Coda Vinyl Café in Buxton

Located at Blackpool Pleasure Beach resort, this museum of oddities is the perfect place for families to discover the strange, the unusual and the extraordinary.

This cocktail bar may be the new kid on the Blackpool block, but it’s already renowned for its excellent service and imaginative drinks that offer an ‘experience and a story’.

Head to Balckpool’s Little Black Pug for an historic, laid-back, family-friendly pub with a huge malt whiskey collection.

Both a lifestyle store and a community arts hub, Aunty Social showcases the very best of Blackpool’s creative community. A great spot to pick up lovingly-made gifts.

MAYA is a high-end new restaurant on the corner of Canal Street and Chorlton Street in central Manchester.

Popular craft bakery, selling freshly baked goods on Manchester’s King Street.

Winner of the Good Food Award’s coveted Chippy of the Year award on multiple occasions, Harrowside is a great choice for fish and chips in Blackpool.

C Fresh is an old school, decidedly affordable chippy near Blackpool prom, consistently busy with locals – a sure-fire sign it’s doing something right.

Not many chippies have a blue plaque outside, but not many chippies are as noteworthy as Papa’s in Blackpool.

Several time winners of the coveted Chippy of the Year award, Bentley’s serves up some of the finest fish and chips in Blackpool.

Consistently ranked among the top chippies in Blackpool, Lily’s Fish and Chips is a traditional spot that’s tucked away from the hustle and bustle of the prom.

Blackpool’s number one Indian restaurant, Twisted Indian packs a flavour punch and isn’t afraid to mix the traditional with the modern. Their motto? ‘Being normal is boring.’