Fred Aldous Ltd Manchester

Reviews

1. gurma sunni ★☆☆☆☆

   Quite disappointed feel lied too, closing time is at 5:30 came at 5:15 and the photo booth is shut, which mind you it’s the stores main attraction …came a while away just to get a picture with my mate before i left the city and to my suprise it says “out of order” which is already misleading in itself. asked staff and said it shuts when its stores closing time .. i get it but i don’t maybe put that on the instagram if you can purchase a item 20 minutes before closing time pretty sure you can take a picture which takes 3 minutes to develop aswell.

   almost 10 months ago
2. Holly Keyse ★★★★★

   Great shop for gifts! Also has 2 photo booths which are £5 for 4 photos

   almost 11 months ago
3. Bintang T ★★★★★

   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.

   1 year ago

1. Ben Jefferson ★★★★★

   The most extensive art shop I have ever been in. Spent over an hour in here marveling at all the tools and materials for every conceivable craft, art or making activity. It may look small from the street but there's the basement and then an even lower floor just dedicated to different sorts of paper. Staff were helpful too when I had questions.

   almost 3 years ago
2. Martin Farrow ★★★★★

   This is an amazing shop for anything art related. It has three floors, two of which are underground and easy to miss so don't forget to go down for the best experience.

   almost 3 years ago
3. Marios Yiannakou ★★★★☆

   Amazing place for any crafter. I'm an absolute noob but still enjoy roaming around the isles trying to get ideas and inspiration from all the products they offer. They are a bit on the pricey side, but also offer scrap acrylics, paper cutting to size, etc on the "-2" floor which other craft stores just don't!

   almost 3 years ago

1. penny smith ★★★★★

   Fabulous range of art/ craft supplies and fun gadgets. You can basically find everything you might need for any craft hobby you have. Excellent find - so happy with my purchases thank you :)

   almost 3 years ago
2. Clara Gardiner ★★★★★

   Honestly have to say that this is probably the best craft store I’ve ever been to - and it was a random discovery on a day trip to Manchester. I’m used to Hobbycraft and the occasional trip to CassArt (not something we have in Nottingham) but I have to say that I’ve never seen Procion dyes for sale anywhere else. The gift ideas on the first floor were fun, I saw some things I’ve not seen for years, but the treasure trove downstairs was great. Interesting selection of craft books, paracord in nice bright colours, three different types of fabric dyes, quilling paper, spraycans, all the scissors your crafty little heart could desire, a great notice board with workshops etc on it by the stairs etc etc. And that’s really just the tip of the iceberg. Maybe slightly short on the amount of cross stitching threads, but most places are and despite this had a good selection of embroidery hoops.

   almost 3 years ago

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