Parking in Manchester
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Hi all, strange question I know but it's been a while since I've been in the city centre. Now I used to park at the top of deansgate in the car park opposite the cathedral but this was when I had a company car stter that I didn't care about. Now I've got to go in my car.
I don't like this car park as the spaces are tiny.
So i thought I'd ask the people in the know. Are there any recommendations from anyone, preferably spaces of a normal/decent size, no dodgy parts that wheel kerbing could occur and safe. I'll be coming from the south (princess parkway) and going into the city centre (printworks/arndale/deansgate areas).
Thanks in advance
I don't like this car park as the spaces are tiny.
So i thought I'd ask the people in the know. Are there any recommendations from anyone, preferably spaces of a normal/decent size, no dodgy parts that wheel kerbing could occur and safe. I'll be coming from the south (princess parkway) and going into the city centre (printworks/arndale/deansgate areas).
Thanks in advance
I always used to use the one directly underneath G-Mex, but when I switched cars I found the spaces are a bit too small for comfort so I use the one directly opposite. Mappoint suggests that's the Great Northern, off Watson Street - basically cross the roundabout at the end of Princess Parkway, left under the back of GMex, then right half-way along.
That said, I tend to go in on the train now as a couple of hours in the car park is about equivalent to the return fare, and any more gets expensive quickly. I did once park in the MEN arena car park, I seem to recall that was much cheaper.
That said, I tend to go in on the train now as a couple of hours in the car park is about equivalent to the return fare, and any more gets expensive quickly. I did once park in the MEN arena car park, I seem to recall that was much cheaper.
Usually park in shudehill, top floor (It's usually not full on the top floor). An it's big enough for the Monaro, which isn't exactly a small car.
The plus point of this is if like me you find parking is a rip off in the carparks. In the printsworks in the cinema hidden away is a validation box to get 30% off parking.
It's between the automated pickup points for the tickets, small black box no signs or anything on it. Just a card slot and an led light.
An since you have to walk past it anyway on the way back. Might as well get 30% off parking.
The plus point of this is if like me you find parking is a rip off in the carparks. In the printsworks in the cinema hidden away is a validation box to get 30% off parking.
It's between the automated pickup points for the tickets, small black box no signs or anything on it. Just a card slot and an led light.
An since you have to walk past it anyway on the way back. Might as well get 30% off parking.
wozzza said:
Usually park in shudehill, top floor (It's usually not full on the top floor). An it's big enough for the Monaro, which isn't exactly a small car.
The plus point of this is if like me you find parking is a rip off in the carparks. In the printsworks in the cinema hidden away is a validation box to get 30% off parking.
It's between the automated pickup points for the tickets, small black box no signs or anything on it. Just a card slot and an led light.
An since you have to walk past it anyway on the way back. Might as well get 30% off parking.
That's good to know, I'm back in a few weeks to watch the new Star Wars film so I have to go the ticket collection machines anyway. The plus point of this is if like me you find parking is a rip off in the carparks. In the printsworks in the cinema hidden away is a validation box to get 30% off parking.
It's between the automated pickup points for the tickets, small black box no signs or anything on it. Just a card slot and an led light.
An since you have to walk past it anyway on the way back. Might as well get 30% off parking.
I never even knew you could do that. Just a black machine with no signs, sounds like they don't want everyone to know about that! Thanks for that tip
When I went to university there I used to park on the Aqua Centre car park off Upper Brook Street. The spaces were much bigger than on the Charles Street car park nearer the campus I needed to be on, every car that was parked regularly on that car park was scuffed on every corner and people in large cars needed to shunt backwards and forwards to get round the corners. The Aqua Centre car park was cheaper too. It's a fair walk into the city centre but I've done it hundreds of times so it's easy enough. Last time I went into Manchester to Cheetham's Library I parked on the MEN car park next to Victoria Station.
Blakewater said:
The spaces were much bigger than on the Charles Street car park nearer the campus I needed to be on, every car that was parked regularly on that car park was scuffed on every corner and people in large cars needed to shunt backwards and forwards to get round the corners.
One thing to be said about Charles Street though, it's the cheapest city centre parking I know of at evenings and weekends, only 2 quid. When I go I normally park at the top of Oxford Road. Heading towards town, turn right where the cash machines used to be just before Starbucks, after where the cheap car park used to be but thats now a building site, and down there on the left (turn just before the pub) theres an unmanned card only parking bit. Fairly cheap, but not sure how busy it gets at peak times.
D-Angle said:
Blakewater said:
The spaces were much bigger than on the Charles Street car park nearer the campus I needed to be on, every car that was parked regularly on that car park was scuffed on every corner and people in large cars needed to shunt backwards and forwards to get round the corners.
One thing to be said about Charles Street though, it's the cheapest city centre parking I know of at evenings and weekends, only 2 quid. The Spinningfields car park is only a few steps away but the river marks the Manchester, Salford boundary and because the Spinningfields one is in Manchester it doesn't have the cheap weekend rate.
Thanks everyone. I used a couple of different ones, I found some on the south side of Manchester more ideal only due to traffic getting around the other side.
An old friend now let's me use her underground space at her flat, she doesn't drive so it suits her. All for the price of a bottle of wine a month.
An old friend now let's me use her underground space at her flat, she doesn't drive so it suits her. All for the price of a bottle of wine a month.
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