Reviews of Bowlers Exhibition Centre. (Association) in Manchester (Greater Manchester).

Bowlers Exhibition Centre

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Convention center

Longbridge Rd, Trafford Park, Stretford, Manchester M17 1SN, United Kingdom

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Information of Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Association in Manchester (Greater Manchester)

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Reviews of Bowlers Exhibition Centre

R. E.

Great place with various halls to host numerous events in one day. Conveniently located in the industrial area. Had a wonderful experience working with the sneaker festival there and loved the performance of the spray-off entertainment they had brought to the scene. Really amazing selection of sneakers and hypebeast style collectors items. Facilities there were nice and staff was friendly. My only minor issue was not enough non alcoholic options at the bar and bad signal/WiFi.

M. M.

My first time there fantastic! Easy to find easy to get around ! I took my son to his first time to a comic con ! Security were good ! But what I did not like with to many people in there it was to hot ! They need big fans in there from the ground just to hot !

G. G.

The comic con event was great, well stewarded and thoroughly enjoyed by the grandsons 🦸🏻 Only let down by the parking area which had hastily been arranged on an adjoining cleared factory site better suited for off road vehicles, lots of mud & big puddles to navigate after alighting our vehicle. Having to pay £10 to park, surely not justified.

A. S.

I had an incredible time performing for Manchester made me funky' at the Bowlers. The venue looked amazing and the crowd was full of beaming smiles. Everyone worked really hard to put on a showstopper! The facilities were clean and well manned and the staff were polite & helpful. I would definitely play out here even if I wasn't one of the acts.

J. C.

Great night on the 20th March at the UWCB fight night. Really well organised and an all round great venue. Heres some pictures from my fight

t. j.

A good size for a venue but gets very hot and they didn't put the air-conditioning on

J. e.

Brilliant place toilets rammed like but excellent vibes though Mates fight and big up all other fighters BKB 💥🔥👊🏼💪🏻

G. W.

Love a good rave night at bowlers. Can’t beat it only think that I dislike is coming home with drinks tickets that are non refundable. But if a rip off really but still. Most recent was the 90s baby I had an absolute ball… 💃🏼💃🏼

J. M.

Went to the boxing event, fighting was really good but paid for vip and it didn't feel vip. Table was shaky, seats felt like I was back in high-school chairs, £5 quid for a can of magners felt a bit steep, but it's what you expect at these things. Security didn't enforce people sitting down leading to missing a few good bits of action.

J. F.

Great atmosphere, music and range of music for all dancers. The decor has been updated and looks great alongside the lighting, lazers and screens.

G. W.

Was a good venue I as went to the Manchester Comic-Con over the course of the last weekend of July. The thing that really got me was the fact that even though they air-con, it had little to no effect with the amount of people that attended the event of this weekend. To the point where they had to open shutters and fire doors to get air circulating into the halls. And again in the centre of hall, you could not feel it. They really need to install a lot more air conditioning units capable of getting air moving inside. Not to mention adding air vents that they open as and when needed to let the hot air escape. I’m really not surprised if anybody would of fainted due to that.

C. B.

Attended my son's boxing fight night. There was another event in the same venue in a different section. It was poorly organised for toilet access and could hear the loud music from the r & b event in-between the fights. Also the bar shut before the last 3 fights. Without any warning! Which meant my son couldn't even get a pint to celebrate winning the title belt. If we'd have been told in advance I could have ordered one ready.. 🤬

m. l.

Went to the MBS event, Sunday 25/09/22. 120 stalls, good mixture of health and healing, crystals, mediums, tarot readers etc. Not much choice food wise. Large amount of parking. Very good event, will go again as I was told the event will be held again next year. 🙂

T. F.

Went for a festival. Massive venue and I had a brilliant time. Super VIP security was amazing. Polite aswell as professional. It was brilliant. Except for getting taxis at the end of the night, where that was a major problem after standing on my feet all day and night.

L. B.

It's in the middle of an industrial estate so wasn't the easiest to find using the post code, I'd suggest using the name of the place instead of the postcode. There wasn't any signage on the entrance gates so we didn't know when we'd arrived. The place itself was OK, we were there for a cheerleading competition. The toilets were a bit grim. For the size of the place there weren't many and the whole floor was wet the whole day. When we arrived at 7.30am it didn't look like anyone had cleaned after the previous event & there wasn't any toilet roll, although they did then have someone cleaning throughout the day. There were food trucks outside.

a. k.

Venue good size, however, they completely over crammed the place for Sean Paul it was unbearable, it was Chaos and unorganized it was like being in a sauna hard to breath, suffocating, seemed liked they did not think about putting the aircon on. As it was so hot the bar ques were 10x busier than normal, so dehydration had set in about 45 mins after arriving. However, Sean Paul was amazing.

