Castle hill is a great view of Huddersfield below. You can drive up and park right next to the…read morecastle and walk around the trails.

+ Excellent viewpoint upon Huddersfield town and district. Brilliant on a summer's day where views…read moreextend as far as the Derbyshire. - There isn't a pub up there any more. There is limited access to the Victoria Tower. Recommonded

Town Hall, Albert Square in city centre has been renovated over the years but it still boasts its…read moreglorious 1800s Victorian architecture with stellar beauty. Many events are held here from weddings, concerts, special events, holiday markets, and more. It's easy to see why. It makes for a beautiful backdrop for any occasion. I do like stopping by when I'm in Man to take in anything that may have changed and its infinite gothic presence.

Manchester Town Hall is located in Albert Square in the city centre - it is home to the main area…read moreof the city's famous yearly Christmas Markets. It is one of the nicer, older buildings in the city being built in the mid-1800s and in many ways is your typical victorian building. It has been refurbished of late and the town hall now has a small Post Office in the annexe - it is also well located being right next to Manchester Central Library and part of it is also in St Peter's Square, which is one of the main stops on the city's light railway transport, Metrolink. It is still used today for various reasons other than the Post Office, it also is a small base for the police and it can sometimes be used for voting counting in elections, more notably the 2016 EU referendum where the United Kingdom voted by majority to leave the European Union. The guide of finding key areas of the town hall could perhaps be displayed better, especially when approaching it from Albert Square and St Peter's Square, being quite large it does stretch across both. A really nice old building in the city with some use today - as far as town halls go this is pretty cool. 4*

amazing library. great selection and wide range of books. staff is just amazing and are very…read morewelcoming, free use of computers and there is enough for everyone. also a good children's area with family books and bean bags. definitely would recommend for people who haven't gone before and love a quiet place to just chill out and read or study or even work.

Small but perfectly formed.. also has a theatre and has some fairly decent gigs. Not the best for…read moreparking during mid morning shopping rush though Staff friendly enough and dont make you feel like a school child.

I may not look like the traditional 'outdoorsman' but it may shock you to hear I'm quite the fan of…read moreNational Trust sites and in particular wildlife spotting! And at Dunham Massey there's nowhere quite like it to spot deer, squirrels and pheasants amongst some of the finest woodland the UK has to offer. As is standard at NT sites, it's £5 to park and around £10 entrance to the house, plus there's an excellent restaurant onsite serving homemade food between 12 and 2.30pm (we had the pork and vegetable casserole and mushroom pie and both were of excellent quality, out of a choice of around 6 dishes), with snacks such as teacakes and scones served with tea and coffee in the morning and afternoon. Lunch came to £22 with a couple of soft drinks. As is usual with National Trust sites, it's an extremely popular day out for older people, parents with pushchairs and young couples enjoying a romantic day out - saying that, there is plenty of room in the park to find your own piece of paradise so don't worry about it being too claustrophobic!

"Dunham" is gorgeous, beauty personified. It's places like these that make you appreciate the UK,…read moreregardless of the unreliable weather. It's perfect. So much so I've declared I'm retiring in Cheshire, fact. I'm a big fan of Cheshire in general, home to many pieces of greenery similar in purpose. I'm quite sad I do not possess a car any more, although there are good public transport services that get me to Dunham which are a jolly old ride. I've had indulging picnics, lay endlessly making animals and faces out of the clouds. I've perused the gardens, gone for lengthy walks, always ending up discovering something new. It's times like these I really really appreciate The National Trust. With a National Trust card you can get in for free other wise it's £6.50 for an adult, £3.35 for a child for entrance to the garden and £9 and £4.50 for the house and garden combo. There's also a special family rate too. I'm yet to explore the house that lies in this estate but you apparently they tell the stories about the Georgian scandal about the Earls and their domestics. Coronation St eat your heart out. What I adore are the deer and the ducks and swans. There's something so serene about watching the wildlife here, they look so carefree, the feeling I somehow achieve along with them. Warning, bring a picnic blanket to lay on, this is their home! Amongst the ancient trees and Britain's largest winter garden also lies a restaurant, souvenir shop, and the sale of ice-cream which wins me over every time. Children, dogs, parents, teenagers, Dunham is enjoyed by all. Just venture that bit out from the Cosmopolitan of Manchester and you can find one of Britain's beauty's. The opening hours are seasonal and vary with each attraction. The ones listed are for the current to the 31st October for the gardens, my favourite part.

