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UK · community hub: Prestwich / Broughton Park · airport MAN, about 35 min by car. Everything below was checked against the sources on each listing in November 2026; confirm times with the shul before you rely on them.
The Manchester Eruv (certified by Manchester Beth Din; billed as the UK's largest) covers Broughton Park and Prestwich and now joins the Whitefield Eruv (new areas added 2025); Metrolink tracks and enclosed wasteland are excluded. Status is on the website and emailed or texted to donors each Friday (it reads 'Not Checked' until then); hotline listed as 0161 883 1333. South Manchester (Hale, Gatley, Cheadle) has no confirmed eruv and no status page was found: a Hale eruv was shelved in 2016 (Jewish News) and JC headlines later report council approval, and a Cheadle/Gatley eruv was applied for in Feb 2020 (Jewish News), but nothing read shows either was built. Weekly status ↗
Kosher serviced suites (7 apartments, sleeping 6-12) in Broughton Park, listed by Totally Jewish Travel and on Chabad's Kosher Manchester list. About 0.9 km straight line to Stenecourt and Kahal Chassidim. No Shabbat key or lift confirmed. Google reviewers (31 reviews, undated) praise the family kitchen and toys and say the manager 'took care of all our needs' and it is 'close to shops and shul'; none mentions a key or lift. Not on Booking.com; no TripAdvisor reviews. · 0161 792 5786
Non-kosher hotel listed as Jewish observant friendly by Totally Jewish Travel and named under hoteliers on Chabad's Kosher Manchester list; listing says 2 min walk to Moor Lane shul and 5 min to Stenecourt. Guests report: hotel system 'on Shabbos mode' plus 2-3 Shabbos lights in each room, with kettle, bottled water and cutlery on request (TripAdvisor guest photo captions, undated); a Google reviewer calls it 'a Jewish hotel'. Guests report no lift: a Google reviewer in a top-floor attic room (undated) and a TripAdvisor guest (Oct 2025) whose luggage was carried to the 1st floor, so ask for a low floor. Breakfast is light self-service continental (TripAdvisor 2024-25), not stated kosher. No mechanical key confirmed. Still trading: Google and TripAdvisor reviews run to Nov 2025, and the phone matches Google. · 0161 792 6667
Non-kosher hotel listed as Jewish observant friendly; about 3 min walk to Heaton Park Shul (84 Middleton Road). Guests report no lift (TripAdvisor review Nov 2024); TripAdvisor photos show a downstairs apartment (Apartment no.2). Booking.com's facility list shows 'Key access' (not 'Key card access') and no elevator, so room keys may be metal: ask. The apartments (2-bed sleeps 4, 1-bed sleeps 3) are listed non-kosher by Totally Jewish Travel. No Shabbat arrangement or kosher breakfast confirmed. · 0161 721 4922
Chabad's Kosher Manchester list names it under caterers as 'Kosher Dept. only' with no supervision stated (listing may be dated; ask before relying on it). About 0.45 km straight line to Chabad in the City. No Shabbat key or lift confirmed. Booking.com lists key-card access and a lift; a TripAdvisor guest (Oct 2026) calls the lifts 'terrible'. No mechanical key or Shabbat lift reported. · 0161 827 4000
About 110 m from Chabad in the City (36 John Dalton Street). Guests report key-card only: self check-in screens issue a key you scan (TripAdvisor Oct 2026); Booking.com lists key-card access and a lift. No kosher breakfast confirmed. · 0161 511 5060
About 0.85 km straight line to Chabad in the City. Breakfast included but not kosher. No Shabbat key or lift confirmed. Booking.com lists a lift (key type not stated); no guest comment on Shabbat found. · 0843 208 3005
About 0.9 km straight line to Chabad in the City. Breakfast included but not kosher. Guests report the lift needs no key card (TripAdvisor review Sep 2026, a security complaint); Booking.com lists key-card access and a lift. No mechanical key or Shabbat-mode lift reported. · 0161 836 9600
Minyan: Shabbat Shacharit 9:15 (Bury Directory listing, last updated Feb 2021: old, confirm). Friday night and weekday times: call. Rechecked: the shrubberies.org.uk November 2026 calendar has no events, the home page 'This Shabbos' heading is blank, and the shul's own site says the weekly Shrubberies Times (which carries 'Times of Services') is members-only. No times appeared in Google reviews or the MBD community guide (mbd.org.uk guide PDF), so Friday-night and weekday times are not found online as of Nov 2026: ring the office (0161 773 1978) or Chabad L'Chaim (0161 792 6335). A Google reviewer (undated) says key holders need to arrive early to open up. Google shows the office closed Fridays.