O. P.

Nice venue. Been there for Manchester adored

K. D.

We were at ComicCon Manchester. They claimed the air condition is running but it was so hot in there, they don't have enough toilets aswell so there were long qeues. People were not allowed to take drinks into the venue so the qeues at the bars were very long which isn't good for people with health problems

L. G.

Manchester comic-con Parking was alot more organized this time. We pre-paid parking and got a spot. Venue was set out much better. More seating set out too. And more room to move about.

T. H.

Visited on the big 80's night disco. All the bar staff and security were friendly and quick to help out. Ended up a great night the venue was well planned out for the night with a couple of fairground rides outside and food stalls so anybody wanting a smoke could just call out there. Can not fault anything brilliant atmosphere and will be returning next year without a doubt.

h. W.

Visited sean paul here who was amazing however was waiting over 2 hrs to see him could of done with an outside bar and maybe some rides to keep us busy while waiting bar closed after act was not even able to purchase water absolute joke seemed chaotic and very unorganised trying to get everyone one out and very warm inside the venue like a sweat box

I. M.

Can’t say we never had a blast here eardrum bleeding techno-gabber ravers…Angerfist headliner at the Valentine’s Day massacre ooohhh it was sick!!! Head the balls in there!!! What happens at bowlers stays at bowlers😎😆😝🫥🥴Rave on!!!

Z. R.

An open exhibition space with lots of room. I went for comicon and definately enjoyed walking thunder looking at the different choices for stalls. I would definately go here again.

W. T. W. U.

Hmmm 🤔 3 stars… a lot to write so I’ll have to come back and fill it all in but here’s some photos to look through till then.

H. J.

Love to Horror exhibit, it was absolutely awesome, loved every minute of it, busy but still places to go where it was quieter, areas to sit

J. T.

Went to crepe/trainer show. Was ok but not many variations unless you want air Jordan’s

C. B.

Attended For The Love of Horror convention here today. Met some epic horror movie stars. Friendly staff and security. Watch out for the scalpers that try to charge you for parking on a public street

V. G.

Is a good venue. Wasnt much choice of food at the indoor food area. Love the cantina bar

D. L.

Sunday night was amazing MANCHESTER REGGAE FESTIVAL Dancing to Janet Kay, Maxi Priest and the favourite for last UB40 Ali & Astro F in Brilliant Top night with my Wife debs are friends Lynn and Tracey with new partner.

K. S.

Went here for the Martin Kemp back to the 80s DJ set. Had a fantastic night. Plenty of space and even a few fairground rides. Drinks were £3 for a half and £5 for a pint. Plenty of food stalls too

P. W.

Show was great! Started later than I would pick as an early bird, and drinks are not cheap

S. M.

It was 100% fun with over 5k people will little or no violence everything well positioned. Crowd control security doing great work, medical teams on ground. It was very fantastic.

M. C.

Bowlers it the best place ever. Would recommend anybody who loves music to check out the events on Bowlers page Facebook or Instagram. The picture tagged is from Scarefest it was epic

K. S.

I've hosted a few tables here for a few events. The events have always been great, but getting there is often an issue, since I don't drive. The hotels nearby can also be pricey.

S. W.

Enjoyed the occasion, white collar charity boxing event went really well. Difficult to find, Google and Satnav both didn't get to the doorstep. A huge tree hides the line of sight to the building signage. Could do with a vehicle entrance sign.

C. P. M.

Amazing venue great staff brilliant beer. I’ll definitely be coming back to this venue. One of the best concerts I’ve been to. 🤘🏻

D. m.

It was very well organised, our first vegan festival, we will definitely be returning. Loved it :)

A. B.

Very nice area, safe, friendly people, easy in and out, organized. It was lovely place to have a fun. Go there when you want enjoying with.

C. S.

Attended Dragfest here. So much better than the previous venue. Free on site parking was a huge bonus!

W.

Improved from days gone by better facilities than in the past, shocking parking two new tyres thanks to the c**p In the carpark

A. T.

I would have gave this venue five stars however the road that lead you to it is terrible. Big potholes other than that quite a good place for events. And as added bonus is got a Star Wars themed bar upstairs.

D. “. C.

Really good night at Bowlers, White Collar Boxing!! Staff were friendly and accommodating, there were over 30 in our group, we had good seating, good views, fab company. Fun night. The drinks are quite expensive but other than that, no complaints from me.

p.

Awakenings 2019 was a great conference. Richard Dolan, Linda Moulton Howe and many more of the top Ufologists. Plenty of parking at venue but finding it can be a bit of a magic mystery tour.

s. A.

Came here for ub40 it's big enough place we had the best night and large out door when fresh air was needed

J. C.

Went here for a car boot sale. I've gone before and have managed to pawn off quite a few items. It costs around £20 for a table and you need to get here super early. I am talking like 6am early otherwise you will have missed the early crowd. I dragged my friend with me and she wasn't exactly happy with the early start either. I'd go again though!

