Venue
The conference will take place at the Hilton Hotel, 303 Deansgate, M3 4LQ, UK.
The venue is the newest addition to the Manchester skyline is one of the tallest buildings in Europe. The location of the hotel and a map of the local area can be seen below.
Accommodation
To simplify proceedings, a block booking has been made at the hotel. Invited and registered delegates just need to provide their name and use the reference ‘COUNTER Conference’ during check-in. The cost of the hotel stay will be paid for by the conference organisers but delegates will be required to provide a credit card during check-in (for incidentals not covered by the organisers). Delegates will not be charged for their stay at the conference.
In case, you wish to contact the hotel for special requests, the telephone number for the hotel is 0161 870 1600.
Sustenance
Your stay at the conference will include breakfast and buffet lunch and evening food on Monday 22nd March and Tuesday 23rd March. Unfortunately, the cost of the evening meal at the end of the conference on Wednesday 24th March is not covered by the COUNTER project. However, the cost will be extremely reasonable. Refreshments will be made available throughout the day.
Monday 22nd: Wine Reception (Cloud 23 Bar – 23rd floor of the Hilton hotel)
- Wine reception and evening buffet (optional drinks are, unfortunately, not covered by the organisers)
Tuesday 23rd March: Conference Meal (Stock Restaurant, Manchester)
- Evening meal including complimentary wine (please note: optional drinks are not covered by the conference organisers)
- Evening entertainment provided by Paul Pashley (Swing music)
Wednesday 24th March: Curry on Manchester’s famous Curry Mile
- Curry Evening at the Lal Haweli Restaurant on Manchester’s Famous Curry Mile (please note: the cost of this meal is not covered by the conference organisers but prices are extremely reasonable)
Conference Programme
The latest version of the conference programme can be found here. The keynote and parallel sessions will take place on the conference floor of the Hilton. Members of the Counter team will be on hand if you have any questions on the day.
Internet Access
The organisers have arranged free and secure wi-fi internet access during the conference period. Unfortunately, due to restrictions within the hotel, wi-fi access is limited to the conference floor and associated rooms. While the organisers would have liked to provide internet access elsewhere within the hotel, the cost proved too prohibitive. However, ethernet access is available in all guest rooms but the cost of such access will not be covered by the COUNTER project.
Travel Information
The Hilton hotel is in the centre of Manchester and is easily accessible by car, train and public transport.
Trains:
There are 3 train stations in Manchester (Picadilly, Oxford Road & Victoria)
- Trains depart from Manchester Piccadilly approximately every 15 minutes for Manchester airport, and approximately every 25 minutes from Manchester Oxford Road
- Trains depart from Manchester airport every 5-10 minutes to Manchester Piccadilly, and every 20 minutes to Manchester Oxford Road
- Trains depart from Manchester Piccadilly every 20 minutes to London Euston. Train journey just over 2 hours
- Trains depart from Manchester Oxford Road every 25 minutes to London Euston. Journey time 2.5 hours
For those arriving by air, we would suggest arriving and departing from Manchester Piccadilly as it is the main train hub in Manchester.
Local Taxi Telephone Numbers:
- Manchester Taxis (Tel: 0161 297 0089)
- Manchester Airport Taxis (Tel: 0161 493 2000)
- Inmans Private Hire (Tel: 0845 8393110)
- Radio Cars (Tel: 0845 5435411)
- Lynch Minibuses and Taxis (Tel: 0161 6617777)
- Inner City Private Hire (Tel: 0800 7836784)
Restaurants, Bars and Coffee Houses:
- Ikan restaurant (Chinese) – The Piazza, 98 Portland Street, Manchester M1 4GX
- Little Yang Sing (Chinese) – 17 George Street, China Town, Manchester, M1 4HE
- The Modern (British) – Urbis, Cathedral Gardens, Manchester, M4 3BG
- The Slug and Lettuce (British) – 64-66 Deansgate, Manchester, M3 2EN
- Hard Rock Café (American) – Exchange Square, Manchester, M4 2BS
- Stock (Italian) – 4 Norfolk Street, Manchester, M2 1DW
- Ithaca (Japanese) – 36 John Dalton Street, Manchester, M2 6LE
- Chaophraya (Thai) – 15-17 Chapel Walks, Manchester, M2 1HN
- Zouk Manchester (Indian) – Chester Street (off Oxford Road), Manchester
- Bar 38 – Corner of Peter street and Deansgate
- Relish – Great Northern Warehouse, Peter Street, off Deansgate
- Opus – Printworks building
- Sugar Lounge – Deansgate locks, Whitworth Street West
- Caffé Nero – 106-122 Market Street, Manchester, M1 1WA
- Caffé Uno – 2-8 Commercial Union House, Albert Square, Manchester, M2 6LP
- Lava Café Bar – Middle Warehouse, Castle Quay, Castlefield, Manchester, M15 4NT
- Randall’s Coffee House – Royal Exchange Arcade, Manchester, M2 7EA
- Shlurp – Brazennose House East, Brazennose Street, Manchester, M2 5BP
Tourist Attractions:
- Museum of Transport – www.gmts.co.uk (Tel: 0161 205 2122)
- The Manchester Museum – www.manchester.ac.uk/museum (Tel: 0161 275 2634)
- Museum of The Greater Manchester Police – www.gmp.police.uk (Tel: 0161 856 3287)
- Salford Museum and Art Gallery – www.salford.gov.uk (Tel: 0161 778 0800)
- Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester – www.mosi.org.uk (Tel: 0161 832 2244)
- Imperial War Museum North – www.north.iwm.org.uk (Tel: 0161 836 4000)
- The Whitworth Art Gallery – www.whitworth.manchester.ac.uk (Tel: 0161 275 7450)
- Old Trafford Stadium Tours and Museum – www.manutd.com
Opening times – Museum – Monday to Sunday 9:30am – 5:00pm
Tour – Monday to Sunday 9:40am – 4:30pm
Admission prices – Adult group rate – Museum and tour – £10.28 - Manchester City ‘Hop-on Hop-off’ Bus Tour
- Manchester Cathedral – www.manchestercathedral.org
- Wheel of Manchester – www.worldtouristattractions.co.uk
10% discount when booked online. 15% discount for groups of 20 or more – (Group Booking Tel: 0161 831 9918)
Other Hotels in the Local Area:
- Castlefield Hotel – 3 star – 0.2 miles from The Hilton
Liverpool Road, Manchester, M3 4J
48 en-suite rooms
Double room breakfast included – £207 for three nights - Jurys Inn Manchester – 3 star – 0.2 miles from The Hilton
56 Great Bridgewater Street, Manchester, M1 5L
Standard double room – £94 per night - Radisson Edwardian Hotel – 5 star – 0.2 miles from the Hilton
Peter Street, Manchester, M2 5G - The Midland Hotel – 4 star – 0.3 miles from The Hilton
56 Peter Street, Manchester, M60 2D
Double room breakfast excluded – £390 for three nights - Premier Inn Manchester Trafford Centre West (formerly Tulip Inn) – 3 star – 0.3 miles from the Hilton
Old Park Lane, Manchester, M17 8P
161 en-suite rooms
Double room breakfast included – £234 for three nights - Premier Apartments Manchester – 4 star – 0.3 miles from The Hilton
64 Shudehill, Manchester
One bedroom apartment – £ 262 for three nights - Britannia – 3 star – 0.3 miles from The Hilton
35 Portland Street, Manchester - The Princess on Portland
