Where to Find Us
Houldsworth Mill College Admin Offices
See the directions below for directions to find Houldsworth Mill and click here for a map of the immediate vicinity.
Located to the north of the borough, Reddish lies just outside the Manchester boundary, approximately 5 miles from Manchester City Centre and only 2.5 miles from Stockport Town Centre. Below are a list of buses from Manchester and Stockport.
Buses
7 - STOCKPORT - REDDISH - DROYLSDEN - ASHTON
173 - MANCHESTER - STOCKPORT - STEPPING HILL HOSPITAL
178 - REDDISH - WITHINGTON - WYTHENSHAWE HOSPITAL
203 - STOCKPORT - REDDISH - BELLE VUE - MANCHESTER
317 - OFFERTON - STOCKPORT - ASHTON
373 - REDDISH - HEATON CHAPEL - STOCKPORT
374 - HAZEL GROVE - STOCKPORT - REDDISH
42A - REDDISH - E DIDSBURY - RUSHOLME - MANCHESTER
By Rail to Houldsworth Mill
From Manchester Piccadilly walk to Piccadilly bus station and take a bus to Reddish and get off at Houldsworth Square or by the Morrisons in Reddish.
From Manchester Victoria its the same.
From Stockport Train Station take a bus to Reddish again getting off at Houldsworth Square or the Morrisons.
By Road
coming from M56 direction, or airport direction onto the M60, leave the M60 at junction 27, then at roundabout Tesco’s is on your Left, take the 2nd exit onto the A5145 (signposted Stockport West). At roundabout take the 2nd exit onto the A5145 (signposted Manchester A6). Go along this road, Wellington Road, turning at the pub and main traffic lights onto Heaton Moor Road - B5169. Once approaching the Mill, turn left onto Houldsworth Street. We are located in Room 315 on the 3rd floor.
Coming from M67 or M60 North come off at Junction 27 and go right round the roundabout to A5145, Tesco’s is on your left.
Didsbury Campus
the College is on campus only during college weekends. To see when these are go to Latest News
Follow these links for maps of the Manchester region, and details of the Didsbury Campus. See below for written directions of how to find us.
* Manchester and the North West: http://www.mmu.ac.uk/explorer/maps/nw.htm
* Didsbury Campus location: http://www.mmu.ac.uk/about/locations/didsbury.php
By Road
From North/West
Leave M60 at Junction 5, join A5103 southbound. Almost immediately, leave A5103 at 'The Britannia Airport Hotel' (formerly 'Posthouse Hotel'), turn left onto B5167 (Palatine Road) through Northenden. Turn right at traffic lights onto A5145 (Barlow Moor Road) and right again at traffic lights onto Wilmslow Road in Didsbury village. Go past Petrol Station, through traffic lights and Campus is on left as the road bends round to the left.
From South/South-West
Leave M56 at Junction 1, join A34 (Kingsway). Turn left at Parrs Wood traffic lights onto A5145 (Wilmslow Road) towards Didsbury Village. Go through two sets of traffic lights, campus is on right as road bends to the right.
From East
Leave M60 at Junction 1 (Stockport West), join A5145 (Didsbury Road). Cross A34 (Kingsway) at Parrs Wood traffic lights and continue on A5145 (Wilmslow Road) towards Didsbury Village. Go through two sets of traffic lights, campus is on right as road bends to the right.
By Bus
From Manchester Piccadilly Bus Station, take bus to Didsbury (Stand H; buses every few minutes). Alight at stop after Didsbury Village as road bends round to left. Campus is on left hand side of Wilmslow Road, opposite the Didsbury Hotel. Campus also accessible from Stockport Bus Station.
By Rail
Stopping service to Manchester Airport from Manchester Piccadilly Station. Alight at East Didsbury Station and walk towards Didsbury Village on A5145 (Wilmslow Road). 5 minute walk, Campus on right as road bends to right opposite Didsbury Hotel.
