom
Chorlton Water Park
★4.6 (3420)Reclaimed farmland with woods, fishing in a gravel pit, a pond-dipping platform and a play area. · Dogs allowed
74 Maitland Ave, Manchester M21 7WH, United Kingdom
People's History Museum
★4.5 (3228)Former Edwardian pumping station housing displays on local & national working-class life.
Left Bank, Manchester M3 3ER, United Kingdom
Fletcher Moss Botanical Gardens
★4.7 (3227)Green space donated to the people of Manchester, with original features, sports facilities and cafe. · Dogs allowed
18 Stenner Ln, Didsbury, Manchester M20 2RQ, United Kingdom
Daisy Nook Country Park
★4.5 (2773)Rustic park with footpaths past waterways & woodland areas, fishing, birdwatching & a cafe. · Dogs allowed
Stannybrook Rd, Failsworth, Oldham, Manchester M35 9WJ, United Kingdom
Inflata Nation Inflatable Theme Park Manchester
★4.2 (2657)Inflata Nation Manchester, Trafford Park, Textilose Road, Manchester M17 1WA, United Kingdom
Longford Park
★4.6 (2485)Lush green space featuring a kids' playground, tennis & basketball courts, gardens & disc golf. · Dogs allowed
Ryebank Rd, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Stretford, Manchester M21 9TA, United Kingdom
Debdale Park
★4.4 (1995)Park, woods and gardens containing a multi-activity outdoor centre, community orchard and play area. · Dogs allowed
Hyde Rd, Gorton, Manchester M18 7LJ, United Kingdom
The Crystal Maze
★4.8 (1985)Interactive team games set in 4 adventure zones, based on a popular 1990s television show.
St Johns, Lower Byrom St, Manchester M3 4FP, United Kingdom
Boggart Hole Clough
★4.4 (1946)Gently sloping gullies and steep ravines, plus play and sports facilities, boating lake and cafe. · Dogs allowed
Charlestown Rd, Blackley, Manchester M9 7DH, United Kingdom
Whitworth Park
★4.4 (1676)Parkland surrounding the Whitworth Art Gallery, also housing a cenotaph and statue of Edward VII. · Dogs allowed
Oxford Rd, Manchester M14 4PW, United Kingdom
Sackville Gardens
★4.4 (1616)Small green park with a statue of computer scientist Alan Turing and a memorial to HIV sufferers. · Dogs allowed
Whitworth St, Sackville St, Manchester M1 3WA, United Kingdom
Alan Turing Memorial
★4.6 (1511)Bronze statue of the notable mathematician and early computer scientist in a leafy square.
Sackville Park, Fairfield St, Manchester M1 3HB, United Kingdom
Museum of Transport, Greater Manchester
★4.6 (1215)Large vehicle collection displayed in a former bus garage/tram shed, many restored and operational.
Boyle St, Cheetham Hill, Manchester M8 8UW, United Kingdom
Abney Hall Park
★4.4 (1154)Nature park featuring the iconic 19th-century Abney Hall, plus wetlands & a small cafe. · Dogs allowed
Abney Hall, Cheadle SK8 2PD, United Kingdom
St. Mary's Park
★4.4 (1134)· Dogs allowed
2 Belroy Ct, St Anns Rd, Prestwich, Manchester M25 9LU, United Kingdom
Birchfields Park
★4.3 (1103)Leafy park, opened in 1888, offers a stone garden, play area, running track & skate boarding area. · Dogs allowed
Birchfields Rd, Longsight, Manchester M14 5JU, United Kingdom
Philips Park, Prestwich
★4.4 (1061)Park comprised of woods, meadows and streams, with a playground, a conservatory and biking trails. · Dogs allowed
Prestwich, Manchester M45 7HJ, United Kingdom
Blackleach Country Park
★4.4 (911)Serene waterfront nature preserve offering fishing, picnicking spots, wildlife & walking trails. · Dogs allowed
John St, Walkden, Worsley, Manchester M28 3TD, United Kingdom
Philips Park
★4.3 (865)Riverside park featuring a playground, a football pitch & a pump track, plus tree-shaded paths. · Dogs allowed
Stuart Street, Manchester M11 4DQ, United Kingdom
Crowcroft Park
★3.8 (775)· Dogs allowed
51 East Rd, Longsight, Manchester M12 4GA, United Kingdom
Drinkwater Park
★4.5 (762)Picturesque riverside park featuring walking/cycling trails, football pitches & a skate park. · Dogs allowed
Prestwich, Manchester M45 7JZ, United Kingdom
Davyhulme Park
★4.5 (702)· Dogs allowed
80 Crofts Bank Rd, Urmston, Manchester M41 0UR, United Kingdom
Greater Manchester Police Museum & Archives
★4.7 (666)The city's law enforcement history traced through historic photos, old weapons & other artefacts.
57A Newton St, Manchester M1 1ET, United Kingdom
Crumpsall Park
★4.1 (623)Green space with play/sports facilities, an original park-keeper's lodge and an obelisk monument. · Dogs allowed
Ash Tree Rd, Crumpsall, Manchester M8 5RX, United Kingdom
Highfield Country Park
★4.4 (545)This 70-acre nature reserve with dense vegetation features walking paths & picnic areas. · Dogs allowed
Manchester M19 2RY, United Kingdom
St Michael's Flags & Angel Meadow Park
★4.3 (523)Historic burial site & park, featuring art installations, grassy areas & remaining grave stones. · Dogs allowed
Old Mount St, Manchester M4 4TF, United Kingdom
Saint John's Gardens
★4.4 (518)Small city park on the site of a former church with a memorial, lawns & benches. · Dogs allowed
Lower Byrom St, Manchester M3 4AP, United Kingdom
Abbotsfield Park
★4.5 (479)· Dogs allowed
32 Chassen Rd, Urmston, Manchester M41 5DH, United Kingdom
Hullard Park
★4.4 (459)· Dogs allowed
49 Henrietta St, Old Trafford, Stretford, Manchester M16 9JG, United Kingdom
Manchester Jewish Museum
★4.6 (430)UK's only Jewish museum outside London, with Moorish-style architecture and stained-glass windows.
190 Cheetham Hill Rd, Cheetham Hill, Manchester M8 8LW, United Kingdom
Alkrington Woods Nature Reserve
★4.6 (406)· Dogs allowed
Manchester Old Rd, Rhodes, Middleton, Manchester M24 4EA, United Kingdom
Swinton Grove Park
★4.2 (333)· Dogs allowed
Swinton Grove, Manchester M13 0EU, United Kingdom
Haughton Dale Nature Reserve
★4.6 (330)· Dogs allowed
Gibraltar Ln, Denton, Manchester M34 7PY, United Kingdom
Prestwich Forest Park
★4.5 (297)Scenic park featuring a kids' play area & a mountain bike trail amid woodlands & green space. · Dogs allowed
Park Ln, Whitefield, Prestwich, Manchester M45 7HL, United Kingdom
Mamucium Roman Fort Reconstruction
★4.2 (288)106 Duke St, Manchester M3 4RU, United Kingdom