FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30

Staircase House: The house is set in the heart of Stockport’s historic market place and boasts an intriguing array of rooms linked by corridors and narrow passages. All the rooms have been restored using period colours, furniture and artefacts which reflect the attraction’s long and eventful history. The bedroom boasts a 17th century four poster bed, there’s a 200-year-old table in the 18th century dining room, an authentic busy kitchen, and some historic lighting in the tallow room. There are also rumours of ghostly goings-on and the house is allegedly haunted by the ghost of Robert Owten, former butler to the Shallcross family. The building is a grade 2* listed medieval town house dating back to around 1460. Very little is known of the house’s early history, though it is thought that it was originally the home of the Mayor of Stockport, William Dodge, in 1483. Staircase House, Market Place, Stockport. £4.75, concs £3.50, under 16s free, if accompanied. Usual opening hours are Tue-Fri 1pm-5pm; Sat 10am-5pm; Sun and Bank Hols 11am-5pm but over Christmas the house will be open as follows: Wed Dec 28 to Fri Dec 30, 10am-4pm; New Year’s Eve, 10am-3pm; New Year’s Day, closed. Last admission 1hr 15mins before closing. Call 0161 480 1460.

Peter Pan: A traditional family pantomime starring John Altman as Captain Hook. The Plaza Theatre, Mersey Square, Stockport. £13.25-£19.25. December 27-30 and January 3-7 – 7.30pm, Matinees: December 27-31, January 2, 7 and 8 – 2.30pm. Call 0161 477 7779.