"The Haydock Thistle is, as are most of the Thistle Hotels, great. Whether you're staying there socially or attending a conference the standards are high. The Haydock Thistle is easily accessible by ca.....More"

Contributed by: helenkitc on 7 March 06

"The English Lounge on High Street in Manchester is an all round great place. It used to be a HogsHead, which was rather grotty, but since it was taken over and refurbished it's just lovely. As soon as.....More"

Contributed by: helenkitc on 7 March 06

"The 'Buffet Bar', Stalybridge, is actually a pub and not, as its name suggests, a buffet bar. It is called this as it's situated in a Victorian Buffet bar on platform 1 of Stalybridge Train Station. T.....More"

Contributed by: helenkitc on 7 March 06

"Tribeca & B.E.D. on Manchester's Gay Village is definitely what could be referred to as cosmopolitan. Although it is on the Gay Village it is very mixed, with different types of crowd at different tim.....More"

Contributed by: helenkitc on 6 March 06

"The Phoenix pub in Manchester is situated on Oxford Rd, handily placed between Manchester Met and Manchester Universities. It is therefore, perhaps a bit too far out from the main bars, pubs and clubs.....More"

Contributed by: scdaniels on 4 March 06

"Perhaps it is the Manchester legend of producing quality music for the last fifty years, or perhaps it is the proximity to the former best nightclub in Britain – the Haçienda – but new bars, pubs and .....More"

Contributed by: scdaniels on 4 March 06

"I spent 3 years living in Manchester while I was at university in the city (UMIST). A month or so after I started there, the union held a Rocky Horror night at the Odeon, so I and a new friend set out.....More"

Contributed by: Elphaba on 4 March 06

"I have visited the Tickle Trout in Preston on two occasions. First one was for a conference, with an overnight stay, and the second was a social visit. For the social visit I booked the MacDonald Hote.....More"

Contributed by: helenkitc on 3 March 06
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"Situated on the outskirts of Manchester City Centre, Deansgate Locks is basically a row of posh bars. From the famous Comedy store on the left, to the exclusive Sugar Lounge on the right, there's some.....More"

Contributed by: helenkitc on 3 March 06

"I went to Blackpool via national express (seperate experience required, lol), and maust say, the amount of b&b's was incredible, I booked before I went, but wish I hadn't as there were a lot of b&b's .....More"

Contributed by: scdaniels on 2 March 06