S. W.

We went to "Sara Cox presents Just Can't Get Enough 80's". The atmosphere was really good and everyone was singing and dancing by the time Sara Cox came on stage. Out of the 6 hours, she was only on for 1 and half hours though so that was a bit disappointing. Drinks are purchased with a token system. You must buy a minimum of £15 worth of tokens. For this you get 10 tokens (so £1.50 each), with alcoholic drinks costing 3 tokens and soft drinks 2 tokens each. So quite expensive really.

J.

Went for a charity boxing match. The venue was great. We was ring side and the View was good and we was towards the back. The commentator how ever was a little annoying. Was like he was taking the p*so out of the boxers who have worked very hard training for this. Everyone did a great job at the event at croud control. Was a lovely night

S.

Went to watch White Collar Boxing. Massive warehouse type building on a tucked-away site. Really good venue, usual expensive drinks and food. Would go again though.

F. M.

Lovely time here had everything near by toilets thr azwl n kids just love it

J. T.

Great location for gigs and raves etc as it's in the middle of an industrial estate so no issues with noise, also a decent amount of parking space available which was great. The only thing that I would add is that when the raves are on it would be good to have a seating area - there's plenty of room

P. D.

Strange place to visit down a back street of a massive industrial park. But otherwise a good events centre.

R. F.

Went for comic con. It was an unusually hot day and it was very warm indoors.

l. g.

Always fun. Bit cold inside. Usual tickets for drinks. But Always great evening!

M. A.

Attended "For the love of Horror " con.... it was amazing so many stalls, food vans,cosplay and amazing guests .The atmosphere was fantastic and the people who attended were so nice. Security and the Monopoly Events were all so polite and considerate they made the event run smoothly. They day before I heard there were long queues but they had ironed the issues out and we got in quickly. One issue was parking as the one used previously was flooded and it was stressful trying to find a space. This did not stop us from enjoying the day and booking again for next year .

B. C.

Super night at the Manchester Made Me Funky!

S. S.

Nice venue but the gents area was not so good too dark.

S. K.

Pillows are really hard. Staff is very friendly! Croissants are amazing! Unfortunately they don't prepare enough Croissants. Tea selection great too. The rest of the breakfast was sub par for me though

R. S.

Great venue for shows, lots of room And good shows put on.

f.

Plenty of parking we visited for Comicon it was a good day

C. C.

Really good experience here. Visited for #90sbabypop only down side was there wS on seating and the tickets didn't even say it was standing only. But overall it was a good night reliving our childhood songs. Very is to find as long as you have the right address. I say that because I ended up going to Manchester exhibition centre which is in the centre. But once we had found the venue it was a piece of cake to find. It seemed a bit weird to start with walking into a metal shed but once music started it ended up being a good night. Traffic coming out wasn't as bad as I found it would be. Was a bit of pain when you have taxis trying to get right to the venue to pick there fairs up but also blocking the road so you and others can't get home. Car park is free of charge but first come first served basis

K. O.

Hotter than the sun....if you are going....even a t-shirt is too much

A.

Good as we were in the Vic part, but stupid idea with tickets for drinks. We didn't drink and it was 20.00 for 10 tickets..... it cost 4 tickets for 2 pints of Coke which was 8.00. Disgusting price. Need to sort the pricing out. Think someone said it was 2 or 3 tickets for a can of dark fruits. Which would again be either 4.00 or 6.00. Not sure but just extortionate prices. Prices are enough to pay for concerts. Very hot in there so needed drinks. Rip off for the drinks for sure.

D.

Went for a boxing charity evening. Very organised and disciplined. Worth going to support these unprofessionals who decide to go thru 8wks of training before been put in a ring. This particular evening raised 12k. Well done to all concerned.

c. s.

Been here this evening and we had fun my kids really enjoyed it not alot for older kids but my 13teen year old still went on the rides and enjoyed him self nothing negative to say it was a treat before Christmas as long as they had fun I'm happy.

B. X.

Winter Funland - doesnt look too big however it genuinely does take 4 hours to complete all the rides and circus. 1 food stall and no vegetarian options bar chips! Id suggest taking food and snacks from home. Every fairground ride u can think off however the trampoline on bungee cords was NOT inc and a further £5. Balloons were £10, i mean come on. Ice creams £4 and donuts £6. Take cash bcz cash machines charge an extra £3! All in all a good day.

J. G.

Left a disposal camera there whilst off my chops at a rave there in the late 90's. If found for the love of God don't get it developed! My now early 40's self doesn't need to be seeing what I probably looked like hahaha!

M. C.

It was a indoor fair ground. All the rides you see in the summer but with a roof over them. Kids loved it and the grinch was a nice touch... bit expensive but when you go the fair in the summer you probably spend more....

