Victoria Baths

Susie Stubbs Last Updated 4 June 2023

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

What's on at Victoria Baths

14 Aug

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Enjoy a picnic with a difference this summer.

from £1.00

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Welcome Wednesdays – Tour & Explore Victoria Baths

11am – 3pm every Wednesday from April – September
Guided Building Tours – Free General Entry – Tea Room

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free entry

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Welcome Wednesdays at Victoria Baths

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