Nicholls Campus
Nicholls Campus
Nicholls Campus offers courses for adults.
Nicholls Campus is our specialist adult education centre offering adult education courses, Access to Higher Education qualifications and ESOL.
Refurbished in 2025, the campus has an array of facilities that provide a great experience for adult students including a Starbucks, state-of-the-art IT facilities, a library, two Science labs and plenty of social spaces that create a fantastic adult learning environment.
The campus also offers plenty of onsite parking making it easy to access both by public transport and car.
Address
Nicholls Campus
Hyde Road,
Ardwick
Manchester
M12 6BA
Opening Times
Monday: 8.30am-5pm
Tuesday: 8.30am-5pm
Wednesday: 8.30am-5pm
Thursday: 8.30am-5pm
Friday: 8.30am-4.30pm
Monday: 8.30am-5pm
Tuesday: 8.30am-5pm
Wednesday: 8.30am-5pm
Thursday: 8.30am-5pm
Friday: 8.30am-4.30pm
Local area
Ardwick is one-mile South East of Manchester City Centre and close to the city's universities. Substantial rejuvenation of the area has taken place in recent years, most notably with the construction of many facilities for the 2002 Commonwealth Games held nearby in Eastlands.
Nicholls Campus includes an impressive Grade II listed building with its own gardens. There’s a small park within walking distance of the campus and a green space across the road. The nearby Manchester Apollo is a 3,500 capacity live music venue, and is also Grade II listed. Sportcity and the City of Manchester Stadium are five minutes away by car.
Did you know?
Celebrated Victorian novelist Elizabeth Gaskell was an Ardwick resident, living with her husband William at 84 Plymouth Grove- a site which is today restored and open to the public.
Travel
Bus routes to Nicholls Campus include:
192, 201, 203, 204, 205, 206.
Train
Ardwick train station is close to the campus.
Parking
Nicholls Campus has two car parks (one at the front and one at the back) accessible from Ford Street. The football centre has its own car park (accessible from Dolphin Street).