L. G. (. G.

Usually very reasonably priced events, parking is an issue for popular events having to park on streets and walk in and wi-fi coverage in the hall needs improving for exhibitors, some had to leave their stalls to get coverage to take payment

L. “. C.

Same as always. Disability provisions are still sub-par, but everything else does what it says on the tin.

K. F.

Fantastic venue, always a good night out. Love this place holds special memories.

B. W.

Awesome evening watching the Ultimate White Collar Boxing 🥊

J. E.

Great venue. Went there for a music festival.

A. T. j.

We had a really good time at the sidewinder event deffo will b going again

A. E.

Fantastic venue, but no parking.

D. P.

Great place only downside food a bit pricey

e. b.

Large open space great for exhibitions

c. c.

The absolute 80s with Sara Cox was fab. Not much in the way of covid safe !! No showing proof of lateral flow test and no soap in the toilets. But it was a brilliant night nevertheless.

I. P.

2nd time here in 3 years for The Love of Horror exhibition. Well organised from parking to getting inside and being inside. Security staff very helpful and event staff likewise. Already looking forward to 2022 events.

A. N.

Fantastic Vegan festival. There were lots of stalls, a good choice of food stalls, and very friendly people. Had a great day looking around.

M. J. J. (.

Had lots of fun with some of the old skool legendary artists like Rozella, Sonique, Baby D and Scott Bond. Great staff, especially in the Green Room bar.. Amazing space with a fantastic sound system. Security were friendly and professional too.. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🎵🎧

B. H.

all good, had a great time especially in the acid house section with stu allen

C. H.

Amazing different events all the time had the best nights and the best memories .

M. P.

Concert night was hectic Manchester reggae Festival, easy to find in Trafford Park, free parking drinks to pricey food so, so depends on venue. Toilets small & cramped disabled toilets OK wheelchair access

D. D.

It gets hot there the place is desparate need of air conditioning

C. A.

Bit of a trek to get to from Manchester City centre and snaking through the venue. No stating of using vouchers for drinks and staff not knowledgeable at all. VIP area could be a bit more obvious instead of thinking just get to the front.

B. U.

Nice big arena. No feeling claustrophobic during to laxmck of space. Could do with having electric points in the floor as I nearly fell over cable cover

C. F.

Went here for a concert with was 🔥🔥 no long queues, security were attentive and done a good job, the show was amazing. Am not keen on the buying tokens to buy drinks seems long winded but that service was fairly fast. The drinks were good too slush vodka, pink gin etc the only x2 things I'd say were an issue were the scousers fighting and parking is limited

L. J.

Great place for a large event venue or even a smaller one. This place has a reputation as a great dance event venue but it's also brilliant for conventions and expos etc as well. Can get a little chilly in the winter but they do try and warm the place with spade heaters so not too bad.

S. W.

Went to a Zumba event here and it was brilliant. So much room. I wound definitely recommend coming here.

M. H.

Visited for Festival of the Dead. Lots of available parking, great show. The bars didn't have rip-off prices, either.

J. C. (.

It's a good exhibition centre just no where to sit when there is a rave on.

N. F.

Attended for Manchester halal food festival. A let down.

P. M.

Great venue for a comic-con or similar event. Place is huge so there was loads of room for stands and staging area. Car parking was very limited though and beyond the allocated parking it's a case of trying your luck on the roads of the industrial estate. This can mean you have quite a walk to the venue which isn't ideal if it's bad weather. There was a little cafe onsite selling hot snacks and drinks. This seems fine but avoid the chips... like rubber. All in all a good venue though.

A. A. M. (. M.

These guys are great... Always have lots of events going on from Halloween scare-fests to car shows and even the occasional comicon style event however my favourite by far is the Sunday market which i attend regularly every week. I have got so many bargains from here its unreal. Great place to come if you want to find household things for a fraction of the price you'd see online

C. G.

The Northern Vegan Festival was held here, which was AMAZING. Venue very spacious and warm despite the snow outside.

V. V.

a very good place to shop for many brands

J. S.

Brilliant weekend at the For The Love of Horror Convention. Amazing, helpful and friendly staff. Lost a star as the carpark is like a building site.

R. C.

Attend convention every October and always find the place easy to access with disabilities, staff all friendly and happy to help where they can, only a small venue which is good!

D. M. K.

The place looked a bit like someones huge garage but they managed to keep it nice and warm despite it being a cold day. It has plenty of parking space outside just for the people joining the event. We went for the chocolate festival and the children really enjoyed it! Perhaps a bit tricky to find without GPS, till we arrived we kept wondering if we're at the right place. It looks more like a warehouse from the outside (probably used to be a warehouse). Would visit again if an interesting event came up.

