Manchester Craft and Design Centre

Welcome to Manchester Craft and Design Centre

Opening hours: Monday - Saturday 10am - 5.30pm, 2nd Sunday of the month 11am - 5pm | Closed bank holidays  
17 Oak Street, Northern Quarter, Manchester, M4 5JD

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Visit Us

Come to our haven in the Northern Quarter to browse, buy and be a part of our community.

For over 40 years, Manchester Craft & Design Centre has provided a home to some of the region’s most talented independent designers and makers. Selling textiles, jewellery, accessories, ceramics, glass, prints and homeware, each of the 20 studios offers much more than just a shopping experience.

We run a regular exhibitions programme that promotes and celebrates regional, national and international Craft talent. Our exhibitions are free to visit and are open to the public Monday – Saturday from 10am – 5.30pm and the 2nd Sunday of the month, 11am – 5pm. We also run a regular series of craft workshops in Space2 on the ground floor. Find out what’s coming up here. Our new cafe Fred’s is now open Tuesday – Saturday, 10am – 5.30pm and the 2nd Sunday of the month, 11am – 5pm.

Manchester Craft and Design Centre
Manchester Craft and Design Centre

Food & Drink

Fred's Cafe

Fred’s is exactly what you’ve been waiting for – an English-style café with a northern accent and appetite.

Inspired by classic British staples and high-quality ingredients, we take simple, locally sourced, seasonal things and turn them into lunch things, snack things, baked things, sweet things, comfort things and surprisingly chef-y things, along with all the cups, mugs, pints & bottles of things you’d expect from a café that isn’t mucking about.

Made fresh every day, you might find that some things can and do change. But that’s not a bad thing. You can always try something else.

Open for coffee and breakfast snacks from 10am, and serving lunch from 12pm, you’ll find us here Tuesday -Saturday doing what we do best.

Simple things, done very, very well.

Open Tuesday – Saturday, 10am – 5.30pm and the 2nd Sunday of the month, 11am – 5pm.

Christmas at Manchester Craft & Design Centre

Choose Handmade

Manchester Craft and Design Centre has been crafting Christmas since 1982! We are home to two floors of inspiring independent maker studios who each craft their beautiful handmade products on-site. You’ll find jewellery, ceramics, homeware, textiles, artwork, cards and wrapping all under one roof.

Our festive season launches on Saturday 16th November. Join us for live music, workshops, fantastic food & drink, complimentary mulled wine, plus two floors of independent businesses to start your Christmas shopping.

Manchester Craft and Design Centre