Contact: 0161 773 1978 · office@shrubberies.org.uk · shrubberies.org.uk
Minyan: Site, week 30 Oct-6 Nov 2026 (Vayera): Fri Mincha and Kabolas Shabbos 17:40; Shabbos Shacharis 9:15; Mincha/Shalosh Seudas 16:05; Maariv 17:30. The same page lists 'Earliest candle lighting 15:41' and 'Shabbos commences 16:25' as separate lines, so 16:25 is the Shabbos start (Chabad gave candle lighting 16:22 for 30 Oct), not a service. 17:40 is about an hour after sunset (Chabad zmanim page: 16:38), so confirm the Friday service time by phone. Weekday Shacharis Sun 8:30, Mon/Thu 7:20, Tue/Wed/Fri 7:30; early Mincha Mon-Thu 13:00; Mincha and Maariv Sun-Thu 16:10; Maariv Mon-Thu 19:30. Times change weekly.
Contact: 0161 740 1634 · admin@holylaw.org.uk · holylaw.org.uk
Minyan: Times: call (not found online as of Nov 2026; Google Maps lists the building open daily 5:30–00:15, which are opening hours, not service times). Google reviewers (undated) call it a 'minyan factory' with minyanim from early morning to late, dignified minyanim at a respectful pace before 8:00, and a definitely Charedi shul where visitors are not given a hard time. JCR-UK also lists the congregation. Nearest Chabad: L'Chaim 0161 792 6335.
Contact: 0161 792 1313
Minyan: Times: call (not found online as of Nov 2026). No timetable on the lchaim page, Totally Jewish Travel or jewsfww.uk, and a Google reviewer (undated) says none is posted online; door entry is by number lock, so phone ahead to be let in. Google reviews mention weekday minyanim with a ladies' section.
Contact: 0161 792 8399
Minyan: Times: call (not found online as of Nov 2026). The lchaim.org.uk pages list the shul phone only, no service schedule. Google reviews (rechecked Nov 2026) mention all prayer services, daily shiurim and a Young Lubavitch minyan, but give no clock times.
Contact: L'Chaim 0161 792 6335 · shul 0161 740 1629 · lchaim.org.uk
Minyan: Times: call (not found online as of Nov 2026; Google lists it as a community centre with no hours). Reviewers (undated) describe a welcoming atmosphere and good food.
Contact: 0161 536 5719
Minyan: Times: call (not found online as of Nov 2026). Still no website or Friday-night schedule found; Google lists it as a community centre (also 'Chabad Young Jewish Manchester', same phone) and its reviews (rechecked Nov 2026) give no times. One reviewer calls the premises small, spread over 3 floors. Same address as Mozzarella (MBD-listed dairy pizza, closed Fridays).
Contact: 0161 211 0191
Minyan: Times: call (not found online as of Nov 2026; Google Maps lists the office Mon–Fri 9:00–13:00, closed Sat and Sun, which are not service times). Denomination not stated by Google; it is the shul named as 3 min from The Westlynne Hotel (see hotels), so confirm by phone. Reviewers (undated) describe a welcoming congregation with a caring rabbi.
Contact: 0161 740 4766
Minyan: Times: call (not found online as of Nov 2026). thewhc.co.uk shows no Friday or Shabbat service schedule, only a members-login Shabbat start/end list (the table read was dated Oct-Nov 2025) and an undated 'Shacharit 7:00 / 7:55; Mincha and Ma'ariv 19:00' line, too unclear to use. The page shows no eruv status. Mikvah and keilim mikvah are by appointment through the shul office. Google reviews (rechecked Nov 2026) give no service times.
Contact: 0161 766 3732 · thewhc.co.uk
Minyan: Times: call (not found online as of Nov 2026). yeshurun.org.uk lists no service times (it says only that services are 'dynamic and spirited'). South Manchester, a long way from Prestwich. Google shows the office open Mon-Thu 8:00-16:00, Fri 8:00-12:00. Google reviews (rechecked Nov 2026) give no service times.
Contact: 0161 428 8242 · yeshurun.org.uk
Minyan: Times: call (not found online as of Nov 2026). The sephardi.org.uk Shabbat-times page is an empty table for its London shuls, and no Shaare Hayim times were found. Contact goes through Shaare Sedek (Hale Barns); an older Chabad list gives 0161 445 1943. Google reviews (rechecked Nov 2026) give no service times.
Contact: 0161 980 1877 (Google; also via Shaare Sedek)
Israeli-style schnitzel and grill (Google reviews). No prepaid Shabbat meals found.
Hours: Sun 12:30-22:30 · Mon-Thu 12:30-22:00 · Fri closed · Sat evening from 18:30 (Google Maps, Nov 2026) · 0161 798 7776
MBD and Google give No. 5; an older Chabad list says No. 19.
Hours: Sun-Thu 12:30-22:00 · Fri/Sat closed (Google Maps) · 0161 773 1645
MBD lists it as Baba's / La Familia, same address and phone as Ta'am. MBD says restaurant dairy is Cholov Yisroel.
Hours: Sun-Thu 12:30-21:00 · Fri/Sat closed (Google Maps) · 0161 773 1645 (MBD list)
MBD lists it as both restaurant and caterer. No Shabbat-meal package confirmed, so ask.
Hours: Sun-Thu 11:30-22:00 · Fri 9:00-13:00 · Sat closed (Google Maps) · 0161 820 4441
Hours: Sun-Thu 12:00-22:00 · Fri to 16:00 per Google (winter candle lighting is earlier, so ask) · Sat evening from 19:30 · 0161 773 0080
Same address as Chabad in the City. The only MBD-listed kosher restaurant in the centre.