L. E.

Came here for the Love of Horror convention. Great host and the Cantina was impressive! However feel like caterers in the car park not being able to sell soft drinks isn't right. Also the stock levels for the bar and cafe was poor.

T. A.

Great place, only downside is lack of parking for larger events like "for the love of horror" but great venue

D. B.

Great venue, love the madchester tribute festivals.

S. M.

Visited for festival of the dead. Easy to access massive warehouse that's not too far out of Manchester. Lots of events held here

L. S.

We visited the For The Love of Horror convention. The event was great. Venue mostly ok except the ladies toilets werent great. One of the taps was missing on the wall, but fixed later. No hangers on back of doors for belongings and there was water all over the worktops

L. B.

Fantastic outbreak festival over the last weekend

S. W.

Absolutely fantastic atmosphere for those who have never been to a WCB event. I personally think it was brilliant!10/10🥊

S. R.

It's a good place, went here to see For the love of horror convention which was fantastic, I personally found it a little tricky to find seeing as it's in the maze that is Trafford park.

M. B.

Excellent location for the halal food festival

J. C.

A bit in the middle of nowhere , but a good venue.

S. D.

Spectacular what more can i say (enjoy)

N. D.

The Winter Funland that's there is really good for young children good choice of rides. The building is very clean but the food is over priced

K. H.

A great little venue gets extremely busy good environment and atmosphere, shame of the current restrictions but still able to enjoy your time there.

A. R.

Much busier outdoor market than expected and a lot of the stalls were selling out early (particularly of the food) but lovely weather and was good to get out and do a bit of artisan shopping

L. A. C.

Been here a few times for different events and always had fun. Although parking is often a problem, but you can park at Trafford centre and walk round

F. B.

Been to a couple of Monopoly events here, it's a big old space!

K. C.

Great night for 90s baby place is like a sweat box tho men on the doors were pretty rude but overall had fun

M. E.

Great venue for all kinds of events. Large car park, lots of loos but finding the place should be made easier. More signage please! It's tucked in a side street by the landmark Guardian building. Can't miss that at least.

G.

Fantastic 80s night with friends 🤩 Absolutely disgusted with the price of drinks £5 for a can of Fosters £7 for Gin & Coke = rip off.....felt robbed for a can 😂 Don't think we'll ever visit again 🤑

r. s.

A reasonable sized exhibition centre with multiple rooms. Ample parking available for the event.

I. H.

Catering is poor and generally left to whoever hires the centre. Toilets are adequate but many of the cubicle locks in the Ladies toilets didn't work. Accessible toilets weren't with the others in the hall used by the event I visited and were hard to find.

B. c.

You need to wear extra socks cos its freezing and order 3 drinks at a time, to keep you going while you wait for your drink to come. Which is £4 for a can. Getting a taxi home is also a ball ache, but still a good venue. Always have a good night, no matter what I'm there for.

M. W.

Went here to to merle Mania the place is great location and a good size for the venue 👍

B. K.

Very good experience and atmosphere

A. G.

Awesome night at Manchester Adored. Great venue

k. h.

Love Bowlers so much, so many great memories from the past and I love still being a part of it ❤ the owners are absolute legends , they work so hard to keep coming up with new ideas and innovations , well done guys , cant wait to get to one of your awesome events 👏💙😀❤ big love 😎🤘🥳

A. A. M.

It was a great event but not a great venue. We were at a convention on one side of centre. On the other side there was an amature boxing match. The two halves were only separated by a curtain 😐 which kept getting pushed into our area. The area around the toilets was dirty and smelled of sewage. When we came to leave the car park was littered with bottles and cans left everywhere by the boxing fans. The event was excellent (thanks to the event organisers) but BEC needs to find a better way to split the venue if two very different events are held at the same time.

E. E.

Attended 90s baby pop on 18/09/2021, brilliant event. Air con would help the venue massively though!!

J. S.

Fantastic atmosphere great music and awesome DJ extremely good night, very spacious and good parking

D. M.

I enjoyed my recent visit up there barring the rain. Went to the sidewinder event which I fully enjoyed, the staff were good people, the management are good people.

J. S.

Easy to access of motorway, small car park. Toilets quite run down and in need of maintenance.

S. B.

went to see the Manchester bands, the night was brilliant fantastic atmosphere, loved the appy mundays tribute band , as good as the real band they looked and sounded fantastic, rowetta was amazing, plenty of food available great fair and no problems with queues. look forward to going to octoberfest next year.

K. F.

Bought back a few memories from when I was a raver

J. P.

I love this venue with it being close to all hotels at a price to suit your pocket. Security are on the ball but courteous. If you are attending this venue and are thinking of staying in the area for the night book your hotel early if manchester united are at home as their stadium is only a stones throw away from Bowlers Exhibition centre

N. G.

I love coming back from I events held here. The venue is perfect, spacious, the bars are well stocked. I'll always come back if I know they're doing something

B. c.

Comic con 80s and 90s was Brill

J. H.

my cousin kids had they dad Tommy Steven Henry Funeral there.didnt know how Big place was . Beautiful place Lovely staff.

