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Click download town centre map PDF .Ashton-under-Lyne Town Centre Map

Postal enquiries should be addressed to:

Ashton Town Centre Management Initiative,
Staveleigh House, 70 Old Street, Ashton-Under-Lyne, OL6 7RX.

DIRECTIONS TO ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE

Ashton-under-Lyne is a sub-regional centre in Greater Manchester
and is therefore well sign posted.

Motorists should leave the M60 motorway at Junction 23, and follow signs for Ashton-under-Lyne.

These will take you along a dual carriageway (Park Parade A635) to a large roundabout with a feature rockery on it.

Take the first exit and follow signs for Town Centre which will lead you to the town's main retail areas including the marketground. There are several well signposted pay & display car parks conveniently sited in this area.

Ashton-under-Lyne enjoys excellent bus and rail links which are also conveniently located adjacent to the main retail areas.

Something for everyone...
We offer a superb mix of retail, leisure and other attractions.

  • The Arcades Shopping Centre currently offers 165,000 square feet of high quality retail space with over 500 parking spaces on its own award winning car park. Planning approval has been granted to more than double the centre in size which will attract even more great high street names to Ashton

  • The adjoining Ladysmith Shopping Centre is also undergoing a £3 million refurbishment programme, following which, it will compliment the quality retail offer to the town.

  • Major High Street names such as Marks and Spencer, Boots the Chemist, Next, The Burton Group and W H Smiths, satisfy even the most demanding shopper.
Ashton also offers not one but two thriving markets.
  • Ashton Market is one of the best outdoor markets in the country, with 140 stalls filled seven days a week.

  • Whilst our tremendous Indoor Market offers a range of fresh foods and produce to tempt you.

And with the added attractions of the Setantii visitors centre, Central Library and Art Gallery, plus award winning Portland Basin Museum and the Museum Of The Manchester`s, there are certainly plenty of visitors!


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The `Old Town`...
This area developed during Victorian times and now features a wide variety of specialist shops and independent stores offering a delightful range of items, complimenting the national multiples. It has benefited from Conservation and Commercial Improvement Area Grants, which have helped retailers to retain the traditional Victorian style shopfronts.

Bloomin` beautiful...
Ashton-under-Lyne`s debut in the national Britain in Bloom 2000 competition, which was rewarded with THREE awards including winner of the `Best Newcomer` category, has led to lasting benefits from many environmental improvements. 150 new trees have been introduced into the town centre along with 450 hanging baskets. Many new planters and tubs have been installed and new seating areas created where you can rest awhile and enjoy these improvements. This has helped to create a very pleasant experience for shoppers and visitors.


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