A podcast studio
one direct train
from Stockport
Northern run Stockport to Altrincham in about sixteen minutes on the Mid-Cheshire line. Or drive the A560. Multi-camera 4K, broadcast audio and the full edit, from £198.
This is the one most people do not know about. The Mid-Cheshire line runs direct from Stockport to Altrincham in about sixteen minutes, no changes, and then it is a four minute cab. If you drive it is nine to thirteen miles depending on your route, twenty to thirty minutes, and you can avoid the M60 entirely by taking the A560 through Cheadle and Timperley.
Stockport is making things again.
Most of it is unrecorded.
Stockport Exchange filled up with employers. The Underbanks went from boarded shutters to independents and film crews. There is a creative campus in the Old Town backed by real money. A lot of that story is being told in press releases rather than in anyone's own voice.
That is a shame, because Stockport founders tend to be good on camera. There is a directness to how people here talk about their business that reads very well in long form video.
The studio is in Bowdon, and the useful bit is that Stockport is one of the few places around Manchester with a direct train to Altrincham. Sixteen minutes, no changes, roughly hourly. Leave the car, do the session, be back for the afternoon.
You need no equipment. Book two hours, turn up, and talk. Three cameras, broadcast microphones and lighting are set before you arrive, a videographer and a sound technician stay with you throughout, and the edit comes back inside three working days. If you want to sanity check the idea first, take fifteen free minutes.
Why it is worth
crossing the borough
Stockport has recording studios of its own. Most of them are built for music. Here is what a purpose built video podcast facility adds.
Built for talking heads
Three camera angles, eye lines that work, lighting designed for two or three people in conversation. Not a live room with a microphone dragged into it.
The edit is included
Colour grade, angle cuts and audio clean-up in the price. A music studio will hand you stems. You leave here with a finished episode.
You can actually park
Free parking on site, right by the door, which is not something the Underbanks can promise you on a Saturday.
Crew stay in the room
A videographer and a sound technician for the whole session, so you are thinking about the conversation rather than the levels.
Three sets, one rate
Studio One, the White Studio and Studio Platinum, all at the same price, and you can shoot across more than one in a longer booking.
Batch it and go home
Four hours is £498 and most people get four episodes out of it. One train, one afternoon, a month of content.
See the room
before you get the train
A short tour of the three studios in Bowdon, sixteen minutes along the Mid-Cheshire line.
Sixteen minutes,
then somebody else
does the hard part
Direct train, or the A560
Sixteen minutes from Stockport to Altrincham with no changes, then a short cab. Driving is twenty to thirty minutes and you can dodge the M60 completely.
Pick your room
Three sets in the building. Clean white for corporate, Platinum for something with more character, Studio One for a straight conversation.
Record with crew present
Cameras, lights and broadcast audio are rigged before you walk in. A videographer and a sound technician stay in the room for the whole booking.
Edited and clipped, three days
Colour grade, angle cuts, audio clean-up and short vertical versions, all inside the session price and back with you inside three working days.
The train is
genuinely the
easy option
By train. Northern run Stockport to Altrincham direct on the Mid-Cheshire line in around sixteen minutes, roughly hourly, first departure just after six in the morning. From Altrincham it is a short taxi up to Bowdon.
Driving. The A560 runs Stockport, Gatley, Timperley and into Altrincham. Depending on the route it is somewhere between nine and thirteen miles, usually twenty to thirty minutes. The motorway alternative is the M60 to the M56 and off at junction 7.
Bus. The 370 and 371 run Stockport Interchange to Altrincham Interchange every half hour, around forty minutes end to end.
Where else
people travel from
Most bookings come from a twenty mile ring around Bowdon. If your town is not listed, it is almost certainly still an easy run.
Manchester, Altrincham, Sale and Wilmslow all have their own page. We also record regularly with people from Cheadle, Cheadle Hulme, Bramhall, Heaton Moor, Marple, Didsbury, Gatley and Hazel Grove.
See the three studios · What a studio really costs round here
Stockport has studios.
It does not have
this setup.
We are not going to pretend Stockport is short of creative space. It is one of the best places in Greater Manchester for it right now. What is harder to find is one booking that covers three sets, a two person crew in the room and the full edit, at a fixed hourly price with nothing added afterwards.
- A direct sixteen minute train, which is faster than most cross-town journeys inside Stockport itself
- Crew stay in the room the whole time, so nothing is self-operated
- Editing, colour grade and short-form clips included, never a separate invoice
- Free parking if you drive, and a route that avoids the M60 altogether
What it costs
4K multi-camera, broadcast audio, crew in the room and long-form editing, all included. Any of the three studios, same price.
Full breakdown on the pricing page, including editing tiers, short-form clips and monthly management.
Become our next
success story
Studio production with Morgan has changed how people see our brand.
The team made us feel welcome from the first minute, and the production quality speaks for itself.
The acoustics are exceptional. It sounds like a proper broadcast studio, because it is one.
Where Stockport
clients come from
Stockport questions
Is there really a direct train from Stockport?
Yes. Northern run Stockport to Altrincham on the Mid-Cheshire line with no changes, in about sixteen minutes, roughly once an hour. It is the easiest car-free route of anywhere we cover.
How long is the drive from Stockport?
Between nine and thirteen miles depending on whether you take the A560 through Gatley and Timperley or go round on the M60 and M56. Usually twenty to thirty minutes.
There are studios in Stockport already. Why come here?
Stockport has good recording studios, but most are built for music. This is a purpose built video podcast facility: three camera angles, sets designed for conversation, crew in the room, and the edit included rather than quoted separately.
Is there parking?
Yes, free and on site at Priory Farm, Priory Road, Bowdon, right next to the door.
Can I record several episodes in one trip?
That is what most people travelling in do. A four hour booking is £498 and comfortably produces four episodes, which works out cheaper per episode than coming back four times.
What is the address?
Priory Farm, Priory Road, Bowdon, Altrincham, WA14 3BT. Open Monday to Friday, 10am to 6pm. Call 07365 144548 if you need directions.
Which line is the direct train on?
The Mid-Cheshire line, Stockport to Altrincham, no changes. It is roughly sixteen minutes and runs about hourly, so it is worth checking the timetable before you book a session time.
Can I avoid the M60 if I drive?
Yes. The A560 through Cheadle and Timperley keeps you off the motorway completely. It is nine to thirteen miles depending on where in Stockport you start, usually twenty to thirty minutes.
Do you do business video as well as podcasts?
Regularly. A single two hour booking can produce a founder film, a set of customer testimonials and half a dozen short answer videos for the website, all edited and clipped.
How long until I get the files?
Three working days for the edited episode, including grade, cuts, audio clean-up and short vertical clips. Raw files are available on request.
Start a podcast
from Stockport
Book a session outright, or take fifteen free minutes first and we will work out the format before you spend anything.
Bowdon, Altrincham, WA14 3BT