King Street Manchester: Your staycation guide
Plan your next staycation on King Street Manchester with boutique hotels, like The Rex or King Street Townhouse, King Street makes it easy to turn a day trip into a full staycation. Explore by day, then be back at your hotel within minutes. Book a weekend around King Street and you’ll have shopping, dining and Manchester’s main sights all within comfortable walking distance.
Explore our stores
Browse King Street’s growing lineup of fashion and lifestyle brands, from Monica Vinader’s covetable fine jewellery to wardrobe staples at White Stuff and Me+Em, alongside long-established jewellers, contemporary art galleries and specialist gift shops that have called the street home for years. Keep an eye out for Reformation too, which is set to open on King Street soon. One more reason to make this stretch your first stop.
Eat & drink
Refuel with a leisurely lunch or afternoon tea in one of the street’s grand dining rooms, or grab something lighter from a café tucked down one of the side streets. King Street has quietly built a reputation as one of Manchester’s best dining destinations, with everything from fine dining tasting menus to relaxed tapas on offer. As evening approaches, King Street’s bars are perfectly placed for pre-theatre drinks or a relaxed nightcap before heading back to your hotel.
Explore Manchester
Beyond the shops and restaurants, King Street’s setting is worth exploring in its own right. The street’s Georgian and Victorian architecture makes for one of the most photogenic corners of the city, and its central location puts you within easy reach of the Town Hall and Manchester’s wider cultural and shopping districts ideal for extending your day beyond King Street itself.
