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Manchester Christmas Markets

Christmas markets and shopping in Manchester

Get your Christmas gift wrapped with our pick of the best Christmas markets and shopping for 2015

Rob Martin
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Rob Martin
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Looking for gift inspiration? Look no further than Manchester's Christmas markets and best places to buy gifts. Among a raft of special festive events you'll find foodie gifts, hand-crafted pressies and usually a bit of glühwein to help you get into that merry spirit.

Tickets make for a great gift as well so take a look at upcoming theatre shows and gigs to see if any appeal, as well as panto and Christmas shows for the family.


  • 3 out of 5 stars
  • Restaurants
  • Cafés
  • Recommended
An absolute treasure trove of Christmas shopping, this café store is rammed with nick nacks, ideal stocking fillers and proper pressies too.
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If you have a dog or cat in the house you might be of a mind to give them a little something at Christmas too. And if you fancy something more than a leftover bowl after your dinner, head to Ancoats where Sticks & Socks boutique pet store will be just the thing.

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Manchester Arndale Centre
  • Shopping
  • Shopping centres
Slap in the heart of the city centre, the indoor shopping centre has all the main highstreet brands, plus the lovely market space for more individual goods.
  • Shopping
If your Christmas is on a tight budget you could find yourself a bargain or two here, where used music and second hand DVD/Blu-ray could be mistaken for brand new but at a fraction of the price - and there's rare vinyl too.
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  • 3 out of 5 stars
  • Restaurants
  • Coffeeshops
  • Recommended
Whilst this is actually a café, they sell some lovely designery type items too, including wonderful kitchenware and hand made blankets - the coffee is good as well.
Trafford Centre
  • Shopping
  • Arcades
On a cold rainy day, stay inside at the enormous and enormously popular shopping centre where you can find just about anything you want. It's a bit like being inside a massive Christmas bauble anyway.
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