Enjoy Chorlton
- a few places, all within a modest walk of church, recommended by our church members:
- For hot drinks, meals, snacks, freshly-made sandwiches, and free wi-fi - North Star Delicatessen - 418 Wilbraham Rd, M21 0SD
- For cafe food, all-day breakfasts and hot drinks - Metro Cafe - Wilbraham Rd/Corkland Rd, (opposite Morrisons)
- For newsagents' goods, essential shopping, milk, biscuits, etc. - Star News - 523 Wilbraham Rd, M21 0UF
- For pizzas and pasta meals in a restaurant setting - Croma - 500 Wilbraham Rd, M21 9AP
- For general shopping - Morrisons - Wilbraham Rd/Albany Rd, M21 0SD
- For cash dispenser, fuel, pre-packed sandwiches, essential shopping - Orchard Service Station (Shell garage) - Wilbraham Rd/Buckingham Rd, M21 0SD (alongside Metrolink entrance)
- The nearest cash dispenser is at the Shell garage (see above). For Banks and other cash dispensers - Natwest, HSBC, RBS, Santander - all at the main traffic lights/crossroads at Chorlton Cross, (Wilbraham Rd/Manchester Rd East/Barlow Moor Rd) M21 0BR
- For wi-fi access, check out this list provided by Chorlton Life. The two sites nearest to church are North Star Delicatessen (see above) and Oddest Bar (adjacent to North Star).
How to Find Us
at Wilbraham St Ninian's United Reformed Church,
Wilbraham Road/Egerton Rd South, Chorlton, Manchester
The church's true postcode is M21 0XJ but we suggest you use M21 0UB for online maps and satnavs.
Where we are based
The Metropolitan Community Church of Manchester is based in Wilbraham Saint Ninian's United Reformed Church, near to the centre of Chorlton, Manchester.
Our main worship service is held at 4.30pm each Sunday.
Wilbraham Saint Ninian's is situated at the junction of Wilbraham Road and Egerton Road South in Chorlton. The church's postcode is M21 0XJ but we suggest you use M21 0UB for map searches and for satnavs. See the 'X' on the map below. (You can use the zoom function on your web browser to make the map bigger and see the street names more easily.)
Parking
There is on-road parking along Egerton Road South and Egerton Road North. We invite visitors displaying a disabled driver badge to park in the limited space along the church frontage but ask other visitors to keep these spaces free for those with mobility issues.
By Metrolink
The Metrolink tram line to Chorlton offers the easiest journey by public transport to our church from the city centre. The South Manchester line runs from Victoria Station along the Altrincham line as far as Old Trafford, then diverts to the south-east serving Firswood, Chorlton, and St Werburgh's Road. A further extension as far as East Didsbury opened at the end of May 2013.
For details of the Metrolink service to our church, click here.
By bus from the city centre
The most frequent bus service on Sundays into Chorlton is the number 86 which leaves every 10 minutes from stand M in Piccadilly Gardens (located between Piccadilly Plaza and the Metrolink platforms alongside the Gardens).
The number 85 is slightly less frequent on Sundays, and it takes a slightly different route through the south Manchester suburbs, but it also leaves from stand M in Piccadilly Gardens. We suggest you catch whichever bus is at the stand when you arrive.
If you arrive in Manchester by train at Piccadilly station, the shortest route to a suitable bus stop would be to walk down the sloping station approach and head for Piccadilly Gardens. Alternately, you could take an outgoing tram from Piccadilly Station into Piccadilly Gardens. From there you can pick up one of the Chorlton buses from stand M.
For details of bus services to our church, click here.
