The UK’s top 50 coworking spaces for creative freelancers and entrepreneurs unveiled

We've put together a list of 50 of the best, broken down by region, so you can easily find the nearest coworking provider. As you'll see, we haven't included places we'd deem too "corporate". It's a list that doesn't feature the substantial office providers of the world, desperate to claw some of the growing coworking market that has proved so popular in recent years.

It's about sharing the kind of places we'd feel comfortable working from – the genuine collaborative communities offering so much more than just a "cool" graphic on a wall and a fancy roof garden.

If we've missed any coworking spaces off the list that you feel are worth mentioning, tweet us @creativeboom, and we'll consider adding them. Please note this article was initially published in 2016 and has since been updated.

North West

1. WeWork, Manchester

With two spaces in Manchester now, WeWork continues to be a popular choice for the city's creative community. Promising an "oasis for entrepreneurs", the option at 1 St Peter's Square offers a collaborative workspace, private offices and generous conference rooms over three floors of a bright and modern 14-storey building. It's also pet-friendly, with bike storage and a Metrolink stop right outside. Not the cheapest, but it'll certainly impress.

Starting from £200 per month | wework.com

2. Basecamp, Liverpool

At Basecamp, you get a vibrant community of like-minded entrepreneurs, a supportive environment where members benefit from coworking by sharing knowledge, ideas, and connections and forming long-lasting friendships and opportunities to grow their respective businesses.

Starting from £100 per month | basecampliverpool.co.uk

3. LAB by Capacity, Liverpool

LAB by Capacity in Liverpool offers an incubator space for startups and early entrepreneurs a space to grow. How do they help? They offer a fully serviced workspace, on-site mentoring and loads of startup events.

From £60 per month | labliverpool.co.uk

4. The Assembly, Manchester

Based on Great Ancoats Street in Manchester, The Assembly is a place that aims to offer collaboration and a sense of community. Founded by people who love coworking, they decided to create their own space.

Desks cost £180 per month | assemblymcr.com

5. Industry, Chester

Situated in Chester's creative canal-side garden quarter, opposite Telford's Warehouse, Industry is a friendly creative hub with seven desks for an informal coworking environment. A vibrant place, you can easily book a desk online and work alongside like-minded creatives.

Just £12 per day | industrychester.co.uk

6. altspace, Altrincham, Cheshire

Are you struggling to find a workplace for your startup? altspace offers affordable desk space and flexible memberships to small businesses and freelancers. Based in Altrincham, it's an alternative solution from home or a formal office and allows you to work with like-minded people in a creative, collaborative environment.

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7. Society1, Preston

This new-ish coworking hub in Preston offers some pretty lovely membership options for its stylish space on Cross Street. With workspace, meeting room and coffee shop, it's an affordable option if you need to get away from home and see other humans.

From £10 per month | society1.co.uk

North East and Yorkshire & The Humber

8. Campus North, Newcastle upon Tyne

Based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Campus North is recognised as one of the best coworking and event spaces for tech meetups, startups and established businesses in Europe. Ok, so its main focus is on being an incubator for tech firms – but if this sounds ideal for you, it's one to consider.

Coworking costs £160 per month | campusnorth.co.uk

9. Duke Studios, Leeds

If you work in the creative industries, then Duke Studios was made for you. Providing workspaces, creative services and facilities, it's a collaborative and open coworking space in the city centre of Leeds – putting people first and business second. It also happens to be one of our favourites in how it's decorated – super cool.

From £99 per month | duke-studios.com

10. Union St, Sheffield

Union St is a four-storey building offering coworking, hotdesking, meeting rooms, event space, roof garden, professional kitchen and pop-up cafe, designed with collaboration in mind for people developing self-employment, startups, contractors, social enterprises and freelancers. Perfect.

Starting from £45 per month | union-st.org

11. The Egg Factory, Hebden Bridge

The Egg Factory doesn't just have a great name; it's a creative coworking space in the heart of Hebden Bridge in West Yorkshire. Offering desk space, for either half days or full, along with facilities such as screen printing and product photography studio – it's the perfect spot if you happen to live locally and want to become part of a thriving creative community.

Starting from £50 per month | theeggfactory.co

Midlands and East of England

12. The Transfer at The Old Print Works, Birmingham

Do you live in Birmingham and care about sustainability, localism and community wellbeing? The Transfer is a coworking space inside The Old Print Works to the city's south. Hosting artists, makers and creative freelancers, it lies just a short walk from Moseley and is open five days a week with comfy sofas and a range of desks to work from.

