Steaming glasses of spiced, fermented grapes or glühwein; whatever you want to call it, this hot booze is a highlight of the festive period that's handed out across markets and winter bars alike. To help you along a little this season, we've rounded up all the most merry places to drink mulled wine in Manchester this Christmas, from rooftop spots to tinsel-decked pop-ups.
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Best Places For Mulled Wine In Manchester
The Botanist
The best mulled wine in Manchester? To pair your boozy hot drink with hanging turkey kebabs and other twists on festive favourites, check out The Botanist Media City.
Not only is this waterside destination perfect for just drinks or even a sit-down meal, but also a full Christmas shindig to mark the season. It's offering a scrumptious set menu from £26.95 per person, featuring pigs in blankets with a cranberry glaze, a festive pie and an espresso martini tiramisu.
The Botanist know how to do booze right - and a moreish mulled wine is no exception.
The Oast House
The Oast House's Teepee is back better than ever, fronting three whole tent spaces joined together in one communal hub - a set-up that was upgraded last year. Expect the same fairy-lit and fire pit-laden cheer, plus hot concoctions like delicious mulled wine or Christmas cocktails accompanying a seasonal menu.
Whether you stuff your face with the turkey kebabs or classic fish 'n' chips, you're sure to have a warm, fuzzy feeling inside when you're here (and not just from the booze).
With this in your winter calendar, there's plenty to look forward to.
Freight Island
Street food and live music favourite Freight Island is also coming up trumps for seasonal festivities year-after-year. You can expect 12ft trees framing winter markets, along with the usual lineup of bars and restaurants serving yuletide treats here too (which means mulled wine galore).
But that's not all, there's also an immersive Twilight Trail on the cards this year, so you can see the displays and then grab a mulled wine after.
Pair your Manchester mulled wine with an immersive light display at Freight Island and Mayfield Park.
Bar Hütte
Mulled wine quaffing doesn't get much better than what's on offer at Bar Hütte, where you'll find bookable carol-oke huts decked out in après-ski style. While you'll find buckets of spiced eggnog here, cups of our favourite red liquid still make the menu.
Otherwise, there are 'bark hütte' dog houses with pawsecco waiting too, alongside crackling open fires to warm yourself on if you don't opt for one of the private spaces.
Hunker down for drinks across this cosy pop-up.
Ramona & The Firehouse
Ramona & The Firehouse are two sister venues, which are sandwiched between Ancoats and the Northern Quarter, that are perfect for the festive season.
With everything from fire pit-warmed tipis, a winter garden
terrace and a peri kitchen, there's something to suit every kind of
gathering here. And, of course, there are bubbling batches of
mulled wine to accompany it all.
You won't want to miss this winter destination.
Mala Secret Garden
From the twinkling lights to the range of street food options, Mala Secret Garden is a winter beauty if ever we saw one - and that's before they've even decided on their winter theme.
But what else is keeping you warm at this outdoor destination? Mulled wine and steaming chocolate filled with melted marshmallows.
Grab a group to head here; no one will wanna miss out.
Manchester Christmas Markets
Taking place from the 8th of November until the 22nd of December, Manchester's Christmas Markets will be popping up all over the city, with plenty of mulled wine to coincide.
Take your pick from over 200 stalls across nine locations and chow down on seasonal eats followed by some glugs of the good stuff. Venture over to Exchange Street, Cathedral Gardens and beyond, and for santa selfies and giant walk-through baubles? Hit up the Christmas Lights Trail.
Manchester's Christmas Markets will be running for six weeks.
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