The House of Books and Friends

81 King Street 

Manchester 

M2 4AH

 

 

Web site 

Creative Cafe Project Activities  

• Meet the author
• Book clubs
• Music
• Networking
• Readings
• Creative writing
• Storytime
• Signings
• Talks with charity partners

Octagon Kitchen and Bar, Bolton

Howell Croft South

Bolton BL1 1SB

01205 520661

info@octagonbolton.co.uk

 

web site

Creative Cafe Project Activities

live theatre

networking

venue hire

 

The Jubilee Centre Cafe

 

The Jubilee Centre
Mosley Avenue
Bury
BL9 6NJ

Phone number: 0161 763 9030

Email: admin@ageukbury.org.uk

Opening times: Monday to Friday 9.15 am to 4.45 pm

 

 

Creative Cafe Project Activities

exercise classes 

networking

rent-a-table

venue hire  

The Fourteas Tearoom

 The Fourteas

24 Sheep Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6EF

Telephone: 01789 293908

E-mail: info@thefourteas.co.uk bookings@thefourteas.co.uk

 

web-site 

 

Creative Cafe Project Activities 

• networking 
• rent-a-table
• themed
  

The Belgrade Theatre, Coventry

Belgrade Square

Coventry
CV1 4AJ
024 7655 6762

Creative Cafe Activities

• live theatre 
• networking
• venue hire 
• writing group

The Happy Heart Cafe, Solihull, B92 UK

The Happy Heart Cafe.                                                       

26 Richmond Road,

Olton SOLIHULL,

West Midlands.

B92 7RP

Tel: 0121 706 8674

Web site

Creative Cafe Project Activities 

• Art sessions 
• Book events 
• Craft sessions 
• Guitar group 
• Happiness workshops
• Knit and Natter
• Live music 
• Meditation  
• Networking
• Psychic night 

Review

Tina's Tea Rooms Bury Musuem

Manchester Road
Bury
Greater Manchester
BL9 0DR

(0)161 253 5878

Tina's Tea Rooms Bury Museum 

Creative Cafe Activities 

Gallery space
Games on the tables   
Networking  opportunities

Inspire Cafe, Dubuque, Indiana, USA

 955 Washington St.

Suite 105, Schmid Innovation Center 

Dubuque 

IA 

 563-583-8338 

sara@inspire-cafe.net

Inspire Café

Creative Cafe activities

gallery  

Inspiring People

live music

networking 

 

Waterstone's Deansgate, Manchester

91 Deansgate, Manchester, M3 2BW

• Call us on 0161 837 3000
• Email us at manchester@waterstones.com
• Twitter: @WaterstonesMCR
• Facebook: pages/Waterstones-Deansgate/121369147905788

Waterstone's Deasngate Manchester

Creative Cafe Project Activities 

• book events
• networking 

Read a review here.

Review of Chapter One, Manchester

I visited this remarkable bookshop / café in one of the dark days after Christmas, just about in the New Year.  Normally on such a day I would not venture out unless I had to. It was below four degrees Celsius. However, I was on my way to a meeting that was cancelled at the last minute and I was kind of in the area. 

It is a remarkable space. The floor seems only half finished but that somehow adds to its charm.  There is a big water feature ad its gentle tinkling keeps the atmosphere calm. The staff were friendly and actually made me feel rather like royalty.  I ordered my Americano and a waiter brought it to my seat later.  I chose to sit in a high-backed chair near one of the windows. There was plenty of choice in seating, including some fascinating booths furnished with small tables and typewriters. The cake looked fabulous but as I knew that there was Christmas cake waiting at home I refrained this time. Another time I won’t hold back.  

  

Even on a quiet day like today there were clearly half a dozen or so people networking / holding meetings. Two groups had found very private spaces. Another young man worked away on his Apple Mac. There is easy access here with a good signal to the Manchester free Wi-Fi. I hooked up my phone with no problems. I sat and wrote in my note book. 

This place wins as a bookstore, too. It sells an unusual mix of books and they are beautifully presented.  It’s the type of store I’d go to in order to buy a special present.

Well worth a visit.                  

The Village Tearoom, Wheelton, Chorley

202 Blackburn Road,
Wheelton
Chorley
Lancashire
PR6 8EY
01254 830160

The Village Tearoom 

Reviews 

National Women's Group

Creative Café Project activities

• crafts
• live music
• networking  

Review of The Lounge at Ramsbottom

I’ve visited this venue twice: once when we were visiting the 1940’s Weekend on the East Lancs Railway and needed a main meal and once when I was visiting Ramsbottom with my daughter and we needed an extra shot of caffeine – the breakfast coffee hadn’t quite done the trick. 

This flexibility is the main charm of the place. It currently only boasts a few Creative Café activities but it certainly provides the right atmosphere.

There are formal dining arrangements, sofas and low tables if you just want to have a cuppa and a chat or read the newspaper. There is even a bar where you can sit on a high stool and chat to the barman.

It’s the ideal place for networking, in fact. And I’m looking forward to getting across there again soon.          

Review of Juniper’s Coffee Shop Chorlton

I visited this coffee shop after visiting the nearby Chorlton Book Shop. I am sure the two establishments share customers. In fact, I wasn’t the only one looking through a recently purchased book. There was a couple discussing what looked like a film script- certainly a script of some sort and another couple obviously engaged in some sort of meeting. So, definitely there are some Creative Café Project activities going on there.

The book shop holds lots of book events, so there are frequent opportunities for combining a visit to both places.

As a café in its own right it works very well. I certainly enjoyed some delicious cake and a fine pot of Earl Grey there.  All served with a smile. I shall visit again soon.

Recommended.     

Junipers Coffee Shop Chorlton

514 Wilbraham Rd, 
Manchester 
M21 9AW

07450 395293

Junipers Coffee Shop  

Review here.

Creative Cafe Project Activities 

Books (very near to Chorlton books shop - buy a book then go to the cafe to read it!) 
Networking 
     

The Home of Honest Coffee, Future Artitsts, Chapel Street, Salford

77-79 Chapel Street
Salford,
M3 5BZ

HOHCEVENTS@GMAIL.COM

 

The Home of Honest Coffee

Creative Cafe Project activities:

book events
networking space
rent-a-table    

Salford Museum Cafe

Peel Park

The Crescent

Salford

M5 4WU

0161 778 0806

salford.museum@scll.co.uk 

 

 

 

 

Creative Café Project activities:

• book events 
• gallery 
• museum 
• networking
• visiting writers  

Salford Museum Cafe