A great little branch library, which is now also a designated Childrens Centre, which provides…read moreactivity sessions for toddlers/younger children. It's definitely expaned more in time, the staff are very friendly and as its part of the whole Bolton chain of libraries, you can reserve a book from any branch free of charge. Horwich library also has about 8 internet-accessible PCs, free of charge.

An excellent library. The staff are friendly and knowledgeable; they've certainly made our two kids…read morefeel very welcome on their regular visits. The kids' section has enough books in to keep them entertained all week and the special events they put on (especially at holidays) have been eagerly anticipated. Two minor grumbles Firstly, parking is a little bit of an issue (there are some disabled spaces near by but that seems to be about it); and secondly, the opening hours are rather restrictive (although they do open later on some evenings which is useful). Overall, though, Heaton library gets a big thumbs-up from us.

The layout of this library is pretty similar to that of Chorlton Library and Didsbury Library - the…read moreonly thing that struck me about this library were the signs warning customers that thieves are in operation in the library. They were especially abundant in the wonderful little area where children can read and play. This upset me, as it was not something I had to worry about on my weekly trips to the library as a kid. So be careful. As it is a Manchester library, you can use the same library card as the Central Library and the other aforementioned libraries and expect the same facilities, eg one hour's free Internet use per day (although there are not as many PCs as in Chorlton Library so be prepared to wait). The library is generally quiet, but not silent, so it's a good place to work if you can no longer stand your housemates' music or you find yourself getting distracted by the Jeremy Kyle show, and you can't be bothered to trek to the University library or into town. In the entrance there is also a useful selection of leaflets about events and goings on at local theatres and museums, and a board which is generally used to advertise English/Spanish/guitar lessons.

I love the architecture of Withington Library alone never mind the mind altering contents…read more In fact this building was designed by Manchester's first city architect (Henry Price) who also designed Manchester's famous Victoria baths as well as Didsbury library a few miles down the road. I couldn't begin to describe it's true style, but it's frontage at least harks back to the classic Roman/Greek style (of course not on the scale of Manchester's main library). It has recently reopened after a 3 month refurbishment although, and perhaps rightly so, they haven't really done a great deal to it bar restore it's natural charm. If you look up as you enter the building you'll be treated to a wonderful glass dome above your head: in fact I've only just discovered this so whether it was 'reanimated' during it's recent clean up I'm not entirely sure. Inside they have an extensive section of computing; a large children's area; books available in many, many languages e.g. Arabic, Bengali, French, Gujarati, Persian, Polish, Chineseand others, easily creating for the area's large cross section of society. There is also a good computer suite (always busy!) for accessing the net and studying should you need to. I tend to hire my Murakami books here and if they don't stock the title you're after they'll take your details and order it in for you. As it happens a guy who works there is fellow Murakami fan so he's gotten most of his back catalogue for me. Alongside the books they have a fairly extensive music collection (mainly CD) and DVD & Video's again they'll order in anything you require (within reason : ) ). I found a bit of Philip Glass and Brain Dance electronica, next to the likes of Bach, Hip Hop and Sade (she always finds her way into libraries doesn't she?). I might even take up the offer of ordering in Lost which I gave up on Sky last yearif there's a cultural drought on I may just pop into the library and hire for a few weeks. Open till 8 most nights of the week but closes early afternoon on Thursday. There is a book reading group, a MP's surgery and various coffee mornings held there too.

Towering 160m above both what was once the old-money village of Alderly Edge (now a mecca for…read morePremiership footballers and Wags) and the Cheshire Plain in general, the edge has some of the best views of anywhere in the area thanks to the dramatic edge - a steep cliff-like drop. The edge has historic associations with, somewhat incongruously, mining and wizardry, but these days it's a great place to go for a walk with either the kids, the dog, visitors or even a solitary stroll. There are car parks at both the foot of the edge and the top (the latter is the main one) giving the option of a quick trip to the edge itself and back or a longer, more demanding up-and-down walk.