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15 unusual wedding venues in Manchester

1 year ago

Last week we found out that you can now get married at the NQ’s alternative culture epicentre, Afflecks. The news inspired us to investigate where else you can tie the knot in Manchester if the idea of a church ceremony or a posh hotel do doesn’t appeal.

Here we’ve gathered together some surprising wedding venues in Manchester which might suit your personality, interests or lifestyle more than the traditional options. These are places as strange and wonderful as love itself.

  • Afflecks, an alternative shopping centre in the Northern Quarter, Manchester.
    Northern Quarter

    Afflecks

    Markets

    Afflecks, previously known as Afflecks Palace, is a hip indoor market spread over four floors. Established in 1982, it’s a Manchester institution.

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  • Players in orange jackets grabbing tokens at The Crystal Maze Manchester
    Castlefield

    The Crystal Maze Manchester

    Activities

    It’s a dream come true for kids of the 90s: a chance to show off your skills on the legendary TV game show, The Crystal Maze.

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  • Bury

    East Lancashire Railway

    Historic Buildings & Sites

    The East Lancashire Railway has a long and rich heritage, stretching all the way back to when the first trains steamed into Bury in the 1840s.

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  • A copy of Elizabeth Gaskell's North and South with tea cup on a table
    Ardwick

    Elizabeth Gaskell’s House

    Historic Buildings & Sites

    Visitors to Elizabeth Gaskell’s House can explore the author’s home where she wrote most of her novels such as North and South and Cranford.

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  • Outside HOME in Manchester city centre
    Manchester City Centre

    HOME

    Arts Venues

    With five cinemas, two theatres, a bookshop, and over 500 sqm of gallery space, HOME is one of Manchester’s biggest and most dynamic arts venues. 

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  • Neon showtime sign at Hope Mill Theatre in Ancoats, Manchester
  • The on-brand rooms at Hotel Football are a must for any Manchester United fan coming from out of town
    Old Trafford

    Hotel Football

    Bars

    Hotel Football is about as near to Old Trafford as you can get without camping on the penalty spot. Located directly opposite Manchester United’s ground, the hotel is as on-brand as you’d expect. After all, it’s the work of Gary Neville and some of his Class of 92 counterparts.

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  • Manchester Art Gallery in Manchester city centre
    Manchester City Centre

    Manchester Art Gallery

    Art Galleries

    Mosey down Mosley Street between Piccadilly Gardens and St Peter’s Square, and you can’t miss the Greek columns that flank the front of Manchester Art Gallery. It’s one of Manchester’s most visited cultural attractions thanks to its central location and extensive collection of historical and contemporary art.

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  • Manchester Museum
    Oxford Road

    Manchester Museum

    Museums

    Manchester Museum reopened in February 2023 following a £15m transformation to make it more inclusive and more imaginative in how it tells its stories.

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  • The People's History Museum in Manchester.
    Spinningfields

    People’s History Museum

    Museums

    The People’s History Museum tells the story of the development of democracy in Britain. It’s the only museum in the UK that focuses on the revolutionaries, reformers, workers, voters, and citizens who believed in ideas worth fighting for, like equality, social justice and co-operation.

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  • The reading room at The Portico Library in Manchester.
    Manchester City Centre

    The Portico Library

    Libraries

    The Portico Library is as peaceful and relaxing as any library could be, despite being situated on Mosley Street in Manchester city centre with trams zipping past every few minutes.

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  • Inside the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester city centre
    Manchester City Centre

    Royal Exchange Theatre

    Theatres

    Manchester’s Royal Exchange Theatre is an exciting clash of modernity and history and the same can be said of its programming.

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  • Weddings at Concorde Conference Centre, Manchester.
    Altrincham

    Runway Visitor Park

    Parks & Gardens

    For spine-tinglingly close views of the huge planes landing and taking off at Manchester Airport, head to the Runway Visitor Park.

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  • Salford Lads Club, a recommended wedding venue in Manchester.
    Salford

    Salford Lads Club

    Historic Buildings & Sites

    Boxing has been taught at Salford Lads Club since it opened back in 1903. The founders, the Groves brothers, wanted to get the local lads off the streets and out of the gangs, and boxing was one way to do that.

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  • The Science and Industry Museum in Manchester
    Castlefield

    Science and Industry Museum

    Museums

    Much like the once mighty industrial power of the North, Manchester’s Science and Industry Museum has shrunk noticeably over the years. But it’s still well worth a visit.

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  • Weddings at Victoria Baths, Manchester. Image by Samantha Broadley.
    Victoria Park

    Victoria Baths

    Historic Buildings & Sites

    Only open on Wednesdays (and closed entirely during the winter months), Victoria Baths isn’t fully geared up as a visitor attraction. But it’s still one of Manchester’s most beautiful and best-loved buildings. If you get an opportunity to see inside, take it. You’ll be smitten.

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