Category: Manchester

  • LEVEN Manchester Review: An Accessible Room I’d Happily Live In

    LEVEN Manchester Review: An Accessible Room I’d Happily Live In

    Inside LEVEN Manchester’s accessible Living Space, where thoughtful design, a generous wet room, an open-plan kitchen and a proper freestanding bath sit together with very little compromise.

  • Access Manchester with the Family: Bubbles, a Race Across the City and Games at Freight Island

    Access Manchester with the Family: Bubbles, a Race Across the City and Games at Freight Island

    Bubbles, clues, giant pizza slices and a few unexpected turns. We explored Manchester as a family through Bubble Planet, Race Across Manchester and Freight Island to see how the whole city break worked in practice.

  • Staycity Manchester Piccadilly: The Accessible Family Apartment That Gets the Details Right

    Staycity Manchester Piccadilly: The Accessible Family Apartment That Gets the Details Right

    Staycity Manchester Piccadilly gave our family something surprisingly difficult to find: a two-bedroom accessible apartment with space, independence and thoughtful design that worked beautifully in everyday family life.

  • Gluten-Free Dining Across Yorkshire and the North

    Gluten-Free Dining Across Yorkshire and the North

    Nine restaurants helping coeliac diners eat with greater confidence Some restaurant experiences begin at the door. A glass of Champagne. Canapés moving around the room. The first glimpse of a dining space that makes you feel you’ve chosen well. Others begin much earlier. For someone living with coeliac disease, the…

  • Manchester’s Summer Culture Edit

    Manchester’s Summer Culture Edit

    Audio Described theatre, cinema, exhibitions and cultural experiences for blind and visually impaired audiences Manchester knows how to do a summer calendar. Theatre nights.Gallery mornings.Cinema afternoons.A reason to stay in town a little longer after lunch. This first Access Manchester Summer Culture Edit brings together Audio Described events and cultural…

  • The Night Before Santorini: Why Accessible Milestone Travel Begins Before the Flight

    The Night Before Santorini: Why Accessible Milestone Travel Begins Before the Flight

    There is a moment before every big trip where the holiday has technically begun, but your body hasn’t quite caught up with the idea yet. The cases are packed. The passports have been checked more times than necessary. Someone has said, “Have you got the chargers?” at least twice. And…

  • Access Manchester: A Rooftop Lunch, a City-Centre Stay and the Luxury of Things Working

    Access Manchester: A Rooftop Lunch, a City-Centre Stay and the Luxury of Things Working

    Two Girls, One Manchester Plan Two girls from different cities, meeting in Manchester for a leisurely lunch with a hint of luxe and an overnight stay for one. On paper, it sounds simple enough. A good table. A rooftop if possible. Somewhere beautiful to stay. Enough time to eat, talk,…

  • The Lowry Hotel | Manchester                                          The Kind of Place You Return To

    The Lowry Hotel | Manchester The Kind of Place You Return To

    There are hotels you enjoy. And then there are hotels you return to. Not because they are the most extravagant.Not because they are the newest. Because something about how they feel stays with you. I first stayed at The Lowry Hotel a couple of years ago. A last-minute decision. One…