Lockdown hasn’t dampened our love of Lidl. We still rush to shop there every week, whether it’s for unbranded desserts with slightly synthetic tasting cream or those amazing deals down the middle aisle.
If you’re a fellow Lidl lover, you’ll want to know what the opening times are for Lidl in Manchester. As there are several Lidl stores scattered all over Manchester and Greater Manchester, we’ve identified four key areas: Manchester city centre, Rochdale, Salford and Oldham to look at Lidl opening times.
We’ve asked shop information experts Opening Times for advice on the best times to shop at Lidl in Manchester during the pandemic, as well as what time Lidl opens in different areas of Manchester.
Obviously, the exact opening times and busyness of your local Lidl will depend on where you live in Manchester. Opening Times suggest always googling your local store, and checking Google’s ‘popular times’ function underneath it, so you can see a real time example of how busy your store is at that time.
What are the opening times for Lidl in Manchester?
The opening times for most Lidl stores in Manchester are 8am to 10pm on weekdays and Saturdays, and 10am to 4pm on Sundays.
However, some Lidl stores in Manchester and Greater Manchester have different opening times, with some opening from 7am to 10pm during the week and on Saturdays.
Let’s dive right in, and look at the opening times for Lidl in different parts of Manchester.
Opening times for Lidl in Manchester city centre
We’ve chosen Lidl on Wilmslow Road and Lidl in Chester Road as examples of Lidl opening times in Manchester city centre.
Lidl on Wilmslow Road, Manchester is open between 7am and 10pm Monday to Friday, 7am and 10pm on Saturday, and 11am and 5pm on Sunday (slightly later than the usual 4pm Sunday close for most Lidl stores).
Lidl on Chester Road, Manchester is open between 8am and 10pm Monday to Friday, 8am and 10pm on Saturday, and 10am and 4pm on Sunday.
Opening times for Lidl in Rochdale, Greater Manchester
Lidl on Spotland Road, Rochester is open between 8am and 10pm Monday to Friday, 8am and 10pm on Saturday, and 10am and 4pm on Sunday.
Opening times for Lidl in Salford, Greater Manchester
Lidl on Fitzwarren Street, Salford is open between 8am and 9pm Monday to Friday, 8am and 9pm on Saturday, and 10am and 4pm on Sunday.
Opening times for Lidl in Oldham, Greater Manchester
Lidl on Jardine Way, Oldham is open between 8am and 2pm Monday to Friday, 8am and 2pm on Saturday, and 10am and 4pm on Sunday.
What is the best time to shop at Lidl in Manchester?
We conducted our own test using google data, and figured out the best time to shop in the Lidl stores above in Manchester city centre, Oldham, Salford and Rochester. Given that the priority of most people at the moment is to shop as safely as possible due to Covid-19, we’ve based our idea of the ‘best time to shop at Lidl’ on the times that these stores are quietest for shoppers, to reduce the transmission of Covid-19. However, we also cover the best times to shop for reduced products and save money at Lidl in Manchester in our section, ‘What’s the best time to shop at Lidl in Manchester for reduced products?’.
The best time to shop in the Wilmslow Road Lidl in Manchester City Centre is before 11am and after 8pm during the week, before 11am and after 7pm on Saturday, and before 11am on Sunday. This Lidl store is always at least a little busy after 11am, right up until it closes at 4pm on Sunday, so it’s a good idea to go before 11am if you want a quiet shop.
The best time to shop at the Chester Road Lidl in Manchester City Centre is before 11am and after 7pm during the week, as this is when the store is least busy. If you’re shopping on Saturday, aim for before 9am and after 7pm. On Sundays, the store is a little busy right after it opens at 10am, however, it only gets busier as the day goes on, so the quietest time to shop is still the hour between 10am and 11am.
For the best time to shop at the Spotland Road Lidl in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, you should aim for before 10am and after 6pm, Monday to Thursdays. Fridays are a little busier in the late afternoon and evening, so go for before 10 am and after 7pm on Friday – 3 and 4pm is as busy as it gets on Friday, so it’s good to avoid these hours if you want a quieter shop. Go between 10am and after 7pm on Saturday and between 10am and 11am on Sunday, as the store will be busy after then, right up until its 4pm Sunday closing time.
The best time to shop at the Jardine Way Lidl in Oldham, Greater Manchester, is before 10am and after 6pm during the week, except for Fridays, when you should aim for before 9am and after 7pm, as the store is busier with people doing their weekend shop. The best time to shop at the Jardine Way Lidl on Saturday is before 10am and after 6pm, and on Sunday, go right after it opens at 10am, because it stays busy after 11am until closing time.
What are the Covid safety measures in Lidl in Manchester at the moment?
Lidl have taken several safety measures in light of Covid-19, which you’ll need to follow when you visit any Lidl store in Manchester or the UK. The measures include:
- Shopping alone. Unless you are unable to shop without an adult, only one member per household is expected to shop at Lidl, to reduce the number of people int he store and facilitate social distancing.
- Bakery changes. There are now disposable gloves in the bakery, for you to bag loose items without having to touch anything with your bare hands (as well as the fact that there are tongs – use them!). This will help reduce the transmission of Covid-19.
- Wearing a face covering in store. You are expected to wear a face mask or face covering at all times within Lidl stores, unless you are exempt.
- Checkout protection screens. Lidl have installed screens at their checkouts to protect both their teams and customers.
- Paying by card wherever possible. Lidl encourages customers to pay by card instead of cash, to reduce the amount of contact between staff and customers. Lidl have increased their contactless payment limit to £45, allowing you to do a bigger shop and still pay contactlessly.
What’s the best time to shop at Lidl in Manchester for reduced products?
We know that the best time to shop at Lidl in Manchester doesn’t necessarily mean the quietest time, but rather the best time to snag those reduced items! We all dream of finding a sirloin steak with a yellow sticker reducing it to 20p, or an entire tray of fancy cupcakes for pennies.
Well, the good thing about Lidl is that you can probably combine an early morning quiet shop with a fistful of yellow stickered loot. While many supermarkets leave it literally seconds to midnight to reduce any items (we’ve all waited like awkward vultures behind a staff member doing snail-paced reductions just as the store is closing), Lidl start reducing their prices from the start of the day. So, look out for those cheap prices whenever you’re at the store!
How to save money at Lidl in Manchester
Lidl stores in Manchester and the UK don’t just resort to reducing items past their sell by date. You can pick up useful deals every week at Lidl, regardless of whether you managed to snatch a package of burgers two minutes before its expiry date. Lidl has a pick of the week section on its website, where it shows you the best reduced price deals on meat and veg. The new deals appear each Thursday, so make sure you keep checking each week.
There’s also ‘Middle of Lidl’, where Lidl unveil new deals on anything from gardening gear to baby clothes. Lidl also sells a ‘wonky veg box’, which is £1.50 per 5kg, where you can get discounted vegetables that would otherwise go to waste.
Now that we’ve gone through the opening times for Lidl stores in different parts of Manchester and Greater Manchester, we hope you’ve found this a useful read. Remember to always check the specific opening times of your local Lidl store before you go, so you can decide the best time to shop.
