Via
One of the oldest, largest and busiest bars on Canal Street, in a converted Victorian building with gothic decor. It is a pub by day and a DJ bar by night, with…
Canal Street, Manchester
The heart of the Village along the Rochdale Canal, with Via and ON Bar (on the old Manto site) and outdoor seating by the water.
History
Filmed for Queer as Folk in 1999.
Venues on Canal Street
ON Bar
A bar on the site of Manto, the plate-glass bar that opened in 1990 and is seen as the spark for the modern Village. Manto closed in 2013 and the site reopened as ON Bar…
Velvet
An upscale Canal Street bar beside its own boutique hotel, with cocktails and live shows. The hotel's industrial boudoir-style rooms put you in the middle of the Village.
The Brewers
A newer Canal Street bar with rainbow lighting, cocktails, happy hours from Sunday to Thursday and a downstairs space for later nights.
Where it is
The Village sits on the Rochdale Canal in the south-east of Manchester city centre, centred on Canal Street and spreading into Bloom Street, Richmond Street and Sackville Street, with Sackville Gardens and its Alan Turing memorial at the edge. It has a mix of homes, businesses and nightlife, with bars ranging from traditional pubs to clubs.
More streets in the Gay Village
- Richmond Street: G-A-Y Manchester, the Molly House and Company Bar, the Richmond Tea Rooms and the LGBT Foundation; part of a…
- Bloom Street: New York New York, Napoleon's and the Eagle; proposed to become one way for an outdoor seating trial.
- Sackville Street: Rem Bar, Sackville Gardens with the Alan Turing memorial, and the canal bridge where new artwork is planned.
- Chorlton Street and Princess Street: The Church, New Union and Cruz 101, plus the coach station.
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