Manchester Airport 18 min
Capesthorne Hall (16 min) Tatton Park (6 min)
Historic estate with Tudor hall, neo-classical mansion, lavish gardens, a deer park and playground. Arley Hall & Gardens (23 min)
Stately, 19th-century country home open for events, plus a formal garden, cafe, gift shop & nursery. Anderton Boat Lift Visitor Centre (19 min)
Boat trips through a working hydraulic lift raising vessels from the River Weaver to the canal. National Trust - Dunham Massey (15 min)
Georgian house set in formal gardens and parkland, with displays on its former owners and servants The Lowry (33 min)
Modern performance venue staging opera, comedy, dance & theater shows, plus art exhibitions. Old Trafford (27 min)
Home of Manchester United, offering behind-the-scenes stadium tours and 75,000 seats for matches. Marbury Country Park (19 min)
Ancient woodland, streams and a large open space, including a play area and orienteering course. Chill Factore (26 min)
180m-long, indoor slope with artificial snow for skiing and snowboarding, plus equipment hire. Quarry Bank (22 min)
Heritage site from the early Industrial Revolution and home to Europe's most powerful water wheel. The Whitworth (27 min)
Visual arts collection surrounded by parkland, closed for massive expansion work until summer 2014. Fletcher Moss Park (22 min)
Green space donated to the people of Manchester, with original features, sports facilities and cafe. Gulliver's World Theme Park (26 min)
Venue for 2-13-year-olds with family rides, attractions, shows, indoor play, water games plus diner. IWM North (27 min)
Permanent and temporary exhibitions charting the effects of war, plus family events and activities. Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre (14 min)
Educational observatory museum with science exhibits, the Lovell Radio Telescope, plus outdoor cafe. | 
