Hi all. Looking for suggestions of reception venues in/close to Manchester...

What type of venue would you prefer? I know the town hall is taking bookings (on Albert Square) but i'm not sure of price. Is it a 2.5k budget for all your wedding or is that the venue budget?

Whole budget. Apart from my dress.
Think the town hall was a bit steep x

http://library.chethams.com/venue-hire/weddings/

Look at town halls, restaurants and bars. Some places don't charge to hire the room as they make money back off drinks. My reception is a room in a reds bar and grill, the room is absolutely beautiful and it only cost £100 to hire. It's definitely doable, you just have to shop around abit, don't be afraid to be a bit cheely and haggle. Good luck xx

Following as I'm looking for this too, everywhere is so expensive, or totally not what we want!

Have a look on this link... it is for venues all in the city centre, bars etc. Most have a minimum spend, so say £2k and if your wedding party doesn't spend this much there, you may have to pay the difference. BUT, that might not be 100% true. Some of these look nice and not too expensive. x
https://www.designmynight.com/manchester/party-planning/private-hire-manchester

I'm having the exact same trouble with Manchester, it seems to be so much more expensive than most places! And I'm particularly struggling as we need outside caterers. I've found a few sports clubs around - Didsbury RUFC looks decent but may be a little far out. Have a look at barca http://barca-manchester.co.uk/room-hire/

http://www.chancellorshotel.co.uk