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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Jenna Campbell

The hidden courtyard café that's 'Altrincham's best kept secret'

If you’ve ever had a mooch around Altrincham on a Saturday morning, it’s likely you’ll have paid a visit to the town’s market quarter. Whether it’s vintage fashion and furniture, or home and garden inspiration you’re after, the market’s independent traders have every base covered.

Located next to the much-loved Market House, home to several independent food operators including Honest Crust wood fired pizza, Tender Cow and Reserve Wines, it makes for quite the day out. And it was within the market area that VH Interiors, specialists in vintage homeware, first opened in 2015.

Launched by Steven Sherratt and Gareth Wilkins, the shop became a go-to for vintage and reclaimed homeware, plus the all-important knick-knacks and one-off finds that help transform a house into home. Despite their success at the market, the pandemic made them reassess what they wanted to do as a business, leading them to move permanently to their showroom, The Hive, over by Navigation Road tram stop.

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