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Ordsall, Salford — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Ordsall is an inner-city district of Salford, held between the River Irwell, Salford Quays and the Manchester Ship Canal.
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Where to stay in Ordsall
The practical side of choosing where to sleep.
The Lowry pulls the beds this way. Salford Quays gathers the visitor traffic that Imperial War Museum North and The Lowry generate, and rooms taken at that end sit within a walk of both. Ordsall Hall stands inland from them. Older Ordsall, St Clement's Church, the streets off the A57, is residential, and a bed there trades the waterfront for a shorter crossing of the River Irwell into Manchester.
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Salford Quays
Salford Quays holds Ordsall's waterfront rooms, putting The Lowry and Imperial War Museum North on one short circuit of the Manchester Ship Canal.Find hotels in Salford Quaysa base beside Ordsall Hall and St Clement's Church, off the A57Ordsall
Ordsall's own streets keep the hall, St Clement's Church and Joule House, and the River Irwell puts central Manchester one crossing away from the door. Rooms are few around here — worth securing early.Find hotels in Ordsallthe wider city supply, taking in Salford Museum and Art GallerySalford
Salford spreads its rooms past Ordsall's boundary on the River Irwell, keeping Salford Museum and Art Gallery, St Philip's Church and the Stowell Memorial Church in the same city.Find hotels in SalfordHotel links are affiliate links: booking through them may earn us a commission, at no extra cost to you. It never affects how places are ranked. How this works
Things to do in and around Salford
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Museums & Galleries
2- Salford Museum and Art Gallery Heritage
- The Lowry
Churches & Religious Sites
3- St Philip's Church, Salford Heritage
- St Clement's Church, Ordsall Heritage
- Church of St Ignatius of Antioch Heritage
Stadiums & Sports
2- White City
- Botanical Gardens Cricket Ground
Landmarks & Notable Places
1- Joule House Heritage
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About Ordsall
What are the main landmarks in Ordsall?
Two big draws sit at the water. Imperial War Museum North and The Lowry stand at Salford Quays, while Ordsall Hall shares the district's name and holds ground inland from the Manchester Ship Canal. Churches fill out the register.
St Clement's Church, St Philip's Church, the Stowell Memorial Church and the Church of St Ignatius of Antioch are all listed, with Joule House and the Botanical Gardens Cricket Ground on the same roll and Salford Museum and Art Gallery a short way off.
What is the history of Ordsall?
Ordsall Hall keeps the name. The hall is the district's own inheritance, while the water around it, the River Irwell along the Manchester boundary, the Manchester Ship Canal dividing Ordsall from Stretford, belongs to the working geography that made this an inner-city quarter of Salford. Salford supplies no year for Ordsall's beginning.
What the sources give is a name shared by hall and district, a run of dedications from St Clement's Church to the Church of St Ignatius of Antioch, and a boundary drawn by water.
Where is Ordsall?
Ordsall lies chiefly south of the A57 in Salford, with the River Irwell marking the Manchester boundary and the Manchester Ship Canal dividing it from Stretford.
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What is the best area to stay in Ordsall?
Salford Quays: an evening at The Lowry with Imperial War Museum North across the water. Ordsall: a base beside Ordsall Hall and St Clement's Church, off the A57. Salford: the wider city supply, taking in Salford Museum and Art Gallery.
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Updated October 2026