Manchester Airport 46 min
Middleport Pottery (24 min)
Pottery, canal, and museum Nantwich Museum (6 min)
Compact local history museum featuring temporary & permanent exhibitions in a former library. Queens Park (12 min)
Long-standing public park featuring lots of green space, landscaped gardens, a lake & golf course. Rode Hall & Gardens (28 min)
A Georgian red-brick manor housing pottery and paintings, with 10-acre gardens and a snowdrop walk. Apedale Community Country Park (28 min)
Open parkland criss-crossed with footpaths, nature trails, open meadows and secluded glades. National Trust Little Moreton Hall (28 min)
Garden, history, and architecture Waterworld (24 min)
Tropical-themed water park offers wave pool, slides, rides and flumes, plus a weekly aqua disco. Beeston Castle (28 min)
A ruined English Heritage castle atop a crag, with woodland wildlife trails and spectacular views. Cholmondeley Castle Gardens (24 min)
Elegant, 19th-century castle gardens with lakeside walks, a play area, plus llamas and pygmy goats. The Dorothy Clive Garden (15 min) Hack Green Secret Nuclear Bunker (11 min)
A nuclear bunker and defence complex offering tours and 20th-century military history exhibitions. Dorfold Hall (10 min)
Garden, architecture, and history Rode Hall (29 min)
Stately manor built in the 1700s, featuring antique furnishings, china & lush, landscaped grounds. St Mary’s Church (9 min)
Church and history Crewe Heritage Centre (14 min)
In/outdoor rail museum with old locomotives, signal boxes, model railway and rides. Weekends only. | 
