Fancy a change of scenery for work? You need free, reliable Wi-Fi.

Working from home is great, but staring at the same walls day in and day out can get a little… boring. Thankfully, Sale has a selection of brilliant coffee shops that are happy to welcome remote workers, freelancers and ‘I just need a change of scenery’-ers with open arms, a hot coffee and a slice of cake.

There are a few important things when looking for a place with free Wi-Fi to work:

A good, strong free Wi-Fi connection 📶
Plugs to charge laptops and phones 💻
Good coffee ☕️

If you are looking for somewhere to work in Sale with free, reliable Wi-Fi, read on for our picks of the best places in town.

àmphora cafe

àmphora is a bright and friendly coffee shop with free Wi-Fi – and a regularly rotating menu of homemade cakes. A popular coffee shop in Sale for freelancers, it’s no surprise that it’s usually quite busy around lunchtime and into the afternoon.

Ideal for: Catching up on emails

📍amphora, 7 - 9 Hope Road, Sale M33 3AB

Bean & Brush Cafe

Bean & Brush Cafe puts family first, so it’s not necessarily a quiet choice for a place to work in Sale. However, in term-time, you can often find a corner to work in without much distraction. Their new home in Stanley Square is brighter and airer than its predecessor on Hayfield Street too.

Ideal for: An escape from the home desk

📍 Bean & Brush Cafe, 51-52 Stanley Square, M33 7XZ

Bean Coffee

Bean Coffee offers speciality coffee, a selection of food and a great space for meetings, catch-ups and a change of scenery when working. Located inside Jackson House, the cafe is open anybody who makes a purchase. With customer WIFI, it's one of Sale’s best ‘hidden gems’!

Ideal for: Quiet meetings and catch-ups with emails.

📍Bean Coffee, Jackson House, Sibson Road, Sale M33 7RR

The Coffee House Sale

Thanks to the sheer size of The Coffee House Sale, you’re highly likely to find a seat to work from. With very reliable Wi-Fi, a good amount of plugs and hard-backed chairs, you won’t need to slouch when working. If you find yourself there at lunchtime, their paninis come highly recommended too!

Ideal for: If you want to spend serious time working remotely – it is spacious enough that you don’t tend to take a seat from others.

📍The Coffee House, 56 School Road, Sale M33 7XE

Us Four Coffee House and Bar

Sale's favourite American-themed coffee house is a great place to work, especially during the week when it's a little less busy. Settle into a booth at Us Four and enjoy their free Wi-Fi – it’s the ideal spot to get emails done, refuel and move on quickly. It’s especially useful if you’re heading to the tram afterwards too, as it’s just above Brooklands tram stop.

Ideal for: About an hour to 90 minutes of work.

📍Us Four, 245 Marsland Road, Sale M33 7UJ

Working from a coffee shop in Sale?

Here are some quick etiquette rules to live by:

Buy something – and reorder often

Sounds obvious, but if you’re going to set yourself up to work from a Sale coffee shop, make sure you order something. And if you’re going to be hanging around for a while, reorder often.

Travel light

When working from a local cafe, you should travel light: a laptop, plugs and a notebook should be all you need. Take headphones too if you’re planning to listen to music or work on anything with sound. Also, keep your belongings close and don’t spread out over multiple tables – especially if the cafe is busy.

Don't take long calls inside

If you know a phone call is going to be really short, take it at the cafe table. Otherwise, go outside or reschedule the call for another time. A cafe might be your workspace at that moment, but it’s not your office – and plenty of other customers are just there to enjoy a relaxing brew. And they probably aren't that interested in the inner workings of your 9-5 (sorry!)

Try not to overstay your welcome

We know from experience that all the cafes on this list are very welcoming to those looking to work from their tables. But they also rely on open tables to serve more customers, so try not to push your luck. If a person walks in and sees that there are no open tables, they might take their business somewhere else.

If your preferred coffee shop starts filling up with people as the day goes on, take that as your cue to leave and free up the space for new customers to enjoy.

What’s your favourite coffee shop in Sale? ☕️

Best places in Sale to grab a coffee and do some work