A couple sharing a drink at a waterside table at Castlefield in Manchester, under the old railway viaducts

Disabled dating in Manchester

From the city centre and Salford to Stockport, Bolton, Bury and Oldham, meet disabled singles across Greater Manchester and get about on trams with level boarding at every stop.

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Manchester at a glance

Manchester is friendly, loud in a good way and easy to get around. The city centre is flat and compact, and it is ringed by towns with their own character: Salford, Stockport, Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Wigan and the rest. For dating, the trams are the big help. Metrolink joins up much of Greater Manchester with level boarding, so a date with someone across the city region rarely needs a car or a taxi.

Manchester city centre
Salford
Stockport
Bolton
Bury
Oldham
Rochdale
Wigan
Altrincham
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Across the city region

Disability dating in Manchester and the towns around it

Greater Manchester is a lot of towns joined together, and that works in your favour: there are plenty of people nearby, and the trams and buses link most of them. Disability Dates starts you with your own patch, people close to where you live, and you can look further when you are ready. The city centre suits most first dates, being level, central and easy to leave, but a café in Stockport or Bolton is just as good if that is where you both are.

No pretending

Dating for disabled people in Manchester, as you are

You do not need to hide the wheelchair in your photos or save the diagnosis for date five. Members here understand that some days are better than others and that plans sometimes change at short notice. Say what you need: step-free, quiet, near the tram, an early finish. Then get on with the fun part, like working out whether you are red or blue, or which band you saw first.

First dates

Manchester: accessible first-date ideas

Flat, central and mostly free. Check with the venue on the day, as access and opening times can change.

Castlefield

The canal basin under the railway viaducts, with level towpaths, waterside bars and the remains of the Roman fort.

Science and Industry Museum

Free and fully accessible, and it tells Manchester's story in a way that gives you plenty to talk about.

Salford Quays

A flat, modern waterfront with The Lowry and IWM North facing each other across the water, both fully accessible and easy to reach by tram.

Heaton Park

A huge park in north Manchester with a hall, a boating lake, a heritage tramway and accessible areas to explore.

Dunham Massey

A National Trust deer park and house near Altrincham, mostly level and step-free, and scooters can be borrowed there.

Manchester Art Gallery

Free, central and accessible, with a café. A good pick if you want an hour together without a long walk.

Getting about

Getting around Manchester

Metrolink trams have level boarding and reach out from the city centre to Altrincham, Bury, Rochdale, Salford Quays, the Trafford Centre and beyond. Manchester Piccadilly links the region with the rest of the country, and the main stations are step-free with help you can request beforehand. The motorway ring makes driving straightforward, and town centres generally have Blue Badge bays. For a first meeting, somewhere close to a tram stop you both use is hard to beat.

Transport for Greater Manchester issues the disabled person's bus pass. It means free off-peak bus travel around the city region and on local buses anywhere in England.

Members

Manchester members

Real people from Manchester and nearby.

Ryanh, 35

Wigan

My family goibg on walks goibg the gym spending time with my friends
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Shaz, 46

Bolton

Simple guy, witty at times, likes a good conversation which is usually light hearted. Enjoys going to movies or for a walk.
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TwistedBliss, 47

Manchester

👋 Hi there! I'm Peter, residing solo in Gatley. 🏠 I'm a huge WWE fan, love catching the latest flicks at the cinema 🎬, and have a soft spot for K-pop and K-dramas. I also love hanging out with my 2 incredible nieces. 💫 Let's chat about our shared interests and maybe catch a movie together! 🎬🎶
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Mickh71, 55

Foulridge

Hoping to meet someone down to earth and to be soul mate
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John79, 47

Morecambe

What more can I say? I like cinema? I like going out of weekends.
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NaanaLlama, 35

Halifax

I live in the UK. I love dogs, gaming, and spending time with my friends. I feel very isolated and lonely at the moment and would love to talk to somebody about anything and everything. I am an easy-going, lucky girl.
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DjWheels, 49

Liverpool

I love live music and have been to many many concerts and live theatre.
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MrB, 46

Widnes

Iam 45, have 4 kids to the same woman, but she left caus I can't do the ⁶regular things, so it's just me, my lil puppy and my demons (not real demons but those that haunt every day). Would love to give my heart to some one who understands ans more so actually cares
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Paddy, 74

Wibsey

Funny jokes, etc. really good films and books, managing to kick booze and fags in the late nineties.
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Theatrelad33, 35

Leeds

Hehe im an actor singer dancer in am dram musicals and plays love going to the theatre and also love being in shows love going to cinema and chilling with friends and family and love singing love karaoke too
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Benwood1, 29

Wibsey

I’m 29, I have to pets and I’ve two siblings and love my fashion
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Snoopdog, 71

Leeds

I’d like to travel not alone though go out for meals. I live by myself. I do everything for myself. I don’t need a carer like going to yours. Is it going? That’s about it?
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