Manchester Central

Petersfield
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M2 3GX

Overview

Manchester Central is an award-winning venue in the heart of one of Europe's most vibrant cities; our vaulted arches and station clock have made our venue an iconic city feature for more than 140 years.

Our range of flexible spaces provide the perfect platform for events of all shapes, sizes and formats; from team conferences and business expos, to drinks receptions and banquet dinners. And now, due to the evolving era of hybrid events, the venue boasts a new purpose-built broadcast quality studio, and sophisticated plug and play solution that provides a professional interactive live streaming experience to engage your audiences, wherever they are.

Our experienced team of professionals lead the industry with unrivalled service standards to help you create an engaging and memorable experience for all.

Venue Awards

2011
Winner TESA: UK Venue of the Year
Silver winner, Enjoy England Awards for Excellence 2011: Business Tourism Award
Highly commended, Exhibition News Awards: Best Exhibition Venue
Winner, Conference Awards: Best Conference Venue outside of London
Winner, AEO Excellence Awards: Unsung Hero for Dave Freeman

2012
Winner of Manchester Tourism Awards: Business Tourism Award
Investors in People: Bronze Award

2013
Exhibition News Award: Best Exhibition Venue
Visit England Award: Business Tourism
MIMA Award: Best Web Site - Silver

2014
Conference Venue & Supplier Award: Best Large Conference Venue

Accreditations, Associations, Memberships and Affiliations

Venue Styles

Banqueting Suite, Conference Centre, Convention Centre, Exhibition Centre, Unusual/Unique

Event Types

Activity Day, AGM, Awards Dinners, Away Day, Breakfast Meeting, Charity Ball, Christmas Lunch, Christmas Party, Company Fun Day, Conference, Congress, Corporate Hospitality, Dinner, Dinner Dance, Exam, Exhibition, Fashion Show, Gala Dinner, Interviews, Lunch, Meeting, Networking, Other, Party, Presentation, Private Dining, Product Launch, Reception, Road Show, Seminar, Summer Party, Teambuilding, Training Course, Wedding, Workshop

Parking

720 OnSite Car parking spaces available
15000 Offsite Car parking spaces available

Offsite Facilities and Leisure

Casino, Cinema, Driving Range, Go-Karting, Golf, Shopping Mall

Equipment

Autocue, Back Projection Kit, Computer Equipment, Courier Services, Fax, Flipcharts, Internet Connection Cable, Interpretation, LCD/Data Projector, Lectern, Overhead Projector, PA System, Photocopier, Sound Equipment, Typing Services, Video, Video Camera, Video Conferencing, Video Recording, White Board, Wi-Fi

Venue Grounds

Grounds are available for use

Meeting & Event Room Capacities

Room Name	Boardroom	Cabaret	Classroom	Classroom (BP)	Dinner	Dinner Dance	Exhibition	Reception	Theatre	Theatre (BP)	U-shape
Central Hall	0	2400	2500	2500	3600	3600	9000	9000	9000	9000	0
Exchange Auditorium	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	804	0	0
Exchange Hall	0	684	750	0	1200	1000	0	1600	1600	0	0
Central 3	30	12	30	0	30	0	0	70	70	0	30
Central 4	30	24	27	0	40	0	0	70	70	0	30
Central 5	30	24	30	0	40	0	0	80	80	0	30
Central 6	24	12	18	0	20	0	0	50	50	0	24
Central 7	30	24	30	0	40	0	0	80	80	0	30
Central 8	30	24	30	0	40	0	0	80	80	0	30
The Gallery	0	0	0	0	300	0	0	500	0	0	0
Exchange 1	36	24	36	0	40	0	0	80	80	0	36
Exchange 2	20	12	12	0	20	0	0	0	40	0	0
Exchange 3	20	12	12	0	20	0	0	40	40	0	0
Exchange 4	20	12	12	0	20	0	0	40	40	0	0
Exchange 5	20	12	12	0	20	0	0	40	40	0	0
Exchange 6	20	12	12	0	20	0	0	40	40	0	0
Exchange 7	20	12	12	0	20	0	0	40	40	0	0
Exchange 8	18	12	24	0	20	0	0	40	40	0	0
Exchange 9	60	72	135	0	160	0	0	240	240	0	0
Exchange 10	36	36	54	0	60	0	0	100	100	0	0
Exchange 11	48	48	66	0	90	0	0	150	150	0	48
Cobden 1	18	12	12	0	10	0	0	40	39	0	18
Cobden 2	24	18	24	0	30	0	0	55	60	0	24
Cobden 3	36	36	42	0	60	0	0	130	135	0	36
Cobden 4	30	24	24	0	30	0	0	85	60	0	30
Charter 1	66	120	159	0	200	200	0	400	400	0	66
Charter 2	54	66	90	0	140	140	0	230	230	0	54
Charter 3	54	72	126	0	150	150	0	270	270	0	54
Charter 4	42	60	60	0	100	100	0	190	190	0	42
Central 5-7	60	60	87	0	100	0	0	170	170	0	60
Charter suite 1-3 combined	60	240	348	0	510	510	0	950	950	800	60
Central 3 & 4	42	36	54	0	60	0	0	140	140	0	42
Central 6 & 7	48	36	54	0	60	0	0	90	90	0	48
Central 5 & 6	42	36	51	0	60	0	0	90	90	0	42
Cobden 1 - 4	36	102	126	0	200	0	0	341	341	0	36
Cobden 3 & 4	36	66	78	0	160	0	0	221	221	0	36
Exchange 6 & 7	36	36	36	0	40	0	0	80	80	0	0
Exchange 4 & 5	36	24	36	0	40	0	0	80	80	0	0
Exchange 2 & 3	36	24	36	0	40	0	0	80	80	0	0
Exchange 8 - 10	0	150	192	0	270	0	0	400	400	0	0
Charter 2 & 3	60	180	219	0	300	300	0	568	568	0	60
Central Hall 1	0	720	513	513	1200	1200	0	2000	2000	2000	0
Central Hall 2	0	1800	2000	0	3000	3000	0	8100	8100	8100	0

Location Map

Nearest train stations

Deansgate (0.2 miles)
Salford Central (0.6 miles)
Manchester Piccadilly (0.7 miles)

Nearest airports

Manchester Airport (7.9 miles)
Liverpool John Lennon Airport (26.9 miles)
Leeds Bradford International Airport (36.3 miles)

Nearest motorways

M602 JCT 3 (1.6 miles)
M602 JCT 2 (3.1 miles)
M60 JCT 6 (3.9 miles)

Directions

Manchester Central is an iconic business resort in the heart of Manchester. We're right in the centre of the UK and easy to reach via Manchester’s extensive multi-modal transport network. Please visit /http://www.manchestercentral.co.uk/getting-here

Pictures gallery

Manchester Central Central Hall Exchnage Auditorium Exchange Breakout Exchange room 9 Exchange Hall Cobden room 3 & 4 Charter rooom 1 Central Hall 1 Exchange Auditorium Exchange Hall (Banquet) Central rooms 3 & 4 Central room 4 Central rooms 5 - 7 Central room 7 Central room 8 The Gallery Exchange rooms Exchange Room breakout (Boardroom Style) Exchange room 8 Exchange room 8-10 (Theatre style) Exchange room 8-10 combined Exchange room 10 Exchange Room 11 Cobden Room 1 (Theatre Style) Cobden Room 2 (Theatre Style) Cobden Room 3 (Theatre Style) Cobden Room 4 (Theatre Style) Charter room 3 Charter room 4 Charter room 1-3 combined Charter 3 (Theatre Style)