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Contact Details

Hathersage Road, Manchester M13 0JA
Reception tel: + 44 (0) 161 247 1391
Distance from Manchester city centre: 2 miles/3km

Directions

By Train

Trains stop at Manchester city centre (Piccadilly, Victoria and Oxford Road stations). From Piccadilly, take the 147 bus to Hathersage Road.

By Bus

Frequent bus services stop by Hathersage Road from the city centre. Check GMPTE for more information.

By Car

From the M56, south of Manchester, keep in left hand lane at Junction 3 following signs for Didsbury. Leave at Junction 1 (signposted Manchester city centre and Didsbury) and merge onto A34 (Kingsway). Continue forwards and follow signposts at two roundabouts for city centre. After a further 1.5 miles (2.5km) turn left at the Hospital complex onto Hathersage Road. The campus is immediately on your left.

From the M60, north and east of Manchester, leave the M60 at Junction 22 and turn right at traffic lights onto A62. Continue until the end and turn left onto A665 then, following signs for Universities, turn right. Bear left just before the road rises to become the Mancunian Way and join the dual carriageway, immediately moving into the right hand filter lane to turn right (signposted Manchester Aquatics Centre) onto Grosvenor Street. Turn left onto Upper Brook Street, continue to the Hospital complex and turn right onto Hathersage Road.

From the M602, west of Manchester, proceed to the end of the M602, join the A57(M) (Mancunian Way) and leave by the slip road (signposted Universities) immediately after the MMU buildings visible on both sides of the carriageway. Follow the slip road from the Mancunian Way round to the left and join the dual carriageway (Upper Brook Street). Continue for half a mile (0.8 km) to the Hospital complex and turn right onto Hathersage Road.

GPS

Input the postcode M13 0JA into your satellite navigation system to get to the Elizabeth Gaskell campus.

Parking

There is very limited parking in the surrounding areas, and you are advised to use public transport whenever possible. If you are parking on campus using one of our car parks, please read our guidance on visitor car parking.