Starting from £35 per month | oldprintworks.org

13. The Loft, Birmingham

The Loft is a charity-backed venture offering coworking space and excellent facilities for small business owners in Birmingham. But it doesn't stop there; The Loft offers a whole host of other services, so you can rock up and be safe in the knowledge that you can grow your business with them.

Starting from just £4 per day | jericho.org.uk

14. Common Space, Stoke-on-Trent

Common Space is a new coworking space for creatives, freelancers, startups and micro-businesses in the heart of the Potteries. Get out of your house to enjoy a sense of community, your own desk, fast WiFi, printer facilities, tea and coffee, and a bunch of friendly people.

From £10 per day | common-space.co.uk

15. Karl Studio, Nottingham

Founded by freelancer Chris Allwood, Karl Studio is a collaborative coworking studio based in Cobden Chambers, Nottingham. It is comprised of designers, developers, copywriters and illustrators.

Contact the studio for prices | karl.studio

16. White Space, Norwich

Whitespace is a not-for-profit coworking space based at St James Mill in Norwich. With a fast-growing network of entrepreneurs, investors, mentors and influencers, the Whitespace network encourages collaboration and growth within a supportive and like-minded community of tech and digital innovators.

whitespacenorwich.com

South West

17. Mild Bunch, Bristol

Mild Bunch is a home from home. With a dozen friendly people who have fun working together and frequently hanging out, it's a hybrid studio space and office, offering a comfortable and relaxed place to co-work. With custom-designed shared desks, comfy chairs and plenty of light, it's just the creative space you've been looking for.

Costs £220 per month | mildbun.ch

18. Desk Lodge, Bristol

Set in the former Evening Post building in Bristol, Desk Lodge is minutes from Temple Meads train station, Cabot Circus and Castle Park, with lovely views from many of its windows. The light, bright space offers hotdesking, fixed desks, private offices and meeting rooms. You have options from simply dropping in and paying by the hour or becoming a member or resident Desk Lodger. Spread out over two floors, this is a very fancy space with super-fast internet and great coffee ready and waiting for you.

From £10 per month | desklodge.com

19. Redbrick House, Bristol

A modern workspace designed for professional collaboration, Redbrick House is based inside a bright and airy three-storey hub in Stokes Croft. A not-for-profit, there's coworking space, both for solitary or interactive working, open plan art studios and fixed desk floors for small enterprises.

From £60 per month | redbrickhouse.org.uk

20. The Generator, Exeter

The Generator is Exeter's first and biggest coworking space offering flexible and affordable office space in an open-plan environment. It's a great place to work with great people, so grab your laptop and go and say hello!

From £10 per day | generatorhub.co.uk

21. The Guild, Bath

Launched in July 2013, the Guild offers a mixture of creative workspace and meeting rooms. Housed in the Grade I listed former Tech College at the Guildhall, it offers coworking for those in either the tech or creative industries. Perfect.

From £49 per month | theguildhub.co.uk

South East

22. Cohub, Eastbourne

Cohub is an excellent little coworking community in Eastbourne with a whole host of members – from entrepreneurs and freelancers to remote workers that need somewhere away from home. There are no joining fees and minimum term contracts – rock up, become a member and start benefiting from being part of the space.

From £30 per month | cohub.co.uk

23. The Skiff, Brighton & Hove

According to member The Copy House, The Skiff isn't just a workplace; it's a community and a second home! Ellen de Vries explains: "Working at the Skiff makes me back the money I spend on it in terms of my productivity, getting work contacts, getting business questions answered and being able to collaborate with others."

From £10 per month | theskiff.org

24. The Werks, Brighton & Hove

The Werks Group offers workspace to many great creative companies and freelancers with built-in support and events to make their buildings genuine, alternative destinations and helpful, creative communities. And all in beautiful Brighton and Hove.

From £14 per day | werksgroup.org.uk

25. Fruitworks, Canterbury

Fruitworks is a coworking space 30 seconds from Canterbury city centre and is the only space of its kind in the city. Work with like-minded people in a quirky environment and choose from 80 desks on a residential or hotdesking basis in two beautiful open-plan rooms. Or enjoy the chill-out areas that come with a pool and ping-pong tables.

