Beswick Area Guide

Beswick is an suburb of the city of Manchester, situated in East Manchester. The River Medlock and the Ashton Canal both run through it. It neighbours the larger district of Bradford to the east and the two areas are sometimes referred to as Bradford-with-Beswick.

“Beswick” by Alan Murray-Rust is licensed under CC BY 4.0  / Cropped from original

About Beswick

Beswick has been an up and coming area since it hosted the 2002 Commonwealth Games. Beswick’s major landmark is the Cycling Veladrome. 

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Former Beswick Co op Building
“Former Beswick Co-op Building” by David Dixon is licensed under CC BY 4.0  / Cropped from original

Beswick Local Shops

The UKs biggest Asda store is situated in Beswick opposite the City of Manchester Stadium and it is known as a superstore due to its massive size. There is also a local market which takes place 3 times a week known as Gray Mare Lane Market and a small district centre.

Schools

Secondary Schools

Secondary schools are situated close by in Bradford, Gorton or Openshaw.

Primary Schools

There are three good primary Schools in Beswick which are Church of England School of The Resurrection, Ashbury Meadow Community Primary School and St Brigid’s R.C. Primary School.

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Beswick Buses

Moston is very well served by buses primarily along Moston Lane directly to and from Manchester city centre. Bus routes directly to Manchester city centre include 51, 81, 88, 112, 118, 77, 80, 89, 149 and 188. Bus routes from Moston also go directly to Middleton, Pendleton, Failsworth, Oldham, Cheetham Hill and Chadderton, great for taking a day out to go shopping.

Beswick Trains

Beswick is only 10 to 15 minutes from Manchester City centre and is accessible by regular bus services along its main Ashton Old Road and Ashton New Road. There is also plans to have the City’s Metro link stop in Beswick on route to Oldham via the new line which is under construction at the moment.

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Velodrome Manchester

There is also the National Cycling Stadium sometimes known as the Veladrome where the GB cycling team train to win all those Gold medals at the last Olympic Games.

City of Manchester Stadium

The City of Manchester Stadium is right in the heart of Beswick where Manchester City Football Club play their home games. The Stadium also hosted the 2002 Commonwealth Games which put the area on the map.

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Entrance Lodge Phillips Park Cemetery

“Entrance Lodge, Phillips Park Cemetery” by Tricia Neal is licensed under CC BY 4.0  / Cropped from original

Phillips Park

Philips Park is on the south side of the river Medlock and Philips Park Cemetery is on the north side. The park has the distinction of being Manchester’s first public park and opened in 1846. It was the first of its kind in Great Britain and it set the standard for many others that soon followed in towns and cities throughout Britain. It was designed to have walks, expansive lakes and glasshouses for exotic plants. It is also famous for its annual Tulip Festival, which is still held every year. Philips Park Cemetery was opened in 1863.

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