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Victoria Baths

Susie Stubbs
Much Ado About Nothing at Victoria Baths

Oh, Victoria Baths, how we love thee: this Grade-II listed former (and occasionally current!) swimming baths is a Victorian stunner, all deep green glazed tiles, terracotta twiddly bits and Turkish baths. Back in 2003, the then-abandoned baths won the BBC TV programme, Restoration, a £500k win that set in train the slow but gradual refurbishment of a building that contains three swimming pools, treatment rooms and what at one time were the country’s first public Aeratone Therapeutic Baths.

Restoration (and fundraising) continues, but the baths at at least open regularly now, operating as an events space and heritage attraction with 30,000 visitors each year coming for beer festivals, art exhibitions, music events, vintage fairs, cinema nights and much more.

Hathersage Road, Chorlton-on-MedlockManchesterM13 0FE View map
Telephone: 0161 224 2020 Visit Now

Accessibility

Some steps and even surfaces

Admission Charges

£3/£2.50/under 16s free

Children and Families

Children welcome

Commercial and Hire Services

For Hire

Services and Facilities

Event space, tours

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