Manchester Airport 34 min
Delamere Forest (30 min)
Sizable forest with multi-use recreational trails, summer concerts & a visitor center with a cafe. Capesthorne Hall (30 min) National Trust - Biddulph Grange Garden (33 min)
National Trust site inspired by the East, with a dahlia walk and plants from round the world. Lion Salt Works (20 min)
Educational museum exploring the history of salt production at a restored open-pan salt-making site. Arley Hall & Gardens (33 min)
Stately, 19th-century country home open for events, plus a formal garden, cafe, gift shop & nursery. Rode Hall & Gardens (21 min)
A Georgian red-brick manor housing pottery and paintings, with 10-acre gardens and a snowdrop walk. Rode Hall (22 min)
Stately manor built in the 1700s, featuring antique furnishings, china & lush, landscaped grounds. National Trust Little Moreton Hall (23 min)
Garden, history, and architecture Marbury Country Park (27 min)
Ancient woodland, streams and a large open space, including a play area and orienteering course. Tatton Park (28 min)
Historic estate with Tudor hall, neo-classical mansion, lavish gardens, a deer park and playground. Beeston Castle (27 min)
A ruined English Heritage castle atop a crag, with woodland wildlife trails and spectacular views. Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre (23 min)
Educational observatory museum with science exhibits, the Lovell Radio Telescope, plus outdoor cafe. Blakemere Village (22 min)
Quaint cluster of indie boutiques, plus a restaurant, falconry center, archery & Segway rides. Hack Green Secret Nuclear Bunker (28 min)
A nuclear bunker and defence complex offering tours and 20th-century military history exhibitions. Anderton Boat Lift Visitor Centre (25 min)
Boat trips through a working hydraulic lift raising vessels from the River Weaver to the canal. | 
