Coronation Street Fans Rejoice: Visitor Centre is Now Open at MediaCity in Greater Manchester

ITV's Coronation Street is set to unveil its brand new 16,500 sq ft, purpose-built Visitor Centre and Event Space in MediaCity, Greater Manchester. After months of construction, the new building is now open to the public and promises to be an amazing experience for all Coronation Street fans!

The new building features a café, ITV shop, 64-seater cinema, Corrie exhibition floor, and three conference and event spaces (The Inkerman, Rosamund, and Viaduct Suites) that can accommodate up to 150 people, with additional outside space also available for hire from April 2023.

Speaking about the new building, ITV’s Director of Workplace Services & Estates, Ian Jones, said: “The ability to create this kind of space as a live viewer experience, as well as for our own business use, is brilliant. We have designed it as a multi-purpose building giving us the flexibility to not only host events for ITV, including the programme’s story conferences, but also hire out to other businesses and individuals whilst also being home to our Tour’s guests.”

James Penfold, Controller Commercial, Global Entertainment, ITV Studios, also expressed his excitement: “The Coronation Street Tours began in 2018 and we now welcome up to 1200 visitors a day, seeing the building come to fruition is a great start to another bumper year. We can now bring guests to the home of their favourite show in style, alongside giving them the ability to see even more in the exhibition area, have a cup of tea and a light lunch and of course visit the gift shop to purchase some unique ITV merchandise”.

The building is set to have a formal opening this Spring, so make sure to mark your calendars, Coronation Street fans! The new Visitor Centre and Event Space promises to be an exciting experience with plenty of opportunities to explore and learn more about the iconic soap opera.

You can book tickets for Coronation Street The Tour at www.coronationstreettour.co.uk.