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Entrance fees

General Admission             £8.95 Advance (Booking fees apply), £12 on the door

General Concession*          £7.50 Advance (Booking fees apply), £10 on the door

Preview Evening                 £18 Advance (Booking fees apply), £21 on the door

                                        (includes a glass of wine, subject to availability)  

Multi-visits inc Preview        £23 Advance (Booking fees apply), £25 on the door

Multi-visits exc Preview       £15 Advance (Booking fees apply), £18 on the door.

Companions/Carers            FREE (will need to book complimentary ticket)

* Concessions includes 16-18 yr olds, students with ID card & those on benefits.

**Children under 16 free with accompanying parent/carer and do not need a ticket.

Students visiting with a large group and accompanied by a teacher will be liable to pay the concessionary rate even if they are u16.

Preview Evening 

Thursday 15th October        18.00-21.00

If you have received an invite to the Prieview by email you will need to redeem your complimentary ticket invite via the buy ticket link above and enter the promotional code. 

 

 Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair 2026

Victoria Baths, Hathersage Road, Manchester, M13 0FE

Opening Times                                                                       

Thursday 15 October         18.00-21.00* (Preview Evening only)

Friday 16 October             10.00-18.00

Saturday 17 October         10.00-18.00

Sunday 18 October           10.00-16.00  

Ticket Prices

Preview Evening: £18 advance/£21 on the door ( includes complimentary glass of wine)

Adult: £8.85 advance/£12 on the door

Adult Concession*: £7.50 advance/£9 on the door 

* Concessions includes students, disabled visitors and people on benefits only. ID must be shown.

Companions accompanying disabled visitors and under 16s are free but will need to book their free tickets via the buy ticket link. School/college vists - students will need to pay for the concessionary ticket.

Cafe

There is a new in house café selling delicious lunches, snacks and cakes and a licensed bar.

Disabled access

Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair takes place within the Grade II* listed Victoria Baths. While much of the ground floor, where most of the fair is held, is accessible, some areas of the historic building have limitations.

• Step-free access is available via the main entrance on Hathersage Road, with an accessible ramp and Blue Badge parking nearby.

• The fair is accessible throughout the ground floor, with accessible toilets available.

• The pool spaces are reached using hand-operated wheelchair lifts. Stewards are on hand to assist, although wheelchair users may require assistance when exiting the lifts onto the pool floor. Manual wheelchairs, powerchairs and small boot scooters can be accommodated, but larger mobility scooters cannot. 

• Please note that some floors are uneven, with gently sloping tiled pool floors and slightly cambered walkways in places.

• A small number of exhibitors are located on the first floor, which is only accessible by stairs, as Victoria Baths does not have a passenger lift. These exhibitors will be identified on our website.

• If there is work upstairs, or elsewhere in the venue, that you are unable to access, we are happy to arrange for a steward to video the stand and bring selected pieces to you to view, with no obligation to buy. Please contact us in advance if you would like to arrange this - victoria@greatnorthernevents.co.uk. If you just turn up on the day, please request this service at the front desk and we will do our best to arrange it during your visit.

• We do have a wheel chair to borrow on site should this be required. 

• Companions accompanying disabled visitors benefit from free entry but must book a free ticket.

Credit Card Facilities/Cash Machines

Most makers have their own credit card terminals. There are several cash machines within a short walking distance of the venue.

Cloakroom

There will be a cloakroom for which there will be a charge of £1 per item. All articles are left at the owners risk and Great Northern Events NW Ltd accepts no responsibility for loss, theft or damage to property left in the cloakroom.

Pushchairs/baby changing

Baby changing facilities on site. There will be limited space for pushchairs but there will be a trolley park.  There is no lift to the upper floor.

Code of Conduct

We ask you to join us in creating a positive environment and atmosphere, where everyone is welcomed, accepted and has a fantastic fair experience.

We do not tolerate any discriminatory behaviour, bullying or harassment including any form of racism, homophobia, Islamophobia, anti-Semitism and sexism. Such behaviour may include hostile or abusive comments or intimidating actions.

