Directions to The Armitage Centre
Moseley Road
Fallowfield
Manchester
M14 6HE
Tel: 0161 224 0404
Fax: 0161 257 2303
Directions
PLEASE NOTE THAT MOST NAVIGATION SYSTEMS WILL GUIDE YOU TO THE WRONG PLACE. The postcode is associated with a nearby hotel and will take you down a narrow road that will not lead you to the venue. Please note the maps below
By air
Manchester Ringway Airport is about 6 miles south of the Armitage Centre. Bus number 43 leaves the airport every 10 minutes at 3, 13, 23, 33, 43, and 53 minutes past every hour and takes about 40 minutes to reach the Fallowfield area. There is also a rail link (every 10 minutes) between the airport and Piccadilly Station, taking about 20 minutes. Taxi fare from Manchester Airport is approx £12
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By train
You could arrive at any of the following stations: Manchester Piccadilly, Manchester Victoria, or Manchester Oxford Road. Allow at least 10 minutes to reach the Armitage Centre by taxi or 20 minutes by bus from any of these stations.
By road
Taxi
Telephone (0161) 236 5133 or (0161) 236 9974 (24 hour radio service).
Bus
From Piccadilly Railway Station
Walk to Piccadilly Gardens bus station then take bus numbers 40-49 (except bus no 47), which leave every 8 minutes.
From Victoria Railway Station
Take the Metrolink for two stops to Piccadilly Gardens, then take bus numbers 40-49 (except bus number 47), which leave every 8 minutes.
From Oxford Road Railway Station
Bus numbers 40-49 (except bus number 47) leave every 8 minutes.
From Chorlton Street Coach Station
Walk to Piccadilly Gardens Bus Station then take bus numbers 40-49 (except bus no 47), which leave every 8 minutes.
For all buses going down Oxford Road, get off at the stop just after Owens Park (student residence on the left hand side of Oxford Road), before Moseley Road. Turn left onto Moseley Road. The Armitage Centre is left at the lights.
By car
There is car parking adjacent to the Armitage Centre.
From north/north-east (Leeds, Newcastle, Hull, York etc)
From the M62 follow Stockport and Airport signs on to the M60.
Leave the M60 at Junction 7 (signed Manchester City Centre/Stretford/Altrincham).
Turn left at first traffic lights onto Chester Road A56 (signed Manchester/Stretford).
After 1/3 mile take the second exit at the roundabout (signed Manchester) following the A56.
At the lights turn right into Edge Lane A5145 (signed Chorlton/Stockport).
After one mile turn left at the lights into Wilbraham Road A6010 (signed Longsight/Chorlton).
Carry on for 3 miles into Moseley Road B5093.
Then take the first left at the traffic lights into the Armitage Centre.
From west/north-west (1) (Scotland, Carlisle, Lancaster etc)
M6 south, then M61 south, then M62 and then M60.
Leave M60 at Junction 7, then follow north/north-east directions.
From west/north-west (2) (Liverpool etc)
M58 or M62 east, then take the M6 south.
Leave the M6 at Junction 20A for the M56 (signed Stockport/North Wales/Runcorn/Chester).
Follow the M56 towards Manchester, exiting at Junction 3.
Proceed onto Princess Parkway (A5103).
After approximately 3 miles, turn right at the lights into Wilbraham Road A6010 (signed Ashton-under-Lyne).
Carry on for one mile into Moseley Road B5093.
Then take first left at the traffic lights into the Armitage Centre.
From south (1) (London, Birmingham etc)
Take the M6 north and turn off at Junction 19 (signed Manchester).
Continue on A556 then right onto the M56.
Follow M56 Manchester, exiting at Junction 3 and joining the A5103 Princess Parkway.
Then as per West/North West (2) instructions.
From south (2)
Take the A34 through Wilmslow.
Continue on A34 for approximately 8-9 miles until you get to a roundabout.
At the roundabout, turn left into Moseley Road B5093 (signed Fallowfield/Chorlton A5145).
Straight across at the mini roundabout and first right into the Armitage Centre.
From east (Sheffield etc)
Take the M67 westbound from Mottram onto A57 (signed Manchester).
After 2 miles turn left at the lights (signed Belle Vue Stadium), then fork immediately right to Belle Vue Stadium onto Kirkmanshulme Lane A5184.
Fork left at the lights proceeding under the railway bridge.
Go straight across the A6 at the lights.
At the next lights turn right onto Dickenson Road A6010 (signed Stretford).
After 1/3 mile turn left into Birchfields Road (signed A34/Congleton/Fallowfield Campus/Armitage Centre).
Turn right into Moseley Road at the mini roundabout, then right at the lights into The Armitage Centre.
From south-east (Derbyshire etc)
Take the A6 through Stockport (signed Manchester).
Approximately 2 miles after Stockport, turn left into Albert Road B5093 (signed Manchester Airport/M56/Levenshulme Station/Fallowfield Campus).
After ½ mile go straight across 2 mini roundabouts into Moseley Road B5093 and take the first right into the Armitage Centre.
For more details on getting to the Armitage Centre go to:
http://www.sport.manchester.ac.uk/facilities/armitagesite/
The official public transport site for Manchester is excellent: