Altogether Otherwise is home to a huge array of clubs that anyone can join. From wool weaving to gardening to cooking to pottery – and best of all, they’re free.

Step inside and you’ll find different rooms and spaces that are constantly evolving to keep things interesting. It’s a melting pot for ideas, creativity, making things and meeting folk. You can even start your own club.

But the important thing about Altogether Otherwise is they believe in DIY, shared endeavour and, importantly, fun. And there’s plenty of that to be had.

Coming up

  • EVENING GARDENING CLUB

    Altogether Otherwise 6-10 Hanover Street, NOMA,, Manchester, United Kingdom
    Come along every Tuesday evening to potter around in our community garden.

    Come along every Tuesday evening to potter around in our community garden.

    Anything gardening related - you name it, we probably do it.


    Altogether Otherwise is a place where things always happen. Where making, doing, and shared endeavour are all part of the fun. We run workshops, create things, and keep the Hobby House buzzing with activity. No end goals, no pressure, just a space to tinker, try, and enjoy the simple joy of doing.

    Free
  • EAT THE FROG – Run Club

    EAT THE FROG – Run Club
    Altogether Otherwise 6-10 Hanover Street, NOMA,, Manchester, United Kingdom

    Join Eat The Frog for your midweek 5k round the city and after run beverage in the Altogether Otherwise garden.

  • DO NOTHING CLUB

    Altogether Otherwise 6-10 Hanover Street, NOMA,, Manchester, United Kingdom
    Sit quietly for 45 minutes. No phones, no pressure, no breakthroughs. Just boredom.

    No breathing techniques.
    No new ways of sitting.
    No subtle manoeuvres.
    Nothing.

    Meeting in silence isn’t a new idea. But we aren’t sitting for mindfulness, or for art, or for spiritual improvement. We’re just sitting. It’s going to be boring. A little boredom is good for you - and it’s increasingly hard to come by.

    We’ll sit down.
    A couple of minutes to arrive.
    Phones off.

    We’ll sit quietly for 45 minutes. If you need to leave, you can. No pressure. At the end, there’s no debrief. No revelations. You just get up and carry on with your day.

    Hope that’s OK with you.

    Free

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Location

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6-10 Hanover St, Manchester M4 4BB

Located in Avery, a formally a disused printing house on Hanover Street, Altogether Otherwise has transformed the space in Manchesters first ever Hobby House!

Start a club

The important thing about Altogether Otherwise is that we believe in DIY, shared endeavor and fun. If you can’t find a club you want to join, why not start one?

Enquire about starting a club