The Church
A former chapel turned bar: coffee and cocktails by day, DJ sets and drag takeovers in the evening.
Chorlton Street and Princess Street, Manchester
The Church, New Union and Cruz 101, plus the coach station.
Venues on Chorlton Street and Princess Street
New Union
A large venue with three bars, a dance floor and a stage for drag and revue shows. The building is Grade II listed: it began as the Union Hotel around 1860, has served a…
Cruz 101
A big club in one of the city's old warehouses, with five bars over two floors of different music, and what is described as the Village's largest dance floor.
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
- Canal Street: The heart of the Village along the Rochdale Canal, with Via and ON Bar (on the old Manto site) and outdoor…
- 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.
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