Góbéfest take place in Cathedral Gardens, in the heart of Manchester City Centre!
Cathedral Gardens is located next to the National Football Museum, which is in the iconic Urbis Building in the Medieval Quarter, a two-minute walk from Manchester Victoria Station and five minutes from Shudehill Bus Station.
We encourage our visitors to use the greenest transport option possible when travelling to Góbéfest, and to reduce congestion and air pollution in the city centre.
Manchester City Centre is very well connected by train, tram and bus and also has cycle and walking routes. The Transport for Greater Manchester website has detailed information on the best way to get around the city: https://tfgm.com/
Walking or cycling is the easiest and greenest way to get around the city centre. Transport for Greater Manchester’s Bee Network provide tips for active travel: https://beeactive.tfgm.com/bee-network-vision/
The nearest cycle parking facility can be found at the City Tower Cycle Hub next to Piccadilly Gardens, a 10-minute walk from the museum.
Victoria Station is a 2-minute walk from the museum and operates regional services to and from Bolton, Southport, Wigan, Preston, Blackburn, Liverpool, Manchester Airport, Edinburgh, Rochdale and Leeds.
Piccadilly Station is the city’s main tran station and connects to locations across the country, including the east coast main line to London Euston and Manchester Airport.
Piccadilly Station is a 20-minute walk to Cathedral Gardens. Alternatively, you can take a short Metrolink tram ride to Victoria Station and then a 2-minute walk to our entrance. There is also a free Metroshuttle bus to the museum (see below).
The nearest Metrolink tram stop is Victoria Station. Victoria connects to the following lines:
Manchester has an extensive bus network. There is a bus stop (code NP) right outside the National Football Museum on Corporation Street served by many different routes.
The free city centre Metroshuttle service number 2 stops at the museum and links directly to Deansgate and Oxford Road train stations as well as other Metroshuttle services.
For those travelling by car the nearest car parks are:
AO Arena CitiPark:
Car Park Manchester Printworks | APCOA:
Q-Park Deansgate North: