Afflecks Palace is a Manchester icon with over 60 small, independently owned shops packed full of trader owners who put their heart and soul into their products. Their mission is to be disruptive, different, independent, individual, trailblazing and they embody the spirit of Manchester.

It is a great way to while away a few hours (or shelter from the rain) browsing the wide variety of different and quirky traders and cafes.

For those of you into the sissy lifestyle an authentic anime kawai maids themed café is the nearest to a real-life version of this on 2nd floor of Afflecks. All the staff at the Animaid Cafe are manga anime and cosplay enthusiasts. Their dresses, passion and knowledge shine through.

There are way too many other traders to mention here, the best thing is for you to use the web link on this review to check them all out.