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Welcome!
Thank you for booking tickets for a Relaxed Performance. ‘Around the World in 80 Days’ on
Tue 19 December.
We’d like to provide you with a little bit more information about your visit; we hope you find
this guide useful.
Getting to The Lowry
By Car
The Lowry is a 10 minute drive from Manchester City Centre, 20 minutes from Manchester
Airport, and a quarter of a mile from the motorway network, giving access from all over the
North West and beyond.
From the M60 take junction 12 for the M602. The Quays is a quarter of a mile from junction
3 of the M602. Follow the brown Lowry logo signs.
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Parking
There is a drop-off point in front of The Lowry.
The Lowry has a limited number of designated parking spaces. These can be accessed at the
security barrier on the service road next to The Lowry.
Secure parking is available in the Lowry Outlet Mall car park, which also has designated
areas for people with disabilities on each level.
We recommend that Blue Badge holders enter the car park at the entrance near the mini
roundabout on the road leading from The Quays as this will allow parking on the ground
floor level. For more information on disabled parking please contact the Lowry Outlet Mall
Customer relations desk on 0161 848 1850.
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You might arrive by tram, train or bus, if so there’s lots of helpful information below:
By Metrolink
The Lowry is easily accessible via two Metrolink lines, the Eccles line (alight at Harbour City),
and the Media City UK line (alight at Media City UK). Travelling from Manchester City
Centre, the Metrolink takes approximately ten to fifteen minutes.
By Train
If you are exiting the train at Oxford Road Station, walk up Oxford Road towards St Peter's
Square, where you can board the Metrolink (see above).
If you are leaving the train at Piccadilly or Victoria Station, there will be clearly signposted
Metrolink stations nearby.
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By Bus
Buses that go along the Quays and past The Lowry:
50 - East Didsbury - The Lowry. Regular service running every fifteen minutes, including
Sundays.
69 - Eccles – Stretford. Regular service until 6pm, excluding Sundays and Bank Holidays. 245
- Altrincham - Exchange Quay. Regular service running every thirty minutes approximately
(alight at Imperial War Museum).
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Getting around The Lowry
There is a large open space between The Lowry Outlet mall and The Lowry Arts and
Entertainment centre. An open ramped route connects all the public spaces.
The two main doors into the building have buttons to automatically open the doors. These
are on the top of low–level posts, both inside and outside.
Each main entrance has an internal textured mat which is level with the surrounding floor.
Staff and Volunteers are on hand in the main foyer to help with building information, access
to the cloakroom facility and hire of wheelchairs (free of charge to use). If you would like to
hire a wheelchair please call our Welcome Desk on 0161 876 2016
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The Welcome Desk faces the main entrance opposite the Box Office. The Box Office is inside
the main foyer as you go in through the double glass doors.
The foyer is a wide colourful space with high ceilings,
large angled windows and sloping blue floors.
Throughout the building the floor surfaces are smooth
polished terrazzo, textured rubber, carpet, wood and
tiled.
The foyer can be very busy and noisy before and after
a performance but there are lots of spaces around the
building that you can go to such as the Tower Coffee
Shop, Circle Bar or Pier Eight Bar and Restaurant.
In the foyer there are small stalls where you can buy
drinks or snacks before the show or during the interval. You can also get drinks and snacks
at the café’s and bars.
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Lift Access
The Lowry has lifts to access different parts of the building.
The Lift to the Lyric theatre Circle, Upper Circle and Galleries is on the right of the front
doors as you enter, towards the escalators.
There is a lift to the Lyric Circle and Upper circle to the left of the front doors as you enter.
The escalators will take you to the Galleries, Look Out (family art space) and to the doors for
the Lyric Circle seating.
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Collecting Tickets
If you haven’t already got your tickets, you will be able to collect them from Box Office.
The Box Office counter is by the main doors to The Lowry – all you have to do is tell them
your name and postcode.
Ushers
The Ushers, who are
always happy to help,
will be wearing a red or
purple jumper or t-shirt
with a badge like this:
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Personal Care
Toilets at the front of the building are on the
lower ground level and at the end of two sloping
ramps. There are separate accessible toilets for
males and females; there are individual cubicles in
both toilet areas and urinals in the male toilets.
Baby changing facilities are inside the entrance to
both male and female toilets.
Level 1 has accessible toilets located next to the
North and South lifts.
Level 2 has accessible toilets located next to the
North and South lifts. Both levels can be reached
by a staircase next to the lift entrances.
Accessible toilets are also located in The Studio reception, stairs or lift required to access
this area.
Toilets are located at the rear of the building at ground level and at level 2 and can be
reached by stairs or lift.
First Aid assistance is available on request.
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If you need any extra information in the lead up to your visit, please contact
If you would like to go on our access mailing list, please email your name, address to
[email protected] and we will keep you up to date by email.
