Freight Island
Location
Depot Mayfield, Manchester
Sector
Hospitality
Client
Broadwick Live, U+I
Size
430 sqm
Construction Cost
£1.5M
Completion Date
2021
Escape to Freight Island is an inspiring new urban landscape carved from a long-forgotten freight depot. Manchester’s industrial past reimagined as a forward-thinking destination for food, drink and culture. Rebuilding our future from our past.
Bringing together restaurant quality street food, imaginative bars, secret dens, music, culture, immersive art, festival takeovers and daytime family entertainment, Escape to Freight Island is a unique destination. Unlike anything else in the UK, we have created a new urban environment where you can find your own space to escape. A cutting-edge street food market with a brilliant selection of open-air bars, innovative culture spaces and an intimate festival vibe.
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![Outdoor entertainment venue with seating, decorative lights, and a colorful backdrop. Overhead, illuminated lanterns add decoration. A sign reads 'Freight Island.']()
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![Outdoor venue named 'Escape to Freight Island' with illuminated signage, balloons, stage, and crowd under an evening sky.]()
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