I’d love to hear from:
You! I welcome all creative practices, photographers, filmmakers, health & wellbeing practices and independent or local businesses.
Our home attracts people looking for a beautiful space to host their photography sessions, film shoots, workshops and events.
The table can be taken out of the room in advance if you’d prefer floor space over table space, for a yoga class or sound bath for example.
I’m open to hearing your ideas & I’ll welcome and facilitate what you need if I can.
You may have held events or workshops before or this may be your first time. I welcome interest from everyone & I’d love to hear your ideas.
Please complete the form at the bottom of the page & I’ll be in touch.
About the Creative Space:
The room is on the first floor. There are three steps up into the house and a staircase up to the Creative Space. The room is 5m long x 4m wide x 3.15m high with Victorian wooden floorboards and two large sash windows which look out onto a beautiful beech tree.
There’s an open fire with a marble fire surround and mantlepiece. If you’d like a cosy fire, please include this in your booking request.
The large trestle table (96cm x 230cm) seats 8-10 people or 12 if you’re standing. Eight people have very generous spacing (3 each side of the table and one at each end) or ten people when two people sit at each end of the table.
The table can be taken out of the room in advance if you’d prefer floor space over table space, for a yoga class or sound bath for example.
There is a good wifi in the room.
We have a kettle, two cafetieres, mugs, milk jug, water jug, water glasses and side plates for refreshments available for use included in the fee.
Please provide your own tea, coffee, milk & refreshments.
The bathroom is on the second floor.
Are you interested in booking our house rather than just the Creative Space?
Where are we?
Our house is in Withington, south Manchester, we are two minutes walk from Wilmslow Road main bus route through south Manchester. For cyclists, we’re super close to the Fallowfield Loop linking Chorlton & Levenshulme. The closest tram stop is Burton Road in West Didsbury which is a 20-25 minute walk. There is free unrestricted parking on our road and on the adjacent streets.
Booking Fees:
A little about me & why I’d love to welcome you here:
I’m Rebecca & you may be wondering why I’d hire out part of our family home? For quite a few reasons really. My background is in the arts & I’m lucky to come from a supportive creative family. Creativity is deeply important to me & for a few years I had been thinking of ways to support art, craft & creative practices again and independent businesses now I’m no longer a Contemporary Art Curator. Opening my home to you is my way to support your business or creative practice.
I started Thistle & Wild Collections as a Designer Maker in 2015 and it later developed into Thistle & Wild Interior Design Studio and supporting independent and local businesses is very important to me.
Our home is a calm, restful place and it’s also a house that’s made to be filled with creative energy and to welcome people to soak it all up & host their group here.
If you’re interested in holding a workshop, event, shoot or meeting here, I’d love to hear from you.
A few things to keep in mind
All bookings are for adults only, please. Although we have had three child models and a dog ‘model’ here so you never know! If you have specific requirements for your shoot, please include this in your booking request.
You’ll need public liability insurance. Please send a copy of when we finalise your booking or prior to your ‘event’.
If your ‘event’ is ticketed, I am happy to share it on instagram stories and in my monthly journal if the timing aligns. You are responsible for promotion & bookings.
Creative Space Enquiry Form