Venue

BSides Manchester 2021 is being held at:

Manchester Metropolitan University Business School

All Saints Campus

Oxford Road

Manchester

M15 6BH

MMU Business School is an award winning building built in 2012. It is a state of the art venue with excellent presentation and exhibition space.

The campus map can be downloaded here. The Business School is location point 6.

Accessibility

Manchester Metropolitan University Business School has an 'Access for all' Policy that provides accessible venues for all events.

Facilities include:

Hearing loop facilities
Lift and level access
Wheelchair accessibility
Accessible ramp
Fully accessible toilets
Catering for all dietary needs

A full access guide and map for the Business School is available here.

Accommodation

Manchester has lots of great hotels to suit all styles and budgets. We're not travel agents but have listed some hotels nearby to the BSides Manchester venue:

Holiday Inn Express Oxford Road – 5 minute walk
Crown Plaza Oxford Road - 5 minute walk
Principal Hotel – 6 minute walk
Ibis Princess Street – 8 minute walk
Premier Inn Portland Street – 10 minute walk

Getting here

Rail

Oxford Road Station is a 5 minute walk to the venue.

Piccadilly Station, take a train to Oxford Road Station, or alternatively it is a 15 minute walk.

Victoria Station, take the Metrolink tram to St Peter's Square, from which the venue is a 10 minute walk.

Metrolink (tram)

Metrolink is Greater Manchester's tram/light rail system. The network consists of seven lines which radiate from Manchester city centre to termini at Altrincham, Ashton-under-Lyne, Bury, East Didsbury, Eccles, Manchester Airport and Rochdale.

The nearest stop to BSides Manchester is St Peter's Square, from which the venue is a 10 minute walk.

Walk down Oxford Street/Oxford Road, in the opposite direction to the Midland Hotel, past the Palace Theatre and Oxford Road Station. The MMU All Saints campus is on your right alongside All Saints Park.

For more information on Metrolink visit Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) and see a Metrolink map here.

Bus

Take the 147 bus from Piccadilly Station to the stop outside the MMU All Saints campus on Oxford Road.

You can also get numerous buses heading towards south Manchester (Bus Numbers 41, 42, 43, 85, 111, 250, 256), which all stop at the MMU All Saints campus. Visit Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) for more information.

Car

The nearest car park is within a five minute walk of the MMU All Saints campus. Parking is available in the NCP car parks on:

Chester Street - 5 minute walk
Manchester Aquatic Centre (a bit cheaper) - 7 minute walk

A full list of car parks within a walkable distance of MMU All Saints campus can be found here.

Air

Manchester Airport is situated just 10 miles south of Manchester city centre and is connected by a fast and frequent train service running to Piccadilly Station every 10 minutes, meaning that delegates from overseas can reach the city centre very quickly.