Shopping
If you like to shop Trafford has a range of experiences. Enjoy a relaxing but stylish potter around up market Hale Village with its wide selection of independents. Join us in re-discovering Altrincham, a market town re-inventing itself for the 21st century, here The Stamford Quarter is home to some major high street brands whilst small independents can be found clustered just off the main roads, try Goose Green, The Downs, King’s Court and Oxford Road.
Sale is lucky to have The Bridgewater Canal running through the centre providing a popular spot when you are ready to take a break from shopping. The Square shopping centre is at the hub of Sale’s thriving town centre, but a couple of our favourite specialists are just a short walk away. Artisan on (Tatton Rd) a stained glass studio have original works available and underake bespoke commissions, and the Vintage Wireless Company a haven for enthusiasts searching for domestic radios, gramophones, phonographs, telephones, and radios for most classic cars!
If your preference is for everything under one roof you cannot beat the stylish Trafford Centre with over 280 stores and a host of leisure activities, just across the road and linked buy a glazed bridge the newly opened Barton Square offers everything for the home. For those with an active lifestyle a hop skip and a jump from the Trafford Centre sits Chill Factore whose Alpine Village offers kit for some serious outdoor activities.
With Strictly Season now underway look no further than Sarajoy in Sale and Fit to Dance in Altrincham from the basic essentials for beginners to glorious gowns for serious amateurs and professionals.
We’ve highlighted some of the best and most distinctive shopping here at Visit Trafford but for comprehensive detail of what’s available each town centre has its own web site.