Student Pubs & Bars

With thousands of students arriving in Manchester each year, there’s no shortage of student pubs and bars around Oxford Road.

The Oxford Road Corridor is home to two of the UK’s biggest universities, The University of Manchester and Manchester Metropolitan University as well as RNCM a leading conservatoire. Each year Manchester welcomes thousands of new students and there are plenty of student pubs and bars on Oxford Road waiting for them.

Oxford Road and the surrounding area are packed with a great range of bars and pubs where you can get your fill of cocktails, spirits and any other liquor you can think of. While the Corridor is a friendly a welcoming space for all, some pubs and bars are more geared up for the student population.

Perhaps you’re looking for a place to watch sports or a good beer garden, maybe both, you could be hunting down great cocktails in the city or you might just be looking for a quiet off-campus pub in which to unwind.

Many of the pubs and bars are good value for money, all are close to the main university campuses and all places where you can run into like-minded people in higher education. Here are some of our top pick of student pubs and bars on Oxford Road.

External shot of The Lass O' Gowrie one of the many pubs and bars on Oxford Road

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Oxford Road is packed with a great range of bars and pubs where you can get your fill of cocktails, spirits and any other liquor you can think of. 

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