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Where to go for the best desserts in Manchester this weekend
"The double award winning Town House Coffee & Brew Bar, serving breakfast, brunch, coffee and cakes is open 10am to 4pm Wednesday to Sunday. The Friargate shop also has plenty of outdoor seating."
"With a 4.7 star rating from 93 reviews, the customers at Town House Coffee and Brew Bar say it is a “great place to hang out” with a “good range of food.”. Photo: (Google Maps)"
"Beginning life as a cupcake company, And the Dish Ran Away With the Spoon still serves freshly baked, hand decorated desserts, from layered cakes to brownies, in its charming little tearoom. As well as selling delicious treats, this café serves a popular afternoon tea/brunch, from Thursdays to Sundays. A little different from other locations, And the Dish Ran Away With the Spoon requires advanced booking, but you can expect generous portions and typical English scones and cakes for an alternative style brunch."
"An all-time foodie favourite Dish and Spoon is A-class in every way. Their cakes cover all flavours from chocolate honeycomb to toffee apple to raspberry and rose. The buttercream is light and the layers of sponge are… there’s no other way to say it….moist."
"It is a place where you can eat both delicious and quality cakes. Have you tasted the wet cakes?. If the answer is no, you should try it."
"As the trend for cupcakes took off across the country, Airyfairy grew rapidly, catering for a massive range of clients from blue-chip companies through to birthday parties, food festivals, and markets. On average the shop has made 60,000 cupcakes per year, taught roughly 1,000 people and children per year to decorate cakes, and served over 7500 Afternoon Teas. In addition, Airyfairy has been featured on various BBC radio shows, CITV and BBC programs, as well as the Manchester Evening News, South Manchester Reporter, Daily Mail, Take A Break, and Pick Me Up magazines."
"Liverpool Cathedral is a building of superlatives; it is Britain’s largest cathedral and features the world’s highest and widest Gothic arches, highest and heaviest peal of bells and the UK’s highest cathedral tower and largest organ. Visitors can enjoy live music, have a bite to eat in Welsford Porch with views across St James Garden to Hope Street, or try their hand at bell ringing. Liverpool’s Anglican Cathedral|© Dan Ciminera / Flickr"
"If you are into your architecture then there are plenty of things to explore in and around the cathedral. There are numerous stain glass windows which can make for some really bright and colourful photos. It is quite dark at some points inside, so you may need a tripod if you're going to be using a slower shutter speed."
"Proudly the fifth largest in the world, Liverpool Cathedral is one of the most eye-catching pieces of architecture the city has to offer. The Anglican building is the third tallest in the city and boasts the world’s tallest and widest gothic arches too."
"St. Ann’s Church is a Grade I listed, 18th century temple located in front of St. Ann’s Square, at the heart of Manchester’s shopping district, where the fashionable shopping avenues of New Cathedral Street and Barton Arcade converge. The church was consecrated at this spot in 1712, when Manchester was little more than a rural parish town. Named after St. Anne, the church’s shortened name is a reference to Lady Ann Bland who was its first patron."
"Royal Exchange Theatre, St Ann’s Square, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M2 7DH - Visit now. This former trading hall underwent a £32m redevelopment after being severely damaged by the 1996 IRA bomb in Manchester’s city centre – and has been delivering stellar productions from its unusual seven-sided glass and steel theatre-in-the-round (the biggest in the UK), and smaller (but still excellent) studio, ever since. Productions here are renowned – both Vanessa Redgrave and Helen Mirren have graced the Royal Exchange’s stage."