Lucky you, you have some time to kill in the fabulous city of Manchester. Whatever you\u2019re in the mood for, the city can provide. The caveat, however, is that every day in Manchester is a rainy day (give or take the 10 best days of summer). If you wake up to glorious sunshine, don\u2019t be fooled \u2013 it\u2019s a trap and it WILL rain later the same day. That doesn\u2019t mean you can\u2019t have a good time though, you\u2019ve just got to get creative with a roof over your head. So with that in mind, it\u2019s probably a good tactical decision to have a handful of rainy day activities up your sleeve. Here are 7 rainy day activities to do around Manchester.<\/p>\n
Listen to that little voice in your head telling you to treat yo\u2019self \u2013 no better time to justify it than when it\u2019s raining sideways for the tenth time that week. Manchester is a shopaholic\u2019s dream. Whether you head to the famous Trafford Centre packed full of 280 global brands, the central Arndale Centre with everything from Urban Outfitters to Selfridges, or you go to an original Mancunian establishment and explore Afflecks Palace in the hope of finding a true vintage gem. All destinations have somewhere you can safely leave your shopping-averse boyfriend to sit down.<\/p>\n
This is an amazing new trendy way to spend some time indoors, perfect for a rainy day or night! Head to Whistle Punks in Manchester to chuck real axes at wooden targets for an hour and a half. An experienced throwing coach will show you and your mates the best technique and provide tips to get you started, then it\u2019s up to you to put your back into it! Hailed as one of the most effective and novel ways to work out your stresses, it\u2019s seriously fun and like nothing else out there. Seriously, where else are you allowed (never mind encouraged) to throw sharp pointy things across a room?<\/p>\n
If you really want to test your relationships with family, friends, and partners, take them to play an escape room game. The idea is simple and anyone can get involved. Your group are locked away in a room that is furnished impeccably to represent the room\u2019s theme (think murder mystery, or creepy motel or futuristic spy academy for example), in order for your team to escape and beat the game you have to work together to surpass a series of puzzles and mental challenges by finding clues within the room all within the hour. The pressure is intense, and communication is key \u2013 you\u2019d never think you\u2019d scream at your best friend for failing to unscramble an anagram. Fancy dress in the theme of the room is of course provided.<\/p>\n
Combine cocktails, UV paint and some of the wackiest mini golf courses and you\u2019ll have a pretty accurate mental picture of what goes down at Junkyard Golfclub. Crazy golf is deceptively hard, it\u2019s even harder when you\u2019ve got to get your golf ball over the paddling pool filled with mannequin body parts onto a moving treadmill to then pot it in the corner of a snooker table with the legs sawn off. It\u2019s up to you how honestly you mark your scorecard, but with the cocktails they make it\u2019s unlikely anyone will make par!<\/p>\n
If you\u2019re in the mood to try a new sport but don\u2019t fancy running around in the rain, head down to Rockover Manchester and see how you fare at bouldering. Similar to indoor rock climbing, but different in that no ropes or harnesses are required as the walls are lower but more complex, it\u2019s unbelievably fun and is definitely one of the best rainy day activities. It\u2019s one of those addictive activities that has a steep learning curve \u2013 if you go consistently your climbing ability and fitness will increase enormously and you\u2019ll be completing climbing routes that you wouldn\u2019t have dreamed of attempting all those weeks ago. Unleash your inner Spiderman and go mad, climb the walls.<\/p>\n
The ultimate rainy day activity from everyone\u2019s childhood has to be ten pin bowling. Think screaming kids, hideous clown shoes and shameful screen names. Rethink it all and spend an afternoon or evening at DogBowl Manchester. This swanky bar-cum-bowling alley is a great place to head for a bowling session that feels a little bit more special. Best of all, in between bowling rounds you can order delicious food from DogBowl\u2019s unbeatable menu, think loaded fries, burgers, and vanilla fudge cheesecake. Tell yourself bowling burns calories because the balls are heavy.<\/p>\n
This is something that just never crosses anyone\u2019s mind, but heading to a comedy club to watch some proper stand-up comedy is a fantastic way to spend a rainy day. Manchester gives you plenty of options in the form of The Comedy Store and The Frog and Bucket, and quite often the acts that you\u2019ll be lucky enough to see will be on the up and coming comedy circuit that will soon take them all over the world! There\u2019s always content to suit everybody\u2019s\u2019 tastes and you\u2019ll find yourself cackling so hard you snort. In public. This is definitely one of the best rainy day activities to do in Manchester!<\/p>\n
Lucky you, you have some time to kill in the fabulous city of Manchester. Whatever you\u2019re in the mood for, the city can provide. The caveat, however, is that every day in Manchester is a rainy day (give or take the 10 best days of summer). If you wake up to glorious sunshine, don\u2019t be…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24460,"featured_media":125406,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8522],"tags":[12742,10106,7638,12287,9133],"thb-sponsors":[],"class_list":["post-125402","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-city-life","tag-around-manchester","tag-city-life-manchester","tag-manchester","tag-rainy-day-activities","tag-things-to-do-in-manchester"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n