What a place! Packed to the brim with excellent independent businesses ranging from clothing, food, decor, tattoos, records and cassettes, barbers, piercings and more. If you are ever in Manchester then it is a must that you go here if you are in any way alternative in the slightest! Everyone is very friendly and it can be visited alone or with a friend or two, in particular I really liked vinyl resting place and panic posters on my first visit. I have since gone a handful of times including to go get a haircut in the palace barbers in whom gave an excellent service, I will be visiting as often as I possibly can!

Such a fun place to shop, walk around, and kill some time! Great if you are into alternative music and fashion. wish we had something like this growing up. Accessible with lifts and toilets too. Only gripe is when it's crowded on weekends it makes it hard to get around! WIll be back

I'd forgotten how great a place it is for shopping. Forget the Christmas markets, buy your pressies here. With Abakhan fabrics and Fred Aldous nearby it made a great day's shopping for me.

I hadn’t been here for 30 years but it was still as great as ever, lots of vintage shops on several floors. Also some very good value vintage shops on Oldham Street as you approach Afflecks. Loved all the 90s posters as you came up the main stairs.

A must see visit when in Manchester. Lots of cool and quirky shops inside and a nice ice cream café on one of the middle floors. Lots to see and do if just wondering around or if your after something particular there is a chance it will be here!

You can't go to Manchester and not see Afflecks. It's a fascinating place. As a teenager I enjoyed it because it was so controversial, but as an adult it's still fascinating. Take your friends, take the kids, take whoever - it's such a fun place!!

Very interesting place to visit if around Manchester. Lots of independent shops. Clash of visuals and there are multiple stories to walk up. Did not manage to purchase anything this time but would visit again if nearby.

It’s probably a stretch to say that there’s something in here for “everyone,” but it was a nice place to do some browsing. There were lots of colorful and eccentric items. If that’s your thing, you’ll love it here. But even if you don’t expect to find anything to buy, you may still enjoy spending a hour or so walking through the place.

Great indie shopping area in the Manchester Northern Quarter full of a wide range of alternative stalls. Focus is probably more on clothes, accessories and crafts but has plenty more including art, bric-a-brac, cards, crystals, badges & pins, collectibles, even a huge Pokémon card stall. Items you would probably struggle to find elsewhere. Very friendly atmosphere and a great place to browse for a couple hours.

There is something for everyone at Afflecks. Several cafes. Lots of jewellery shops. Alternative shops. LGBTQ+ shops. I went yesterday for the first time. Being a Sunday, parts were closed so I would definitely go back on another day as I was told by my friend there is so much more to see. Amazing place. Like a maze. We had lunch at the cafe on the 3rd floor. Had a really nice jacket potato with chilli con carni and cheese. The ice coffee was really good too.