Failure to comply with the Code of Conduct could result in you being asked to leave the event without a refund.

If you see or hear such behaviour at one of our events, please talk to an organiser.

College/Group Visits

Please see protocol on visit us page for further details.

 

 

 

GNCCF takes place at Victoria Baths, Hathersage Road, Manchester M13 0FE. 

This is about 5-10 mins drive out of the city centre, near the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital.

The event is AA signposted but you can also follow the brown tourist signs for Victoria Baths.

For directions and public transport to the venue please CLICK HERE

Parking

There is limited parking on site. You can park on Hathersage Road and neighbouring roads subject to normal on-street parking regulations. Please note some residential streets are permit parking only - check the signs.

For details of public multi-storey car parks a short walk away (5-12 mins) click PARKOPEDIA

Blue Badge holders may park directly in front of the building.

Do not to park outside of the enclosed rear car park on Pax Road, as this is private land and you may be issued with a parking ticket.

 

If you are planning to bring a group of ten or more to the fair please note the following rules apply:

Organisers must be contacted in advance HERE with planned date and time of visit and numbers attending. To prevent overcrowding all groups will be given a timed entry.

For large groups, advance payment may be required. This will reduce visitor queues on the day, and enable us to fast track your entry to the fair. All visitors are wrist-banded and reception will have your party's wristbands set aside.

School/college Groups

Students u16 visiting as part of a school group and accompanied by a staff member will be liable for the concessionary rate.

We are happy to invoice schools for the cost of bringing a group so your school/college can pay by direct transfer.  Please email us HERE with student numbers and details of who we should send the invoice to. (We will be happy to refund you the difference if some of your party pull out.  If this is the case please inform reception when you arrive of the number of drop outs and amount to be refunded.  We will reimburse you AFTER the show. No refunds can be given on the day).

if you have more students than you have paid in advance for you will need to pay for these on the door.

For those visiting Manchester, the award-winning Whitworth gallery is five minutes walk away, should you wish to include this in your trip.

Guidelines for Student Groups  

Whilst student groups are welcomed they must ensure that the following guidelines are adhered to throughout their visit:

• Larger groups to split into smaller groups of 5 or less when browsing the fair to prevent congestion around stands and in aisles

• Exhibitor business cards should not be collected routinely. All contact details are available from the website. www.greatnorthernevents.co.uk

• Our fairs are primarily selling events and exhibitors are there to sell work. We ask that students respect this fact. Most exhibitors are happy to answer questions but students are requested to give priority to buyers. Please ask permission from exhibitors for permission to take photographs or video of work.

• The café seating area is for visitors who have purchased refreshments from the cafe; we politely ask that students do not monopolise the seating area here. We reserve the right to ask visitors eating packed lunches in this area to move elsewhere.  You will be allowed to leave the show and return, so your students can use cafes outside in the venue.

Code of Conduct

We ask you to join us in creating a positive environment and atmosphere, where everyone is welcomed, accepted and has a fantastic fair experience.

We do not tolerate any discriminatory behaviour, bullying or harassment including any form of racism, homophobia, Islamophobia, antisemitism and sexism. Such behaviour may include hostile or abusive comments or intimidating actions.

Failure to comply with the Code of Conduct could result in you being asked to leave the event without a refund.

If you see or hear such behaviour at one of our events, please talk to an organiser.

 

 

In addition to our award-winning fairs, we carry out maker development workshops supporting makers to develop their small businesses and practices. 

We also have a well established outreach programme, delivering free high quality craft workshops, led by GNCCF exhibitors, to people living with mental and physical health problems, the homeless, asylum seekers and refugees, and longterm unemployed. Our outreach work brings many mental health benefits to the participants, giving them the opportunity to learn new skills and make things they are proud of. 

We are currently partnering with: The Oasis Centre, a community charity in Gorton East Manchester.  Previous partners include Progress Schools, teaching craft skills to teenagers struggling with mainstream education and the Manchester Settlement, working with disadvanataged communities.

Please support our work. Donate here. 

Thank-you.