B. B.

Fantastic place. Always lots on.

S. A.

Make sure you pre book a taxi home, it's miles from any public transport... Fab venue though...

D. B.

Great Venue for Comic Con

L. B.

Good facilities and plenty of parking.

N. S.

It's a great venue, easy to get to and plenty of park at and near by.

S. R.

White Collar Fighters boxing match for charity. What a night! And extremely lovely staff behind the bar. Thank you.

M.

Huge venue, plenty of room and great events always on. Car park could do with some new tarmac. Pot holes are the size of meteor craters!

C. M.

OK not too bad

A. B.

There for an old skool evening, and was nearly as good as back in the day. They do know how to put on a good event there.

K. K.

Visited for Festival of the Dead, it was brilliant. Only down side, queue for toilets is horrendous when busy.

c. r.

Only been once, it was to a car boot sale. Plenty of car parking spaces. Indoor has a large open plan area with plenty of stalls, toilet facilities & lots of low end goods for sale.

W. G.

Been many times to Madchester, Adored & Octoberfest I also. Great music & Atmosphere.

A. C.

Easy to find, good parking (overnight in van). Halls were big & cold though, even for a music festival. Overall, an ok venue.

T. B. P.

Good parking close to everything like hotels. Good fun in the space bar. Easy to get to via motorways. New tram station almost ready

k. g.

I dropped of and picked up my daughter and a friend from the Manchester reggae festival and she said it was brilliant

D. G.

Went to reggae festival which was brilliant, the staff at the venue were great in regards to helping.

J.

Great venue, lots of rides for the children, food and drink available 😀

M. M.

Bowlers has always been a great place. It's home to massive rave events back in the day. Always a pleasure to visit. Something for everyone!

L. D.

Well organised event. Went to the 90s baby dance event. Good facilities.

G. N.

Absolutely amazing time wh never I’ve been, See all kinds of entertainment here,,you name it it’s here,, But guys,,sort the parking out,,every single time I call I’m burning file waiting in a long line of traffic,when we live in the 21st century & you still can not figure how to keep the flow of traffic in a orderly flowing manner,,PLEASE TELL THE LEFT HAND WHAT THE RIGHT HAND IS DOING ffs This alone fills me & many others that I engaged with in conversation as we was forced to perambulate to Bowlers, Feel free to disagree,I welcome anyone to disagree,,,have a cracking night out,enjoy xxpeace & lovexx

L. O.

Went to For The Love of Sci-fi event here. Great space, well used, could do with better parking but overall a great experience

J. M.

Large exhibition hall not ideally suited to live music and very poorly provided with ladies toilets. Event was pretty good on the whole though.

M. F.

Decent size place, ok layout...abysmal food from the cafe by the stairs. The Star Wars cantina bar earned it the higher star rating.

A. M.

absolutely brilliant very well organised had a great night at the reggie festival

N. T.

Great venue, attended twice already, one for the Festival of the dead and and a second for the Chocolate festival. Had a fab time in both occasions. Highly recommended

M. H.

Great day my first comic con since covid 3rd time at for the love of horror

T. L.

Large exhibition/ conference center. Went for the chocolate festival. Bit disappointed that there was not more things about chocolate. Like chocolate making and the history of chocolate. Plenty of things for children to do, with the inside funfair. But that's not we went for.

A. T.

The atmosphere and experience was brilliant, the only issue was having to buy drinks tokens and pay for the activities after us paying for the tickets, what was the point of the ticket when your having to pay extra on top of it all

h. “. 7.

We had a great time at the For The Love Of Horror convention.

P. W.

Great venue with tons of space. It just needs cleaning up and a lick if paint

P. S.

Very Spacious had a great time at a past con. Kinda stuffy if it's got a lot of people though

G.

Attended for the For The Love of Horror event, Great venue size and facilities 🖤🔪

P. T.

Visited the M. N. W. car show. Absolutely brilliant.

C. H.

fabulous day and night venue is fabulous.

S. D.

Wicked venue great night out

R. W.

Very messy outside and a poorly organised event.

M. C.

Good event space but wish they had an ATM machine at least as that would be very helpful and convenient. There is step free/ disabled access.

J. M.

A versatile space, been there many times of the years, various things from boxing shows, to gigs, food festivals to meet n greets...

P. C.

I work next door at Lindab. Not been to bowler s for ages. Last time I did a car boot about 5 yes ago

F. A.

Don't be confused by the name, there is not a gala of professional bowing athletes taking place here... see website for details to avoid disappointment.

J. L.

Roof is a bit high for bands. Lose some of the atmosphere

m. d.