From £60 per month | fruitworks.co

London

26. Central Working, Bloomsbury

With six offices across London, Central Working provides a suitable space where things happen. Flexibility, connections, clarity and environment are the key values of the offices, inviting individuals and groups to "get things done better, faster, and seize new opportunities" within their buzzing environment. Head to their offices in the City of London, Farringdon, Paddington, Shoreditch, Whitechapel and, of course, Bloomsbury.

From £99 per month | centralworking.com

27. Club Workspace, London Bridge

Club Workspace is continuing to grow its network of creative workspaces across London, but on this occasion, we'll tell you about their hub in London Bridge. The offices are more official than some other coworking spaces, allowing individuals or early-stage businesses access to their mailbox, lockers, and meeting or events spaces. Based right next to The Shard, the space lies in a revamped period building, which retains the original tannery features of exposed brickwork and beams, providing a place for important projects or meetings, without the corporate feel.

Desks cost £325 per month | club.workspacegroup.co.uk

28. Huckletree, Clerkenwell

Light and spacious, Huckletree leads innovation and community at their shared workspace in Clerkenwell. The hub particularly encourages startups, with many designers heading here to rethink technologies and recreate the world as we know it. The office is committed to sustainability as well, so you can expect to find lots of plants, energy-saving equipment, and furniture created from recycled materials.

From £35 per day | huckletree.com

29. Greenhouse N16, Newington Green

Greenhouse N16 is a unique coworking, event and wellbeing space in the heart of Newington Green. Designed to inspire, it meets business needs, with fibre-optic connectivity, media editing suite, seminar, conference and event facilities all under one glass roof.

From £150 per month | thegreenhouselondon.com

30. Work Life

Need a coworking space that feels like home in a buzzing location of London? Work Life is the answer. It's professional without being "corporate" and has loads of different options to join and become part of its growing community. It is currently based in London Fields, Hammersmith, Clerkenwell, Camden, Bermondsey and Reading.

From £250 per month | work.life

31. The Brew, Shoreditch

We like The Brew's no-nonsense attitude. With five different hubs, it promises "no gimmicks, no hidden price rises, just brilliant workspaces at a great price". With flexible memberships with no long tie-ins, no extra charges (meeting rooms are free) and a chance to enjoy workshops and mentoring, this couldn't be better for what you need.

From £97.50 per month for a part-time desk | thebrew.co.uk

32. WeWork, Soho

WeWork's London office spaces are a great platform for creators. With beautifully decked out offices in Soho and South Bank, they are the perfect location for any creative freelancer on the go. Expect some quirky wall art and vintage touches to keep you inspired.

From £250 per month | wework.com

33. Winkley Street Studios, Bethnal Green

The open-plan studios at Winkley Street in Bethnal Green offer a friendly and peaceful workspace for creatives. The studio is a collection of old wooden school desks and chairs, vintage armchairs and lots of plants. It's the ideal studio if you're looking to de-stress. There's even an outside space with a shed and seating area.

From £25 per day | winkleystudios.com

34. THECUBE, Shoreditch

One of the first coworking spaces on the London scene, THECUBE aims to be more than just a range of desks; it aims to help and support freelancers and businesses with an interest in science, technology and design. It strives to be an incubator for small firms, finding ways to help them grow at its Commercial Street base.

35. Beehive, Stoke Newington

The Beehive is a vibrant and creative coworking space in the heart of Stoke Newington and Hackney. It offers a collaborative and inspiring working environment situated only a minute walk from Stoke Newington station at the start of Belfast Rd. The space is a beautifully refurbished Victorian warehouse with high ceilings, lots of natural light and a spacious open-plan work area.

From £15 per day | beehivecoworking.com

36. Labs

"Don't just work, grow," says Labs, another coworking brand that is spreading across London with some seriously stylish and grown-up spaces for you to become part of. This is a community where expert advisors and investors are on hand to help you take your business to the next level — not the cheapest option but worth a look.

Book a tour before you commit | labs.com

37. The Collective

The Collective offers collaborative and communal working spaces that promise to change the way you work. With four locations across London currently, you can enjoy flexible memberships, events and activities, business support, workshops and learning plus some seriously lovely decor.

