Interactive private dinner, followed by a shared afterparty
4th & 11th December 2026
The Manchester Deansgate Hotel
All-Inclusive Standard: £145 (+VAT)
All-Inclusive Plus: £176 (+VAT)
Test your crime-solving skills over a delicious 3-course dinner and unlimited drinks. You’ll be in your own private dining room at The Manchester Deansgate, the luxury 4-star hotel in central Manchester.
A fully costumed detective quizzes the suspects between courses — and after dinner, you’ll try to guess whodunnit. You can choose to play one of the suspects — so who knows? The murderer could be you!
There are various dining rooms available. Please note we do require a minimum group size of 15 to book.
You have a choice of packages, each with different drinks options. Here are the details:
As you chat with your fellow guests over a complimentary glass of pre-dinner Prosecco, our fully-costumed detective enters your private dining room to break the dramatic news.
There’s been a murder! The killer is sitting at your table. Which one of you is responsible for this foul deed?
Dinner and all-inclusive drinks are served — and between courses, our detective questions the suspects. Listen out for clues. There’s a prize if you uncover the culprit. Over coffee, the murderer is finally revealed.
After dinner, just relax in your private dining room and celebrate your sleuthing skills with those all-inclusive drinks.
The 4-star party venue is the towering Manchester Deansgate Hotel, perfectly situated in the centre of Manchester Deansgate. It has a gorgeous event space — one of the finest banqueting halls in the city.
The transport links are excellent too. Deansgate Train Station and Deansgate-Castlefield tram stop are just around the corner.
Or why not kick back, relax and book an overnight stay. The Manchester Deansgate offers 279 bedrooms plus a fitness centre and swimming pool.
Manchester Deansgate
303 Deansgate,
Manchester
M3 4LQ
Arrival with a glass of Prosecco
3-course dinner, all-inclusive drinks, murder mystery entertainment in your private dining room
Join the shared after-party on the first floor, with live music party band, dancing, casino tables and glitter bar
Live band finishes, background music continues
Bar closes
Carriages
Having said that, we love it when our guests dress up. If you’re a ‘suspect’, you’ll have received key info about your character ahead of time, so feel free to dress the part.
Everyone else, the `detectives’ can be undercover in party clothes, or you can go full Sherlock Holmes with a deerstalker hat, magnifying glass and classic suit.
Please note the shared after party is at our James Bond Skyball shared Chrsitmas party, where many guests would have ‘dressed to impress’ so we’d suggest dressing up a little to not feel too out of place when you join the party.
All-inclusive drinks are served from 8pm until 12.30am.
Unlimited wine, beer and soft drinks are included in the ticket price.
Unlimited wine, beer and soft drinks — plus 6 single spirits (with or without mixers) or glasses of Prosecco.
You’ll be welcomed with a glass of Prosecco, then all-inclusive drinks are served from 8pm until 00.30am.
Please note that everyone in your group must be on the same package. We cannot mix and match the ticket types.
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Do you have any questions? We’ve answered some of the most common questions below. If yours isn’t there, don’t worry. Just call us on 020 7183 3821 and we’ll provide the answer.
We can accommodate virtually any group size. Please get in touch and we can review what private dining room options and availability we have.
Please note we do require a minimum of 15 guests to book onto this party.
Ahead of the event, we’ll ask between 8 and 12 of you to volunteer as `suspects’. We’ll send them an information sheet with their character, motive, an alibi and a fact which only they know.
If you don’t fancy being a suspect yourself, don’t worry. There’s plenty of sleuthing fun to be had.
It’s exclusive. The 3-course dinner and murder mystery entertainment takes place in your own private dining room.
After dinner, the private dining room remains yours for the rest of the evening, but you would also be invited to join the shared after-party to enjoy the rest of the evening.
Yes.
Your All-Inclusive Standard ticket includes unlimited wine, beer and soft drinks.
Or you can also enjoy spirits or Proseccon by changing everybody to All-Inclusive Plus for £31 (+VAT) per person. This gives you unlimited wine, beer and soft drinks — plus 6 single spirits (with or without mixers), or glasses of Prosecco per person.
With all options, all-inclusive drinks are served from 8pm until 12.30am.
Please note that everyone in your group must be on the same package. We cannot mix and match the ticket types.
No. We want you to have a good time, so you can wear whatever you want — although many of our murder mystery guests love dressing up for this event.
If you’ve volunteered as a `suspect’ you’ll have received key information about your character ahead of the party night. Feel free to dress the part.
Detectives can be `undercover’ in party clothes, or you can go full Sherlock Holmes with a deerstalker hat, magnifying glass and classic suit.
Please note the shared after party is at our James Bond Skyball shared Chrsitmas party, where many guests would have ‘dressed to impress’ so we’d suggest dressing up a little to not feel too out of place when you join the party.
Yes they will. Once you’ve booked, we’ll send you a function sheet. Use this to let us know the names and dietary requirements of any guests. We’ll inform the chef so that each person is catered for appropriately.
The only exception to this is Kosher food. This cannot be prepared at the hotel, it comes via a separate caterer and incurs an additional charge. Call us on 020 7183 3821 and we’ll talk you through it.
To secure your booking, we’ll need a deposit of £55 + VAT per guest at the time of booking. The balance will be due 6 weeks (42 days) before the event.
We’ll be as flexible as possible. Please let us know about any changes before 1st November and we’ll do our best to accommodate them. Provided there is availability, we can add to your booking — although please bear in mind, we can’t guarantee this.
If you want to add guests, contact us on 020 7183 3821 or email [email protected]. If there’s enough space for additional guests, full payment will be required in order to secure the booking.
All our hotels have disabled access.
Yes – the NCP Manchester Great Northern Warehouse 1 is on Great Bridgewater Street. It’s just around the corner from the hotel.
For more parking locations, visit Parkopedia.
The hotel is excellent for public transport links.
Deansgate-Castlefield tram and Deansgate Train Station are just around the corner, a few minutes walk from the front door.
Yes, the cloakrooms at all our party locations are free. If you have larger luggage items, the hotel also has a free concierge service. Leave your luggage with them and they’ll look after it securely while you’re at the event.
Yes, although you will need to arrange the booking. Unfortunately, we’re unable to do this for you. We’ve provided a link to the hotel website below.
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