"Haberdashery, modelling, books; gifts… welcome to the crafty emporium that is Fred Aldous. Famous to creatives far and wide, this establishment is an absolute must see for everyone.
High, low, left and right, this tardis like store has something for every possible need and is an absolute joy to have a look round whether you need something or not.
It’s one of those rare spaces that lift you soul, put a spring in your step and guarantee to put smile on your face.
Head over with some mates and mess around in the photo booths, book onto a course you have also wanted to do but never thought existed or hide away downstairs and fantasize about that AirFix set which you still wonder if you are too old for (you’re not!)." - The Neighbourhood
A very cute arts store with a very fun photo booth inside! I heard about this 'vintage' photo booth from a friend and I just HAD to try. It was £5 for a session and had amazing results. Had to wait a bit (I'm guessing the machine's a bit old) but honestly loved the wait, because I went around the store and enjoyed some cute little eye candy.
JesusIsMySaviour3
Google
An excellent giant craft shop 👌with 3 large floors of products. You can easily spend a hour looking around 👀 the shop. They literally have everything to do with arts and crafts! Everything! If they don't stock it which I doubt 😅 they can order it.
You can easily find parking in Manchester but travelling in on the bus or tram is soooh easy. They also have an online shop for those who live at a distantance or have motility issues. Highly recommended to all artists & crafters 💯
7
Google
The store is bustling with a variety of cute items, including books, cups, children's products, stationery, bags, and more. There are also many people inside, waiting to take photos.
farheen fatima
Google
Nice place to get art materials and stationery items and many more ! Has lot of variety and small photobooth for your memories 🫶🍒
Tashi Bhutia
Google
Lovely place with tons of art supplies to look at, priced decently and a fun place to look around for artists and anyone who want to try out a new craft
Chris Roaf
Google
Need art supplies? They've got it! Pretty much anything you can think of. Frames even! Books and gifts even. Great just to wander around in.
Paul Pavlinovich
Google
I'm an Aussie and this is a knife. Seriously Fred Aldous is a crafty persons dream. Such a large selection for just about every craft you can think of. Much of the bespoke products is made in house. The shop is spread over several floors. Unfortunately it's not accessible but the staff will be happy to bring you anything you need from the lower floors.
Martin Lyons (Martin)
Google
Wow what a fabulous store! Very tidy and so much to choose from! The staff were really friendly and helpful! You could spend hours looking in this store it's jam packed with so many helpful craft things to choose from, it's very centrally located in Manchester, not the best area to park but there are lots of places to park :) and so many great places to eat locally :) no disabled access to the downstairs of the store, but it it's a very old building so I guess that's difficult to implement, genuinely a really good find I would highly recommend this to anyone looking for crafts and funk gifts