Best Things to Do in Manchester, with baby

Piccadilly Gardens is 49% Baby-Friendly

Flat paths suit strollers and baby-change is in nearby station and malls, but the garden offers no shelter or nursing area and can be noisy, so parents may limit stay to good-weather hours.

Recommended visit duration: 1-2 hours

Opera House Manchester is 48% Baby-Friendly

Babies enter pantomime free and there are baby-change tables, yet standard shows often bar under-2s, no lifts and must hold infant throughout performance, so suitability depends on limited event types.

Recommended visit duration: 2-3 hours

Immersive Gamebox - Arndale, Manchester is 43% Baby-Friendly

Babies cannot join games because visors start at age 3, yet staff allow them to sit and watch for free. A changing table exists, but no quiet nursing room and flashing lights may unsettle infants.

Recommended visit duration: 2-4 hours

Coronation Street Experience is 42% Baby-Friendly

Babies enter free but cobbled surfaces challenge prams, there is no nursing room and no toilets once the tour starts, so parents must leave the set if baby needs care.

Recommended visit duration: 1-2 hours

Co-op Live Arena is 38% Baby-Friendly

Parents find lifts, pushchair storage, baby-changing and a Respite Room, yet pounding sound levels, no set nursing suite and crowded concourses make stays with infants stressful and shorter.

Recommended visit duration: 2-3 hours

Manchester City Council is 36% Baby-Friendly

Babies are allowed, yet there is no baby-change, few lifts, many steps and potential construction noise; feeding, changing or calming can be hard so families leave soon.

Recommended visit duration: 1-2 hours

Palace Theatre Manchester is 35% Baby-Friendly

A changing table and £1 buggy cloakroom exist, yet most shows exclude under-5s or are too loud and dark, so parents must check age rules and be ready to leave early if needed.

Recommended visit duration: 1-2 hours

iFLY Manchester Indoor Skydiving is 33% Baby-Friendly

Babies cannot fly and no baby-change room is listed; one adult must watch from a loud gallery and feeding space is uncertain, so a visit is workable but not very comfortable.

Escape Hunt Manchester is 30% Baby-Friendly

Babies cannot join indoor games and no listed change or nursing room exists; a pram fits the outdoor hunt, but long standing periods and zero quiet space limit suitability.

Manchester Academy is 25% Baby-Friendly

Lap infants admitted solely at rare family events; change table in accessible toilet helps, but no nursing room, extreme volume and crush risks mean attendance is seldom wise.