| the understated rooms offer tvs, free wi-fi, and tea and coffeemaking facilities. suites add separate living rooms. check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. there's also an apartment with a kitchen. this polished family-run hotel set in a victorian townhouse is a 6-minute walk from knutsford golf club and 2 miles from tatton park gardens. there's an elegant restaurant and a cellar bar, along with a lobby lounge and a rooftop terrace. room service is available. parking and breakfast are complimentary
Manchester Airport 18 min
The Lowry (34 min)
Modern performance venue staging opera, comedy, dance & theater shows, plus art exhibitions. Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre (15 min)
Educational observatory museum with science exhibits, the Lovell Radio Telescope, plus outdoor cafe. Old Trafford (28 min)
Home of Manchester United, offering behind-the-scenes stadium tours and 75,000 seats for matches. Fletcher Moss Park (22 min)
Green space donated to the people of Manchester, with original features, sports facilities and cafe. IWM North (28 min)
Permanent and temporary exhibitions charting the effects of war, plus family events and activities. Arley Hall & Gardens (23 min)
Stately, 19th-century country home open for events, plus a formal garden, cafe, gift shop & nursery. Quarry Bank (22 min)
Heritage site from the early Industrial Revolution and home to Europe's most powerful water wheel. Tatton Park (6 min)
Historic estate with Tudor hall, neo-classical mansion, lavish gardens, a deer park and playground. Anderton Boat Lift Visitor Centre (20 min)
Boat trips through a working hydraulic lift raising vessels from the River Weaver to the canal. Chill Factore (26 min)
180m-long, indoor slope with artificial snow for skiing and snowboarding, plus equipment hire. The Whitworth (28 min)
Visual arts collection surrounded by parkland, closed for massive expansion work until summer 2014. Gulliver's World Theme Park (26 min)
Venue for 2-13-year-olds with family rides, attractions, shows, indoor play, water games plus diner. Capesthorne Hall (17 min) Marbury Country Park (19 min)
Ancient woodland, streams and a large open space, including a play area and orienteering course. National Trust - Dunham Massey (16 min)
Georgian house set in formal gardens and parkland, with displays on its former owners and servants | 
