If you, like us, tend to click ‘hot tub’ whenever you’re browsing for a UK staycation, then this list of options near Greater Manchester should tick a few boxes for you.
While we can never guarantee good weather here in Britain, none of that matters once you submerge yourself in hot, bubbly water with a glass of cold bubbly in your hand.
Luckily for us Mancs, we have the Peak District, Lake District and Yorkshire Dales all right on our doorstep (not to mention all the beautiful countryside in Lancashire, Cheshire, North Wales and beyond), and there are plenty of places you can stay with hot tubs.
Did you know that Hoseasons, which has holiday parks, lodges, cottages, and caravan holidays right across the UK, has the largest collection of hot tub holidays in the entire country?
So you can quit searching high and low for your perfect staycation and sink your teeth into the list below, right in time for the August bank holiday.
10 of the best hot tub holidays near Greater Manchester
Charlesworth Lodges
Hoseaons has a wealth of hot tub holidays near Greater Manchester. Pictured here is Charlesworth Lodges.
On the edge of the magnificent Peak District National Park you’ll find Charlesworth Lodges, a collection of eight beautiful lodges decorated with modern but cosy interiors.
When you stay at these perfect rural retreats, you’ll have moorland walks and postcard-perfect villages right on your doorstep.
Then you can, of course, unwind in your own private hot tub outside your lodge at the end of a day exploring.
Book your hot tub stay at Charlesworth Lodge with Hoseasons here.
Darwin Forest
Darwin Forest has beautiful lodges with hot tubs near Greater Manchester
Fancy a staycation with some of the north west’s most famous walks on your doorstep, as well as plenty of family-friendly activities to keep you entertained?
Darwin Forest might be the one for you. It’s located in woodland near Matlock and Bakewell, and is home to activities like tennis, mini golf, bodyzorbing, archery and SeaScooters, plus loads of footpaths and cycling trails to explore.
There’s an indoor play centre for kids, an activity den, a heated indoor swimming pool, a gym, and dozens of different lodges with private hot tubs (some of which are pet-friendly, too).
Ribblesdale Lodges is nestled in Gisburn Park Estate.
Nestled in the grounds of the Grade I-listed Gisburn Park Estate is Ribblesdale Lodges, where you can wave hello to the resident peacocks and Sika deer while relaxing in your own sumptuous hot tub.
With a range of Hoseasons lodges and cottages with hot tubs to stay in, plus a lovely on-side restaurant and a great pub down the road, it’s easy to see why these are some of the best staycation options near Greater Manchester.
You’ll be near the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty which inspired ‘The Lord of the Rings’, too.
Landal Twin Lakes has two-storey lodges with hot tubs
You’d be forgiven for looking at Landal Twin Lakes and thinking we’d picked a staycation in Austria – but nope, this beautiful spot is indeed just up the road from Greater Manchester.
Tucked between the Lake District and the Forest of Bowland, you’ll find bespoke two-storey lodges with unbelievable waterside views and lakefront decking (with, of course, giant hot tubs).
Each boutique lodge can sleep up to six people.
Book your hot tub staycation at Landal Twin Lakes here.
Coole Acres Fishery
Coole Acres Fishery has hot tubs with waterfront views – and it’s not far from Greater Manchester
This new family-friendly destination is nestled in the heart of the Cheshire countryside, offering the most picturesque British staycation experience.
There are cosy shepherd’s huts, glamping pods, and spacious luxury lodges available, and if you’re a keen angler, you’re right on the shores of well-stocked lakes for fishing (including 49 lb catfish).
You’ll just be a five-minute drive from the village of Audlem, and not much further from bustling Nantwich, plus driving distance from Alton Towers, Delamere Forest and Wild Shore Delamere.
Kitty’s View Country Lodges are perfect hot tub holidays for animal lovers
Animal lovers will adore a holiday at Kitty’s View Country Lodges, which is set on a working farm filled with cows, sheep, hens, ponies and donkeys.
From your one- or two-bedroom lodge in the heart of the Cheshire countryside, you’ll be able to soak in views of Bickerton Hill and the lush surroundings.
You know we mentioned they’re perfect for animal-lovers? Some of the lodges even come with a dog room so your four-legged friend can have a luxury staycation too.
The White Willow Premium Cabin at Delamere Forest. Credit: paulbox
Even if you’re a seasoned pro at British staycations, you might not have discovered these new lodges in the heart of the Cheshire Plain yet.
You’ll be able to escape into a leafy haven and discover lost meres and mosses, along footpaths, cycle and riding trails, and while drinking in views across seven counties.
These beautiful, modern lodges have huge windows and private hot tubs too.
Click here to book your stay at Delamere Forest Lodges.
Rivendale Lodge Retreat
The Rivendale Lodge Retreat is in the Peak District
Part of Hoseasons’ Evermore Lodge Holidays Collections, this Peak District beauty has loads to offer both on site and just on its doorstep.
