The Snow Centre Manchester is an indoor snow complex just outside the city with real snow year-round. The main draw is the play park, where sledging lanes, snow luge rides, and downhill donuts keep families busy for a couple of hours, alongside indoor ski and snowboard slopes for lessons and practice. It’s a popular option when the weather’s grey or plans need a change of pace from museums and shopping.

A simple yet effective way to see the best of Mahahual is to take a stroll along this 1.2-mile long boardwalk. Connecting a multitude of restaurants, beach clubs, hotels, vendors and the town’s picturesque lighthouse in the north, El Malecón is no less than Mahahual’s main artery.

At the Cebu Safari & Adventure Park, you can explore diverse plant life, enjoy bird shows, and participate in animal feeding events. The park features reptiles, lions, tigers, and more. You can also stay overnight in the safari camp, with cabins available for rent. The park is about 2 hours north of Cebu City.

The Victoria Baths complex was designed by Manchester's first city architect, Henry Price, and opened in 1906. No expense was spared — the façade has multicoloured brickwork and terracotta decoration, the interior spaces are clad in glazed tiles and most of the windows have decorative stained glass. At the opening ceremony, the Lord Mayor described Victoria Baths as “a water palace of which every citizen of Manchester is proud”. For 86 years, the baths provided both essential and leisure facilities. Private baths and a laundry were housed there alongside three swimming pools and Turkish Baths. In 1952, the first public Aeratone (Jacuzzi) was installed. Even though the baths were closed in 1993, the Grade II listed building is remarkably intact, with most of the stained glass and original tiling remaining. Victoria Baths opens from March/April to October/November each year for weekly guided tours, public open days, and special events.