A podcast studio
twenty minutes
from Wilmslow
Around eight miles up the A538 through Hale, or out to junction 7 of the M56. Multi-camera 4K, broadcast audio and the full edit, from £198, with free parking when you arrive.
One road does nearly all of it. The A538 runs from Wilmslow past Manchester Airport, through Hale and into Altrincham, and Bowdon is the next turn. Around eight miles and twenty minutes outside the school run. If you prefer motorway miles, join the M56 at junction 6 and come off at junction 7. Being straight with you, the train is not worth it: there is no direct line and the routed journey goes via Stockport and takes over an hour.
Wilmslow has the businesses.
It does not have the studio.
Bank Square and Grove Street are full of firms that should be publishing something. Financial services, law, property, recruitment, consultancy, a serviced office on every other door. What the town does not have, as far as we can find, is a dedicated video podcast studio.
That is the whole reason this page exists. You do not need to drive into Manchester, pay for a city centre car park and then discover the room you booked comes with a hard drive and a handshake. Twenty minutes the other way there is a purpose built facility with three sets, crew in the room and the edit already paid for.
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 finished episode comes back inside three working days.
If you are not sure the format is right yet, take fifteen free minutes first. If you want to plan a full season, that is consultancy at £99 an hour.
Why Wilmslow businesses
drive out here
We are honest about not being in town. Here is what you get for the twenty minutes.
You can actually park
Free parking on site, next to the door. Not Bank Square on a Thursday, and not four pounds an hour in a city centre multi-storey.
Three sets, one rate
Studio One, the White Studio and Studio Platinum. A professional services brand usually wants the clean white set. A founder story usually wants Platinum. You can use both in a longer booking.
The edit is included
Colour grade, angle cuts and audio clean-up are in the price, not a separate invoice from a freelancer three weeks later.
Crew stay in the room
A videographer and a sound technician for the whole session, so nobody in your team has to learn what a gain stage is.
Broadcast quiet
Acoustically treated rooms on a farm site. If your firm cares about sounding credible, this is the part that does it.
Easy for guests flying in
Manchester Airport is fifteen minutes from the studio and four miles from Wilmslow. If you are interviewing someone who is flying in, this is genuinely convenient for both of you.
See the room
before you make the drive
A short tour of the three studios in Bowdon, twenty minutes up the A538 through Hale.
Twenty minutes out,
a finished episode
three days later
Drive the A538, park for free
Past the airport, through Hale, into Bowdon. Twenty minutes on a normal morning. Park by the door at no cost, which is not a sentence you hear in Wilmslow.
Match the set to the brand
Professional services usually want the clean White Studio. Founders and challenger brands usually want Studio Platinum. You can use two sets inside one longer booking.
Record with a crew, not a checklist
Three cameras, broadcast microphones and lighting are already set. A videographer and a sound technician run the session so you are never operating anything.
Take the whole quarter away
A four hour batch day covers a quarter of episodes. Everything comes back graded, cut and clipped within three working days.
The A538
does most of the work
Driving. The A538 runs Wilmslow, past Manchester Airport, through Hale and into Altrincham, then it is a short hop up to Bowdon. Around eight miles, usually about twenty minutes, longer at school run o'clock.
Motorway. If you prefer motorway miles, take the A538 to junction 6 of the M56 and come off at junction 7, which is the Bowdon junction.
Without a car. Being straight with you, the train is awkward. There is no direct rail link from Wilmslow to Altrincham, and the routed journey goes via Stockport and takes over an hour. The 88 bus runs Wilmslow to Altrincham in about twenty five minutes and is the better option, or drive.
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.
Altrincham, Manchester, Sale and Stockport all have their own page. We also record regularly with people from Alderley Edge, Prestbury, Handforth, Knutsford, Mobberley, Styal, Hale Barns and Macclesfield.
See the three studios · What a studio really costs round here
The Golden Triangle
has no studio.
That is the point.
Bank Square and Grove Street are full of firms that ought to be publishing something. Wealth management, law, property, recruitment, consultancy. As far as we can find there is no dedicated video podcast facility anywhere in SK9, so the choice has been driving into Manchester or not bothering.
- Twenty minutes out instead of forty minutes in, with no city centre car park at the end of it
- Three sets under one roof, which matters when your brand is meant to look considered
- A quarter of content from one four hour day, edited and clipped, at £498
- Guests flying into Manchester are eight minutes from the studio, not forty
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 Wilmslow
clients come from
Wilmslow questions
How long does it take to drive from Wilmslow?
Around eight miles and usually about twenty minutes, straight up the A538 through Hale. Allow a little longer between eight and nine in the morning.
Is there a podcast studio in Wilmslow itself?
Not that we can find. There are photography and film studios in the area, and music studios further out, but no dedicated video podcast facility in SK9. That is why most Wilmslow clients end up driving to Bowdon or into Manchester.
Can I get there by train?
Not easily. There is no direct rail link between Wilmslow and Altrincham, and the routed journey goes via Stockport and takes over an hour. The 88 bus does Wilmslow to Altrincham in roughly twenty five minutes, but for most people driving is simply quicker.
Is there parking?
Yes, free and on site at Priory Farm, right next to the door.
My guest is flying into Manchester. Does that work?
Very well. Manchester Airport is about fifteen minutes from the studio, so you can collect someone and be recording inside half an hour.
What does a session cost?
£198 for one hour, £328 for two, £498 for four, including 4K multi-camera, broadcast audio, crew and the long-form edit. See the pricing page for editing tiers and monthly management.
Is the M56 quicker than the A538?
Rarely by much. Junction 6 to junction 7 is fast but the approach roads at either end eat the saving. Most people stick to the A538 through Hale unless the airport tunnel is busy.
Do you do business video as well as podcasts?
Yes, and for professional services firms it is often the stronger play. Seven or eight short answer videos filmed in one afternoon will usually outperform a podcast nobody has subscribed to yet.
Can we film a whole quarter in one visit?
That is what the four hour booking is for. Six to eight episodes recorded back to back, three sets available, everything edited and returned inside three working days.
What is the turnaround on the edit?
Three working days as standard, including colour grade, angle cuts, audio clean-up and short vertical clips for LinkedIn and YouTube.
Start a podcast
near Wilmslow
Book a session outright, or take fifteen free minutes first and we will tell you honestly whether video is the right format for your firm.
Bowdon, Altrincham, WA14 3BT