Feel at home in Gorton and
New East Manchester

Gorton provides a rich and varied community life, with the town home to local independent retailers, civic services such as the local library and a regular market complete with indoor hall and outdoor stalls. It is home to the only two high schools in east Manchester, as well as a large number of primary schools and the Wright Robinson Sports College. What’s more, the sporting and recreational facilities of the City of Manchester stadium are close at hand.

Gorton is a richly Victorian area, boasting fne architecture and parks. The jewel of the town is the Monastery of St Francis, a 19th Century Church which has recently reopened after a £6.5m restoration project to turn it into a stunning live events venue and conference centre. Gorton Reservoir in Debdale Park on Hyde Road is another fne Victorian feature.

Today Gorton provides a focus for leisure, with sailing, windsurfng and canoeing as well as relaxing walks. Debdale Park itself provides sporting facilities including tennis, netball and basketball courts, a skateboarding ramp and football pitches.

Other local leisure facilities include Crowcroft Park, The Gorton Gymnastic Centre and The Manchester Climbing Centre which offers a wide range of climbing events and walls to challenge both the beginner and more experienced. There’s also the famous Belle Vue greyhound track, which houses a multiplex cinema and bowling centre. The recently refurbished Belle Vue leisure centre has two large sports halls, cricket lanes, two hockey pitches and a running track.

From a sporting view you will superbly served by over 130 parks, as well as ultra modern amenities such as Sportcity in east Manchester, originally constructed for the 2002 Commonwealth Games and now enjoyed by the public, and including the City of Manchester Stadium, the Velodrome, and England’s National Squash Centre.