Manchester St James's Square Blood Donor Centre

You can donate blood and platelets at our donor centre in Manchester city centre. If you need to speak to us, please call our donor helpline on 0300 123 23 23.

Donor centre address

1 St James's Square
Manchester
M2 6DN

Get directions to the donor centre

Where to park

Donor parking is available in the council operated pay-and-display parking bays located directly outside the centre. Parking charges apply and should be paid at the meter or using the relevant parking app.

View parking information on the Manchester City Council website

Accessibility

The building is fully wheelchair accessible. Step-free access is available throughout the donor centre, with an internal ramp provided to ensure easy movement between areas.

Accessible facilities are available on site, and visitors using wheelchairs or with mobility requirements can access the donor centre without barriers.

For more information, see blood donors and disability.

Facilities

The following facilities are available at this donor centre:

Free Wi-Fi

Refreshments

Toilets

Travelling to the donor centre

If you are travelling by:

bus: the nearest stop is Cheapside (stop CL), which is a 2 minute walk from the Donor Centre.
tram: the nearest stop is St Peters Square, which is a 6 minute walk from the Donor Centre.
Metrolink: St Peters Square is the nearest Metrolink stop.
bike: Piccadilly is the nearest mainline station and receives services from Liverpool, Leeds, Birmingham and London. The station is a 19 minute walk from the donor centre. Alternatively, you can get Metros, buses and taxis from the station to near the donor centre.
car: there are several public car parks in the area with the nearest being at the Arndale Centre. This is a pay and display multi storey car park.

View directions

By train, from Piccadilly station

By bus

By Metrolink

By car, from the M56

Leave M56 at junction 3 which leads onto the A5103 (Princess Parkway).
Continue onto the Princess Road dual carriageway for 7 miles and signs for the city centre
At the roundabout (under Mancunian Way) take the 2^nd exit following the signs for GMEX and continue onto Medlock Street.
Continue onto Lower Mosley Street. Turn left into Windmill Street.
Turn right into Mount Street. Continue onto Albert Square (passing Town Hall on the right) and then into Cross Street.
Turn right into King Street.
Turn left into Cheapside and continue onto Marsden Street.
Turn left into Brown Street.
We are located on the corner of Norfolk Street.

By car, from the North/M60

Leave the M60 at junction 17. Join the A56 towards they city centre.
Continue pas the MEN Arena onto Victoria Street and then Deansgate.
Turn left into St Ann Street. Turn right into Cross Street. Turn left into King Street.
Turn left into Cheapside and continue onto Marsden Street.
Turn left into Brown Street.
We are located on the corner of Norfolk Street.

Opening hours

The donor centre is open on weekdays, evenings and weekends, as follows:

Monday - 10:20am to 7:10pm
Tuesday - 8:20am to 5:10pm
Wednesday - 11:20am to 8:10pm
Thursday - 10:20am to 7:10pm
Friday - 8:20am to 5:10pm
Saturday - 8:20am to 5:10pm
Sunday - 8:20am to 5:10pm

Please note, these hours may be different on bank holidays.

What you can donate

Blood

An appointment to give blood takes an hour, with the donation taking around 5-10 minutes.

Your blood could help someone in an emergency, help save the lives of mothers and babies during childbirth, or help to fight sickle cell.

Find out more about giving blood for the first time

Platelets

An appointment to give platelets takes around 2 hours, with the donation taking up to 90 minutes.

Your platelets could help someone combat cancer or recover from losing a lot of blood after an accident, organ transplant or surgery.