complimentary full english breakfast and parking are provided. check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. other amenities include an oak-beamed restaurant, and a quaint bar with a stone fireplace. in a half-timbered inn, this traditional 17th-century hotel is 8 miles from the science exhibits at the jodrell bank observatory, and 15 miles from the water world amusement park. cosy rooms with simple decor provide flat-screen tvs, free wi-fi, and tea and coffeemaking facilities Manchester Airport 32 min
Lud's Church (19 min) Shifting land on a hill created this deep, overgrown chasm with history as a secret religious site. National Trust - Lyme (41 min) Imposing house, used as Pemberley in TV's Pride and Prejudice, with 1300-acre estate and deer park. Poole's Cavern & Buxton Country Park (30 min) Tours of natural underground limestone caves, plus a park with picnic areas & wooded trails. The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery (31 min) Displays tracing Potteries' history, plus extensive ceramics collection, fine art and WWII Spitfire. Quarry Bank (24 min) Heritage site from the early Industrial Revolution and home to Europe's most powerful water wheel. The Roaches (29 min) Wind-carved outcrop of gritstone in Peak District National Park, with trails, rock climbing & views. Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre (15 min) Educational observatory museum with science exhibits, the Lovell Radio Telescope, plus outdoor cafe. Rudyard Lake (26 min) A 1700s reservoir with areas of ancient woodland, known for canoeing, birding & fishing for pike. National Trust Little Moreton Hall (12 min) Garden, history, and architecture Waterworld (28 min) Tropical-themed water park offers wave pool, slides, rides and flumes, plus a weekly aqua disco. Upper Goyt Valley (38 min) Rural area in a national park, with 2 reservoirs plus hiking trails in surrounding woods & moorland. Tittesworth Reservoir (23 min) Recreational reservoir built in 1858, offering trails & a water sports center with kayaks & boats. Shutlingsloe (23 min) A short, steep path leads up this grass-covered hill for panoramic views of the Cheshire Plain. Capesthorne Hall (12 min) National Trust - Biddulph Grange Garden (13 min) National Trust site inspired by the East, with a dahlia walk and plants from round the world. |