From £150 per month | ffthecollective.com

Scotland

38. The Melting Pot, Edinburgh

As Scotland's Centre for Social Innovation, The Melting Pot is one of the first coworking spaces in the UK and a true pioneer of the international coworking movement. It's home to a wonderfully exciting and diverse range of organisations of all sizes. They're ideal for those needing an Edinburgh base or branch office and self-employed people, lone workers and startups looking for an alternative to home-working.

themeltingpotedinburgh.org.uk

39. Tribe Porty, Edinburgh

Over at Tribe, the idea of community is important to the way they work. Their coworking space is specifically designed to encourage creativity – the random collision of people and ideas that spur innovation, exchange and connectivity. Tribe Porty suits the evolving working styles of freelancers, startups and people who require a flexible workspace.

From £170 per month | tribeporty.org

40. The Distillery, Glasgow

The Distillery is a coworking space for Glasgow's creative community. It's been designed to suit the evolving working styles of freelancers, startups and people who require a flexible workspace – turn up, switch on, and start work.

From £175 per month | thewhiskybond.co.uk

41. Rookie Oven, Glasgow

Fairfield Shipyard has been a hub of engineering excellence for over 150 years. Its light and airy coworking space is based in the shipyard drawing offices, which have undergone a £6 million restoration. It offers a home to the Glasgow tech community, and hosts a range of events such as meetups, streams and hackathons, not forgetting regular social gatherings and, of course, first-class space to work from.

From £120 per month | rookieoven.com

42. The Old Flour Mill, Dundee

Situated at Exchange Court, in the heart of Dundee, The Old Flour Mill lies in a distinctive Grade B listed former mill building, built in the early 1800s which has been extensively refurbished to provide modern, flexible office accommodation over three floors.

oldflourmill.co.uk

43. Hill Street Design House, Edinburgh

Located in Edinburgh's New Town, Hill Street Design House provides eight grand studios, over four floors, resided by a mix of upcoming and established design-led businesses. Whether you're looking to rent a whole studio or share a space with other creatives, Hill Street has an inclusive environment designed to inspire collaborations, enhance your practice, and provide a professional location for client meetings and workshops.

hillstreetdesign.house

Wales

44. Rabble Studio, Cardiff

Rabble Studio is a new coworking creative community based in Cardiff, based in an old Victorian building with high ceilings, wooden floors and lots of light. The coworking studio is on the third floor with a communal lounge/work area, a kitchen, a meeting room and 16+ workstations. They're always on the lookout for people to join them and make Rabble Studio their work home. Designers, filmmakers, illustrators, developers, writers, photographers, creative producers, architects, art directors, makers – anyone who works in a creative field is welcome to join The Rabble.

Costs £180 per month | rabblestudio.co.uk

45. IndyCube, Swansea

IndyCube is a leading coworking provider with locations all over Wales. But this time, we'll focus on its Swansea hub. The team there believe working for yourself shouldn't mean working by yourself! At this space in central Swansea, you can work your way with good coffee and good company.

From £12 per day | indycube.cymru

46. The Sustainable Studio, Cardiff

The Sustainable Studio is an open coworking community in the heart of Cardiff. They love recycling and all things creative, so it's not your usual workspace. All their furniture, fixtures and fittings have had a previous life somewhere else, so they hope this inviting space will inspire you to do something amazing with a group of like-minded individuals.

From £10 per day | thesustainablestudio.com

47. One Fox Lane, Cardiff

A creative coworking community in Cardiff that offers a non-corporate, cooperative environment. Desk space is available on a full or part-time basis. This is currently the home of a design firm, yoga studio and building company. Creative and charming to boot.

From £50 per month | onefox.co.uk

48. The Drum, Llandudno

The Drum Co-working offers an ample coworking space, tea and coffee facilities, free WiFi and breakout rooms included – right in the heart of Llandudno. Choose from three different options, starting with a £50 monthly package that gives you access for five days each month.

From £50 for five days a month | 16trinity.co.uk

Northern Ireland

49. Wabi-Sabi, Belfast

Wabi-Sabi is about The Pursuit of Happiness at Work. Working from home is lonely. Loneliness leads to isolation, which lessens confidence. In turn, this dampens productivity and, ultimately, sales. Enter a new coworking space in the heart of Belfast. A community of entrepreneurial types working in an atmosphere where entrepreneurship, focus, connections, learning, serendipity, events and creativity can thrive.

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50. The Foundry, Belfast

The Foundry is much more than just a desk and internet access; it's an energising environment that fosters collaboration in a shared and supportive space. Offering the flexibility of a range of coworking options, it's designed to facilitate part-time and full-time entrepreneurs.

From £25 per day | thefoundrybelfast.com