Last night, Campfield a new Mega Campus opened in the heart of Manchester’s exciting St John’s neighbourhood.
The £17.5m creative and tech hub will provide co-working spaces aimed at startups, media companies and creative businesses.
Inside, there’s 83,000 square feet of space, including 400+ hot desks, private studios, meeting rooms, and event areas. It’s designed for both permanent tenants and those who just want to drop in. Castlefield House next door is also being redeveloped to support growing firms in the area.
Campfield also forms part of Manchester’s Culture In The City programme. Nearby heritage railway arches will become a creative talent centre, operated by HOME. It aims to put culture and community at the heart of the St John’s neighbourhood hosting regular events like markets and
Campfield is one of Manchester’s oldest market halls, and this marks a brand new chapter for the historic site. After years of reinvention, resilience and sitting empty, the Grade II-listed buildings on Liverpool Road have been brought back to life as a creative hub in the heart of the city.
Now rebranded as ‘Campfield’ and ‘Campfield Studios’, the former Lower and Upper Campfield Market Halls have been transformed into modern spaces for work, ideas, and culture. Inside, you’ll find offices, hot desks, a café-bar, meeting rooms, and even the new home of Blue Peter.
At the launch event panel sessions discussed the power of innovation, scaling and funding tech businesses in Greater Manchester, how to unleash the potential of media and entertainment as well as the history of the St John’s neighbourhood and how it has become a hive of culture, entertainment and business.
Bev Craig Leader of Manchester City Council commented on the importance of preserving our city’s heritage through developments like this.
She said “Campfield is an exciting initiative which will see these two heritage buildings help play a dynamic part in Manchester’s future, giving innovative businesses an affordable place to flourish and helping to create the jobs of tomorrow.
“In the week we lost Hotspur Press, it’s good to show what our history means to us. Manchester has always been a city of innovation and creativity. Campfield will help ensure it continues to be. I can’t think of a better representation of the history, present and future of Manchester than this building.”
