Manchester Airport 14 min
Arley Hall & Gardens (23 min)
Stately, 19th-century country home open for events, plus a formal garden, cafe, gift shop & nursery. National Football Museum (32 min)
More than 140,000 football-related items plus a kids' discovery zone and skills-testing simulators. The John Rylands Library (27 min)
Neo-gothic library (part of University of Manchester) with rare books & manuscripts, a cafe & shop. Tatton Park (11 min)
Historic estate with Tudor hall, neo-classical mansion, lavish gardens, a deer park and playground. The Whitworth (23 min)
Visual arts collection surrounded by parkland, closed for massive expansion work until summer 2014. The Lowry (31 min)
Modern performance venue staging opera, comedy, dance & theater shows, plus art exhibitions. IWM North (23 min)
Permanent and temporary exhibitions charting the effects of war, plus family events and activities. Old Trafford (23 min)
Home of Manchester United, offering behind-the-scenes stadium tours and 75,000 seats for matches. Manchester Cathedral (30 min)
CofE building with 13th-century origins, chapel of the Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment and daily tours. Chill Factore (21 min)
180m-long, indoor slope with artificial snow for skiing and snowboarding, plus equipment hire. Manchester Museum (25 min)
Free, wide-ranging global collections including mummies and dinosaurs, plus a busy events programme. Quarry Bank (17 min)
Heritage site from the early Industrial Revolution and home to Europe's most powerful water wheel. Manchester Art Gallery (28 min)
Artworks spanning 6 centuries plus changing historic and contemporary exhibitions and family events. Fletcher Moss Park (17 min)
Green space donated to the people of Manchester, with original features, sports facilities and cafe. Science and Industry Museum (26 min)
Museum exploring the role of science & innovation in one of the world's first modern train stations. | 
