A look at places to play a range of competitive socialising games and activities in Manchester city centre.
Looking for fun places to play some games in Manchester, then read on...
While minigolf is the main game we play, we're big fans of a wide-range of what are now termed 'competitive socialising' activities.
And luckily for us, Manchester city centre has a brilliant variety of different places to play.
The landscape of competitive socialising venues is constantly changing, with locations opening, closing, and being refurbished, while others expand or change the activities available entirely.
That said, please do check with the venue in advance to make sure they are open and have the game(s) you want to play before travelling!
Places to play some fun games in Manchester city centre.
Below is a list of places to play a range of different games in Manchester city centre.
Minigolf, Crazy Golf, Adventure Golf:
Crazy Pool:
Arcade Games:
Axe Throwing:
Beer Pong / Prosecco Pong:
Cricket / Batting Cages:
Escape Rooms:
'Game Shows':
Golf / Virtual Golf:
Ice Free Curling:
Interactive / Tech / AR Darts:
Ping Pong / Table Tennis:
Shooting Galleries:
Shuffleboard:
Ten Pin Bowling / Duck Pin Bowling:
Virtual Reality (VR) / Gaming:
All-round venues:
These places offer a range of different games and activities, these are also listed above in the specific activities.
Something missing?
Have we missed any places to play in Manchester city centre? Do let us know.
Your favourite games and places?
What's your favourite game and place to play? Let us know in the comments.
Beyond Manchester city centre.
Moving out from the city centre you'll find several more places to play games in the borough of Manchester, such as the Parrs Wood Entertainment Centre where you can find tenpin bowling, indoor minigolf, laser tag, escape rooms and more. And over at The Trafford Centre and Trafford Palazzo - and some of their neighbours - you can find a lot of fun things to see, do and play too.
Our home town of Stockport is also increasing in the number of competitive socialising places to play a range of games.
And when you take into account all of the competitive socialising venues in Manchester's metropolitan boroughs of Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, and Wigan you have got an incredible choice of places to play!
