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Didsbury
Suburban village of Manchester

Didsbury

Didsbury is a suburb of Manchester, England, on the north bank of the River Mersey, 5 miles south of Manchester city centre.

The population at the 2021 census was 21,913.

Get in

Getting to Didsbury

Manchester Airport is on the southern edge of Manchester and offers Domestic, European and Intercontinental flights. Direct trains from the airport serve Piccadilly in the city centre and some stop at local station en route, including East Didsbury. The trams, buses and taxis can also be taken from the airport to locations in South Manchester.

See

Worth seeing

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    Manchester Airport Visitor Park

    Located on the south-western side of Manchester Airport, the visitor park is well worth a visit for any aviation enthusiast.

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    Baguley Park

    Small play area for children surrounded by large grass areas and housing.

Do

Things to do

DUFFA (Didsbury Ultimate Frisbee For Amateurs), info@duffa.org. If you fancy something a little different, this Didsbury society is free and open to all. Free.

Eat

Where to eat

Yechan Foods, 95 Mauldeth Road, M14 6SR,. Coriander Restaurant, 485 Barlow Moor Road, Chorlton Cum Hardy, M21 8AG,. Indian Restaurant Asian Fusion, 491 Barlow Moor Road, Chorlton Cum Hardy, M21 8AG,. Indian Restaurant

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    Desi Roots

    483 Barlow Moor Road, Chorlton-cum-Hardy M21 8AG,.

How locals move

Getting around Didsbury the local way

  • Get inThe Manchester Ship Canal can only be used on the Mersey Ferry cruise from Salford to Eastham between April and October.

From Wikivoyage: Manchester, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Rept0n1x (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.