Manchester Airport 21 min
Tatton Park (14 min)
Historic estate with Tudor hall, neo-classical mansion, lavish gardens, a deer park and playground. Walton Hall and Gardens (24 min)
Lavish Elizabethan-style hall with ornamental gardens, including picnic areas, a kids' zoo and cafe. National Trust Little Moreton Hall (28 min)
Garden, history, and architecture Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre (17 min)
Educational observatory museum with science exhibits, the Lovell Radio Telescope, plus outdoor cafe. Gulliver's World Theme Park (27 min)
Venue for 2-13-year-olds with family rides, attractions, shows, indoor play, water games plus diner. Quarry Bank (25 min)
Heritage site from the early Industrial Revolution and home to Europe's most powerful water wheel. Fletcher Moss Park (25 min)
Green space donated to the people of Manchester, with original features, sports facilities and cafe. Anderton Boat Lift Visitor Centre (16 min)
Boat trips through a working hydraulic lift raising vessels from the River Weaver to the canal. National Trust - Dunham Massey (18 min)
Georgian house set in formal gardens and parkland, with displays on its former owners and servants Capesthorne Hall (19 min) Arley Hall & Gardens (21 min)
Stately, 19th-century country home open for events, plus a formal garden, cafe, gift shop & nursery. Norton Priory Museum & Gardens (26 min)
Museum tracing 900 years of history and boasting an 18th-century walled garden, all set in woodland. Delamere Forest (25 min)
Sizable forest with multi-use recreational trails, summer concerts & a visitor center with a cafe. Marbury Country Park (16 min)
Ancient woodland, streams and a large open space, including a play area and orienteering course. Lion Salt Works (10 min)
Educational museum exploring the history of salt production at a restored open-pan salt-making site. | 