Felt like a cow at auction but was a decent venue

M. B.

Wicked venue absolutely had thr best night at sidewinder

J. F.

Fantastic venue for event's an cons some staff difficult but all in all great place for cons an event but be aware phone connections are limited

E. H.

Brilliant venue / event staff, great staff also (^_^)

M. D.

easy to get to friendly staff

m. r.

I went here as a raver ,and now I go for cons , equally full of nutters and I love it

N. T.

The space for the awakening was really good, the food could do with a reevaluation as it's a bit pricey for the quality.

S. C.

Always loved Bowlers, Awesome Venue

S. K.

A fun place to hold events. Lots of space and pelnty do do at the event. I attended a comic con there it was brilliant!

1. C. 3. M.

Attended for a bareknuckle event. Venue is very well suited for combat sports. Plenty of free parking.

C. W.

Went to the Love of scifi event. Was a little overpriced and not much there. Just seemed like a massive overpriced market

P. M.

Good place but needs air con. Couldn't breath

M. W.

Awesome place for Outbreak

P. E.

Very good venue, large car park, but can be a bit tricky to find, I drove past it 1st time.

M. W.

Great venue for music. Not too big and more personal. 3 bars.

S. B.

2nd year year for Manchester reggae festival. Great venue.

r. s.

Not a bad venue the heating could do with upgrading though but otherwise a nice little venue

S.

Manchester adored was boss , great place for gigs / festivals.

K. S.

Well organised and set up, had fab night

p.

Went for sidewinder! Banging night!

R. G.

love it chocolate festival was amazing little expensive to buy in there but the entertainment was excellent and all staff happy to help and extra friendly

A. B.

Large soulless metal barn. Also not well lit so was a bit gloomy for vegan festival I went to. Needs brightening up!

s. b.

Went to a white collar fight night. Place was rocking great staff big venue worth a visit

A. O.

Had a fab night the boxing was a great experience.

R. R.

Great vegan event. Loved it

a. a. b.

Not a bad.. But I has grab a Powerbank brand only £6..

S. C.

Great place for music and all events.

K. T.

Went to take my daughter for Comicon She loved it! Expecially the retro gaming.. It took me back.

M. L.

Good venue been to a few events that have been held there.

A. T.

Attended and took part in a white collar boxing event here great atmosphere and staff.

M. T.

Been to a few events here and it's a large venue doing quite a few conventions for film & TV

T. J.

80s comic con was awesome. Shame the merch didn't reflect the even but other than that it was fab

A. O.

10/10 loved it little small but all depends on the exhibition that's on

C. H.

For the love of horror was great, staff were brilliant

b. m.

It's very cold inside.

J. G.

Loved it had one of the best nights

A. R. J.

One of the best places I've ever been on a Saturday night

C. P.

Fab day here for 80's day

G. C.

Looks like a great venue. Access could be a problem but to a major one.

M.

Car boot sale has finally restarted. Always worth a look.

n. i.

Best private owned gym around. Bobbie joe is a great guy.

B. S.

Great venue Plenty to do on party nights big car park.

M.

Had an awesome night here for btid, loads of facilities and pretty huge place

M. W.

I did enjoy the ufo show and the food was very reasonable in cafe.

P. M.

Many venue held here. Needs a little renovation but good to go to

J. H.

You can find various treasures on Sunday car boot, toilets and coffee shop are good.

M. N.

Fab festival nice and spacious just not enough toilet facilities

D. W.

Watching bare knuckle boxing. Great venue plenty parking. Food on site

A. K.

Nice venue. Location is a little strange and there is a data blockout almost though.

F. R.

Very good location for exhibition centre, the only issue is temperature inside as was very cold

J. S.

Had a great night at the Manchester Adored Circus.

I. I.

Awsome experience big venue and staff are very helpful would definitely recommend

c. m.

Great venue, good value drinks

R. D.

Not what was expected but kids had a good time!

J. R.

Great staff and good for events

B. T.

Nice location's for big party and plenty of parking spaces

K. T.

I came here to attend a btid event zombination, massive place, great place for a rave

P. C.

Good experience here worth going at least once to see one of the white collar events

G. D.

Parking is a joke 1 in 1 out was sat in traffic 45 mins.you get in the cafe in there is so so expensive london prices

k. o.

Brilliant night watching ubkb, highly recommended

K. H.

Had so much fun at for the love of Sci fi so many things to do

T. D.

Excellent staff, fantastic events go above and beyond for the customer

D. M.

Mates son was boxing there good bar staff and facilities

D. J.

The venue is great the event not so much

C. O.

What can I say bowlers = life top place

P. B.

Great centre love of horror there is amazing

M. H.

Top quality 90s dance night! 👌👌

A. B.

Christmas carnival..kids really enjoyed it...