Shall we name just a few of the places you can easily visit from Rivendale Lodge Retreat? Okay then – the Heights of Abraham, Poole’s Cavern, Gulliver’s Kingdom, Dovedale nature reserve, the Tissington Trail, and all the picturesque countryside in between.
There are several lodges and even treehouses with hot tubs you can book here.
Water babies will love a holiday at Delamere Lake Sailing and Holiday Park, which has activities like paddle boarding, sailing, and open water swimming around its 120-acre lake, plus more adrenaline pumping options at the neighbouring Wildshore Watersports Centre.
But even if you prefer to keep your feet on dry land, this Cheshire holiday park is one to add to the bucket list.
It’s moments from Delamere Forest (so an easy trip from Greater Manchester) and is filled with beautiful lodges with outdoor hot tubs. Book your trip here.
Everything you need to know about Manchester Pride 2025 – parade route, lineup, tickets, and more
Thomas Melia
One of the biggest highlights in Manchester’s events calendar, Manchester Pride 2025, is ready to take over the city centre for the party of a lifetime.
Manchester Pride 2025 is upon us, and we’ve got everything you need ahead of this fun-filled, glitter-covered, disco-driven big weekend.
This event isn’t just a party – it’s a spectacular coming together of a community who aim to spread love and joy through various celebrations, with glorious music from some truly incredible artists and acts to look forward to.
The four-day occasion consists of a city-wide parade, a lineup of music performances, and closed out by a poignant candlelit vigil which each year commemorates members of the Queer community who sadly lost their lives to HIV.
Here’s everything you need to know about Manchester Pride 2025.
Here’s everything you need to know about Manchester Pride 2025 / Credit: Supplied
Manchester Pride 2025 – Parade
The parade will start on Deansgate near Beetham Tower, before making its way onto Liverpool Road and Oxford Street.
This route then sees the parade make its way onto Portland Street and Princess Stree, before finishing off on Whitworth Street and Fairfield Street – a stone’s throw away from Mardi Gras.
Check back soon for all the information you need to do about Parade route road closures.
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Tickets for Manchester Pride Festival 2025
There are two options for tickets if you’re looking at attending Manchester Pride Festival 2025.
If you’re after dancing the night away to an impressive live music lineup at Mardi Gras and continuing the night at the Gay Village Party, then you can buy a ticket which covers you for both HERE.
Anyone who’s after boogying til the sun comes up at the Gay Village Party, but skipping the live music can bag themselves a ticket or two HERE.
Crowds at Manchester Pride Festival on Canal Street / Credit: Supplied
Once you’ve purchased your preferred ticket, you can trade them in for your official Manchester Pride Festival 2025 wristband at two city centre locations.
The first box office can be found at Depot Mayfield – where Mardi Gras is taking place – and will be open from 12pm to 7pm on Saturday 23 August, and 12:30pm to 7pm on Sunday 24 August.
An alternative box office can be found in the Gay Village, which will be open across all three dates Friday 23, Saturday 24, and Sunday 25 August from 12pm to 11pm.
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Who’s on the lineup at Manchester Pride 2025?
Four huge names are fronting the bill for Manchester Pride 2025 – with each and every one of them being a certified hitmaker.
Saturday’s lineup sees a headline slot for former Little Mix star, now solo sensation, Leigh-Anne, who will be playing discography classics like ‘Don’t Say Love’, ‘My Love’, and her latest single ‘Been A Minute’.
Broadway star and highly-successful artist, Billy Porter, joins the pop princess and Manchester’s biggest festivals of the year, and you best believe he’ll make ‘Everybody Say Yeah’.
UK Eurovision entry and certified ‘Sweet Talker’, Olly Alexander, is playing out a selection of bangers on Sunday’s lineup, and he’s ready to ‘Shine’ to his heart’s content.
Nelly Furtado completes the headline slots – and yes I did ‘Say It Right’ – as the ‘Maneater’ herself was recently announced as the surprise headliner to close out Sunday’s celebrations.
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How to get to Manchester Pride Festival 2025?
Transport to Manchester Pride Festival 2025 / Credit: TfGM
By tram – The easiest way to get to and from Manchester Pride Festival is using Metrolink. The nearest stops are Piccadilly Gardens (for the Gay Village Party), and Deansgate-Castlefield or St Peter’s Square (for the Parade).
By train – The closest train stations to the event are Manchester Piccadilly or Oxford Road.
By bus – Take a bus to Manchester Piccadilly Gardens. From there, the Gay Village Party event site is a two-minute walk and just across the road.
By plane – From Manchester Airport, you can take a train or the Metrolink tram to Manchester Piccadilly. Alternatively, you can take a bus to Piccadilly Gardens from the airport.
By car – Manchester will be very busy with a number of road closures in place over Manchester Pride weekend, so if you really need to drive, you might want to look at using a ‘park and ride’ and completing your journey by tram.
