Manchester is one of the most attractive locations for freelancers, businesses and entrepreneurs with rents that are more than 50% lower than in London. No wonder then that coworking spaces in Manchester are on the rise.
Here’s our Othership top 10 of paid workspaces in this amazing city, acting as a creative hub for the northwest of England.
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VWorks Manchester Bury
Village Hotel Manchester Bury sits to the north of Manchester, Central Manchester is under half an hour away by car, and also close to Rochdale, Oldham and Bolton. VWorks coworking spaces are ideal for flexible workers offering hot desks and private meeting spaces and the tech you need to get things done, ensuring you have a productive day at the office wherever you are.
Opening hours: Weekdays 7 a.m. until 8 p.m.
Location: Bury
Available packages: Day passes
Special offers: Discounted day passes for Othership Premium Members
Landmark Chancery Place
Set in the heart of Central Manchester, Landmark Chancery Place is one of the most luxurious coworking spaces we have seen so far. Modern luxury probably describes it best as it mixes tall glass windows with high-end interior design. The workspace is set across a number of spaces and is complete with showers, bikes storage and phone booths you will fall in love with.
Opening hours: Weekdays 08:30a.m. until 6 p.m.
Location: Town Center
Clockwise Manchester
From individual entrepreneur to start-ups and scale ups – Clockwise provides the right workspace for every type of business. You can work from there just for the day or rent a private office of the size your company needs. Clockwise at Linley House is a beautifully designed space with excellent customer service and superfast Wi-Fi. It is dog friendly and there’s even a podcast studio.
Opening hours: Monday – Sunday 8.30 a.m. until 5.30 p.m.
Location: Gay Village
Available packages: Day Passes, fixed desks, memberships, private offices
Special offers: Discounted day passes for Othership Premium Members
Withington Works
Withington Works is based in the old warden’s quarters above Withington Baths & Leisure Centre. The space was brought to life back to life in 2019 by converting it into a community workspace, that has a range of flexible packages and friendly people on-site. From flexible day passes to full-time and part-time hot desks and private offices, there’s the right package for every business.
Opening hours: Monday – Friday 6.30 a.m. until 10 p.m. Weekends – 9.00 a.m. until 5 p.m.
Location: Withington
Available packages: Day Passes, fixed desks, meeting room, private offices
Colony Piccadilly
Colony is a network of co-working spaces in Manchester, full of creatives, entrepreneurs, freelancers, start-ups and established companies. The workspace at Piccadilly is not only in a prime location with good transport links, but also has a great vibe and a social bar to connect with fellow coworkers. Plus: Colony is dog friendly.
Opening hours: Weekdays 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.
Location: Gay Village
Available packages: Day Passes, meeting rooms, fixed desks, memberships, private offices
Special offers: Discounted day passes for Othership Premium Members
Use Space
It’s a little further outside the city centre, but there are two gardens! Well, one garden and a greenhouse to work from. They call it a biophilic coworking oasis. Use Space in Ardwick is a flexible workspace where you can book a hot desk for just half a day, fixed desks or private offices. For your breaks or a little snack or coffee in between, there’s an onsite café and let’s not forget that the space is dog friendly too.
Opening hours: Weekdays 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.
Location: Ardwick
Available packages: Half-day and day passes, memberships, hot desks, fixed desks, private offices, meeting rooms
Colony Jactin House
Another workspace of Colony in Manchester is Jactin House. It is in the heart of Ancoats – Manchesters central point for creatives and entrepreneurs. There is everything you’d expect from a coworking space, including snacks, tea and coffee and it also is dog friendly, so you can bring your best pal.
Opening hours: Weekdays 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.
Location: Ancoats
Available packages: Day Passes, fixed desks, memberships, meeting rooms, private offices
Special offers: Discounted day passes for Othership Premium Members
Old Granada Studios (OGS)
It is part of a new creative urban hub and of the transformation of St. John’s in Manchester: Old Granada Studios hosts a coworking space with flexible offers. You can choose between flexible and permanent memberships, coffee and tea are included and there are also monthly meetups and socials at OGS.
Opening hours: 24/7
Location: Spinningfields
Available packages: Hot desks, fixed desks
VWorks Manchester Ashton
VWorks Manchester Ashton is the perfect spot to make the most of Manchester and beyond. They offer flexible monthly memberships, discounted to Othership premium members day passes and meeting rooms.
Opening hours: Workdays 7 a.m. until 8 p.m.
Location: Ashton-under-Lyne
Available packages: Day passes, hot desks, fixed desks, memberships, meeting rooms
The Sharp Project
The Sharp Project in Manchester is the perfect space for creatives, in particular those in the video and photography industry. There are creative offices and production spaces available. You could have a TV production space or a stage in the same building as your fixed or hot desk. All workspaces in the different building have a completely distinct layout and design so everybody will find their right fit.
Location: Monsall
Available packages: Open plan offices, production studios
So what next?
If you’re new to London’s coworking scene or just looking for something a little more special than the average commercial chain offering coworking then head over to Othership to see our range of free & unique workspaces.