M. R.

Fab night. Perfect venue.

s. y.

Top venue for events like comic cons. Spacious.

C. C.

I used to go to bowlers in the 90's it was the best place in the country for ravers 👍

R. A.

Great events

L. F.

Went to the Scifi convention for the 5th year running. Awesome

D. B.

Brilliant

B. C.

Great venue. Brilliant convention. The loos aren't great tho!

K. G.

Absolutely wonderful venue for the entrepreneur in you

R. V. w.

Awesome place. If you never been! You need to go..

R. H.

it was oright, nice place depends what you go see.

G. W.

Great day out 👍👍👍

D. D.

Excellent venue for gigs and conventions. Plenty parking.

R. D.

Love the sci-fi com will be returning to the horror on. Great please

C. G.

Meh. Glad we got there when we did. Parking was becoming an issue.

K. T.

Venue is ok. Parking is very limited. Very limited food selection.

U. A. M.

This is a proper car boot market but tends to be a lot of clothing on for sale In the last few years

D. M.

Excellent car boot every Sunday, well worth a visit

J. D. I.

Sickkk

P. H.

Great place, watched the boxing had a good night.

C.

Great space but so cold. Wrap up warm.

P. H.

Not good very dark gloomey washroom facilities are problem wasnt keen at all

M. W.

Great day out

K. P.

Best night ever

J.

To many people is the venue, very cramp

C. T.

It was a good event

R.

Czme to sidewinder nice place for events

S. Q.

One way system and token service is annoying should have an app you can top up by now

f.

Amazing time at the Cantina escape room. We cracked it with seconds to go.

L. C.

Great time music smiling happy people

D.

Watched a charity boxing match was really good night

K. H.

Prices are high and security is shocking

C. L.

A great 80s night, just loved the Waltzes

A. S.

Nice space

R. S.

Car boot on Sunday really busy great

S. M.

Was ok Sidewinder have no idea what oldskool rave is!

I. S.

Manc Cheese Fest. Delicious Poutine from Blue Caribou!!

S. P.

Loved it x

W. M.

Always lots of things going on! Great place!!

J. K.

It was excellent but let down but the toilets

J. S.

Good place son won his boxing match 🥊🥊🥊

p. d.

Fantastic night at BTID ZN!!

p. f.

Best party night in Manchester.

M. R.

Always give great entertainment here

g. d.

Not the best for an indoor car boot sale and cafe is very expensive

S. 8.

Love this place so many memories

K. Q.

Fantastic night at Manchester Adored...

S. E.

This place used to be huge, but over the years many traders have moved on.

C. P.

Great Music. Great Views

M. R.

Events are well organised

J. P. 2.

Great night will be going again soon

F. C. C.

Awesome

B. B.

Well worth going to the bike fest.

A. M.

FTLOSF - Best Sci Fi convention in the UK

J. G.

Great events take place here, ...xx

V. J. H. L.

❤

D. P.

This place is great been here twice now for cons

D. o. g.

Very large very good but in a remote location

Y. B.

Had a great day at the cheese fest .

M. K.

A great venue for conventions and festivals

e. b.

Fantastic venue and staff

L. S.

Yes big and roomy

C. C.

Great

D. W.

Went to comicon had trouble finding it not very well signposted

K. K.

Amazing night

B. R.

Large open space but a bit lacking otherwise

J. W.

Always pleasant staff on here

K. S.

Went to car boot for first time, was a bit disappointed

n. d.

Best place to host an event in manchester

m. m.

Brilliant

B. T.

Awesome

c. j.

Well organized horror convention.

D. M.

Excellent venue

t. p.

Many good fights at COW

P. V.

Fantastic allround great staff very helpful

K. G. S.

Ok

A. O.

So lovely

J. J.

Sunday car boot. Can find everything and nothing 😂

C. H.

Best place for events

M. W.

I met jon bernthal says it all

R. H.

Ub40 were brilliant

L. D.

It was not to bad just slow

S. T.

Cold uninviting warehouse I visited for a Cheese Festival

N.

loved it especially nephews and nieces

S. B.

Went with the partner here to helloween party

P. W.

Always good for the Sunday carboot

s. d.

For the Love of Sci Fi, awesome

C. C.

Hard to get to it, but in the end had a fab day

D. K.

Almost every Sunday carboot madness !!!

c. e.

Cracking car boot on Sundays

M. N.

Had a great day

S. L.

Lighting poor and chilly.

S. H.

Enjoyed my time here

L. W.

Modified North West meet here was ace.

N. H.

Great night😍 Madchester in Wonderland!

D. H.

Great experience.

L.

Great place for a social gathering

M. S.

Brilliant place

d. j.

Run out of beer hour in to event

D. L.

Don't judge a warehouse by its cover

P. H.

Decent place.

P. W.

What a laugh great place

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