1 centre · Greater Manchester
Fine needles at specific points, used for pain and wellbeing. Manchester's wellness scene has grown faster than anywhere else outside London, and much of that growth is in new formats rather than traditional spas.
One centre currently offers acupuncture in Manchester, verified by our team. Listed prices run from £20 to £55, with an hour typically around £20. Visits are priced for 60 minutes or 90 minutes. It welcomes guests on its own premises. It is in Northern Quarter.
Acupuncture involves inserting very fine, single-use needles into specific points on the body, leaving them in place for 20 to 30 minutes. It comes from traditional Chinese medicine; Western medical acupuncture, practised by physiotherapists and some GPs, uses the same technique based on modern understanding of anatomy and pain. Most people feel a brief tingle or dull ache rather than pain.
NICE recommends acupuncture as an option for chronic primary pain and for preventing tension-type headaches and migraines, and it is available on the NHS in some areas, mainly through GP practices and pain clinics. Evidence for many other uses claimed for it is weak. Wellness centres usually offer it alongside massage and other therapies, and some run lower-cost community acupuncture in a shared room.
A first appointment with a full consultation costs about £50 to £90 and follow-ups £40 to £70; community clinics charge £20 to £35. Choose a practitioner registered with the British Acupuncture Council or a regulated health professional, and tell them if you are pregnant, have a bleeding disorder, take blood thinners or have a pacemaker.
Read the full guide to acupuncture — what it involves, who it suits and what it costs. Also known as acupuncture treatment, Chinese acupuncture and medical acupuncture.
The Northern Quarter has the independent yoga studios, sound bath collectives and holistic practices, often in converted mills and warehouses above shops and cafés. Deansgate and the City Centre hold the hotel spas, with rooftop pools and thermal suites aimed at weekend visitors and pre-night-out spa packages for groups. Salford Quays has the waterfront: open-water swimming in the docks, floating saunas and cold plunges that sell out on weekend mornings.
More on spas and wellness in Manchester as a whole — areas, pricing and how booking works locally.
For acupuncture specifically, the centres listed here are in Northern Quarter . You can also browse everything in Manchester .
Listed prices run from £20 to £55, depending on the length of the visit and what is included. An hour typically costs around £20.
Not at the moment. The one centre offering acupuncture in Manchester welcomes guests on their own premises only.
The one centre here is in Northern Quarter.
