Spectrum Studio

Carmel Smickersgill, Tours & Activities Editor

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Spectrum Studio

23 Radium St, Ancoats, Manchester, M4 6AY
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Spectrum are a photography studios based in Ancoats hosting workshops and with multiple studios for hire.

What's on near Spectrum Studio

Craft Beer Tour Around Manchester
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Craft Beer Tour Manchester

Join Craft Beer Tour Manchester for a journey through some of the cities best local breweries and artisanal beer serving bars. Discover the personality of Manchester’s beer through a diverse

From £45
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MF Tomlinson at The Castle

London-based, Brisbane-born singer-songwriter MF Tomlinson brings album number three, Die To Wake Up From A Dream, to The Castle Hotel.

From £11.00
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Nikita Gill at Feel Good Club

Enter the Underworld with internationally bestselling poet Nikita Gill as she discusses her “propulsive, electrifying and enraging” new book Hekate.

From £18.99

Where to go near Spectrum Studio

Ancoats
Café or Coffee Shop
Companio Bakery

Started by artisan baker Russell Goodwin, Companio Bakery sells freshly-baked bread from a small unit in Manchester’s Ancoats.

Stacks of croissants
Ancoats
Café or Coffee Shop
Café Cotton

This café in Ancoats is locally famed for its lunchtime deals and sandwiches

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Restaurant
Bruco

Bruco is a new restaurant in Ancoats, serving up stylish Italian small plates.

Cocoa Cabana Ancoats
Manchester
Shop
Cocoa Cabana Ancoats

Cocoa Cabana is a highly-rated chocolatiers based in Ancoats, serving up decadent artisan chocolates, cakes, sweet treats and cocktails.

Manchester
Restaurant
Erst

Perfectly-formed, eye-catching small plates with a focus on environmentally-friendly practices.

Pollen Bakery
Manchester
Restaurant
Pollen Bakery

Popular bakery in the Ancoats and New Islington area, specialising in sourdough bread and viennoiserie baked goods.

Cask Ancoats
Manchester
Cask Ancoats

Cask in Ancoats opened in November 2018, it is the flashy sister bar to Cask on Liverpool Road.

Elnecot
Manchester
Restaurant
Elnecot

Ancoats-based bar and restaurant, specialising in cocktails, British small plates, weekend brunch and Sunday roasts.

Manchester
Bar or Pub
Flawd

Flawd is a neighbourhood wine bar based in Ancoats, from the team behind the wonderful Higher Ground dining experience.

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Galleries around the North are gearing up for a new season of exhibitions - from iconic art prizes to smaller, artist-led gems.

Cinema in the North

This month we recommend a season of Film noir, cult Australian movies and a huge celebration of DIY community cinema.

Theatre in Manchester and the North
Theatre in the North

This season’s theatre is gloriously eclectic: from radical cabaret and reinvented classics to new musicals and boundary-pushing performance.

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From corrupted shoegaze to experimental electronica, post-hardcore to Indian classical, these are the shows that should be on your radar.