A local carpet company has ranked the top 10 Wetherspoons pub carpets in Manchester
Thomas Melia
One carpet company has compiled a list which ranks all of the Greater Manchester Wetherspoons’ locations based solely on their carpets.
Might they have too much time on their hands? Maybe? Do we care? Not one bit.
If you didn’t know already, this pub chain is famed for its reasonably priced drinks, both cheap small and big plates (usually decorated with some kind of garish pattern), and the ability to convert old cinemas, halls, churches and pretty much anything into a boozer.
But there’s also one key ingredient that makes each ‘Spoons’ special that goes over most people’s heads, or rather right under their fight: it’s the funky, unique and individually-designed carpets.
This attention to detail caught the eye of writer and publisher, Kit Caless, who launched a blog and social media account dedicated entirely to archiving these fascinating floor coverings, quite simply titled ‘Wetherspoons Carpets’.
Local carpet shop, Urmston Carpets, understands the importance of these fluffy floor patterns too and recently released a list ranking all Manchester’s Wetherspoons locations based on how many likes they received – again, the classification being driven by the carpeting.
There’s 35 pub chain sites throughout the Greater Manchester region, and nine of these can be found in Manchester city centre, although none of these pubs nabbed the top spot or even the top 10.
In fact, the borough which finds itself having some of the most liked Wetherspoons’ carpets according to the Instagram pages likes is Trafford, with three venues, closely followed by Rochdale with two.
Eccles Cross landed the number 10 spot, a pub which has a carpet full of alternating blue-and-gold-toned intertwining squares, receiving a total of 65 likes.
Next is The Unicorn, with its deep-red floral printed flooring, amassing 70 likes and a post with quietly one of the best hashtags ever invented: “#altrinchtothat”, paying homage to the area where this pub resides, Altrincham. Top notch.
Castle in the Air, attached to indoor slope attraction Chill Factore over in Trafford, has 75 likes, and although the carpet design is very fitting with its mountain-inspired landscape, the comment section isn’t too impressed…
Yes, people take this random passion project just as seriously as its creator.
Right in the heart of Oldham town centre is The Up Steps Inn, which finishes as the seventh most-liked Wetherspoons carpet in all of Greater Manchester, with 82 people giving this beige vine-covered floor a double tap or two.
Just missing out on the top five is Ashton’s local Wetherspoons, aptly named The Ash Tree, with a bonfire-esque design with a variation of bright orange, grey and black tones, which amassed 86 likes.
Off to Chorlton-cum-Hardy next, where the top five kicks off with a combined 87 likes for The Sedge Lynn – famously beloved for its striking tiled exterior – thanks to its peach and red floral artwork adorning a blank black canvas, one fan describes it as “Very strong. Royal even”.
In fourth place is one of Stretford’s go-to Man United pubs: The Bishop Blaize. It collected 88 likes across two posts, and we can definitely see why with its funky and very swirly carpet, which probably would’ve been a dress pattern in the 60s.
Grabbing the bronze podium position is The Mardi Gras, Trafford’s third contribution to the top 10, with its New Orleans-cum-Trafford Centre Wetherspoons, boasting 92 likes.
Scoring the silver medal is the Greater Manchester borough of Rochdale and its trusty ‘Spoons location, The Regal Moon, which has been liked 99 times; the carpet may be dashing, but it’s the piano man above the bar who steals the show.
Now, are you ready to see who took home the gold?
Reigning victorious with a whopping 104 likes is the mighty Middleton Wetherspoons, The Harbord Harbord, with its wave-inspired warm-toned carpet; a massive pat on the back for this boozer from everyone on the internet – well, at least those in this particular corner, anyway.
The top 10 most liked Wetherspoons carpets in Manchester
The Harbord Harbord – Middleton, 104 likes
The Regal Moon – Rochdale, 99 likes
The Mardi Gras – Trafford Centre, 92 likes
The Bishop Blaize – Stretford, 88 likes
The Sedge Lynn – Chorlton-cum-Hardy, 87 likes
The Ash Tree – Ashton-under-Lyne, 86 likes
The Up Steps Inn – Oldham, 82 likes
Castle in the Air – Trafford, Chill Factore, 75 likes
The Unicorn – Altrincham, 70 likes
Eccles Cross – Eccles, 65 likes
If you’re questioning the accuracy of this ranking, don’t worry, you’re in safe hands as this flooring store is only a one-minute radius away from The Tim Bobbin on Flixton Road, so they definitely know their way around a good ‘Spoons.
Adrian Brown ofUrmston Carpetsprovided the following advice for homeowners looking to recreate: “While Wetherspoons carpets have become something of a design icon, it’s important to remember that pub carpets are made very differently than what you’d typically find in a home.
“Commercial carpets are designed to handle thousands of footsteps a day, resist spills, and stand up to regular deep cleaning. They’re built for durability first.
“If you’re trying to recreate the look at home, choosing a patterned carpet, you’ll need to find a balance between visual impact and practicality.”
Daisy Jackson -
13th August 2024 