Hours: Mon-Thu 11:00-19:00 · Sun 11:00-21:00 · Fri closed · Sat from 20:30 (Google Maps) · 0161 773 0080 (MBD) · 07544 470616 (Google)
Also an MBD-listed caterer. No Shabbat package confirmed.
Hours: Mon-Thu 8:00-17:00 · Fri 7:00-14:30 · Sat closed · Sun 7:00-14:30 (Google Maps) · 0161 792 1652
Open per Google Maps (4.6, 173 reviews), with bagels, cream cheese and herring praised and a delivery service mentioned by a reviewer. On Chabad's Kosher Manchester list but not on MBD's licensee page and no hechsher stated, so ask for its certificate. Google shows no opening hours: call, and shop early on Friday.
Hours: — · 0161 740 3428
Large supermarket with bakery and wine; a Google reviewer says it delivers, so ask about hotels. Not on MBD's licensee page and Chabad's list states no supervision, so ask the shop for its certificate (its site blocks automated reading).
Hours: Sun-Wed 7:30-00:00 · Thu 7:30-02:00 · Fri 7:30-15:10 on 6 Nov (usually 15:00) · Sat reopens after Shabbat (18:40 on 7 Nov, usually 20:00) (Google Maps) · 0161 792 8860 · koshersaver.co.uk (per Chabad list)
Google shows Fri to 16:00, later than winter candle lighting, so shop earlier.
Hours: Sun-Wed 7:30-22:00 · Thu 7:30-00:00 · Fri 7:30-16:00 (Google) · Sat closed · 0161 792 2992
Deli counter, hot chicken, ready meals and sandwiches (Google reviews). No prepaid Shabbat meals confirmed. Not on MBD's licensee page and Chabad's list states no supervision, so ask which authority certifies it. Totally Jewish Travel gives supervision only as 'KF Kosher' (no agency named).
Hours: Sun-Thu 7:30-22:00 · Fri 7:30-14:00 · Sat closed (Google Maps) · 0161 773 6900 (Google) · 0161 773 1308 (Chabad list) · shefamehadrin.co.uk
Chabad list also shows Sassons Banqueting and bakery at this address. No Shabbat packages confirmed. Not on MBD's licensee page and Chabad's list states no supervision, so ask which authority certifies it.
Hours: Sun-Thu 9:00-21:30 · Fri 9:00-13:00 · Sat closed (Google Maps) · 0161 883 1345 (Chabad list) · 0161 470 0680 (Google)
Hours: Mon-Thu 9:00-16:00 · Fri 7:00-13:00 · Sat closed · Sun 7:00-13:00 (Google Maps) · 0161 766 6216
Grocery with fresh bread and bagels (Google reviews). No Shabbat meals confirmed. Friday close is later than winter candle lighting, so shop earlier.
Hours: Mon-Thu 7:45-00:00 · Fri 7:45-16:00 · Sat reopens 18:00 · Sun 8:00-00:00 (Google Maps)
Kosher burger bar (Google reviews). Shut all Friday and Saturday; no Shabbat meals confirmed.
Hours: Mon-Thu 17:00-22:00 · Sun 16:00-22:00 · Fri/Sat closed (Google Maps) · 07756 294443
Kosher sushi takeaway (Google reviews). No Shabbat orders confirmed. Friday close is near or after winter candle lighting, so collect earlier.
Hours: Mon-Thu 8:00-20:00 · Fri 8:00-16:00 · Sat closed · Sun 8:00-20:00 (Google Maps) · 0161 518 5000
Home-baked challah and bakes (Google reviews). Friday close is near or after winter candle lighting, so collect earlier.
Hours: Mon-Wed 8:00-17:00 · Thu 8:00-23:00 · Fri 8:00-16:00 · Sat/Sun closed (Google Maps) · 0161 507 0501
Takeaway only; Google reviews mention cholent, kishke and kugel for Shabbat. Not on MBD's licensee page and Chabad's list states no supervision, so ask for its certificate before ordering.
Hours: Thu 9:30-23:30 · Fri 8:30-13:00 · other days closed (Google Maps) · 0161 708 8596
Open per Google Maps (4.0, 224 reviews). On Chabad's Kosher Manchester list but not on MBD's current licensee list, and no hechsher was found, so ask for the certificate. Dairy is inferred from the pizza menu. Closed Friday and Saturday.
Hours: Sun–Thu 11:00–21:00 · Fri/Sat closed (Google Maps) · 0161 792 9721
Booking: 0161 792 0832 or 07359 275607 in opening hours; out of hours 0161 721 4326 (Chabad's mikvah list). Google hours: Sun-Thu 12:00-21:00, Fri and Sat 16:30-21:00. Men's or women's use not stated
Booking: 0161 358 0157; Mrs Lebrecht 07989 410290 (Chabad's mikvah list). Hours and men's or women's use not stated
Booking: By appointment only: ansaphone 796 1054 (no area code printed on Chabad's list); shul office 0161 766 3732