Manchester Airport 22 min
Tatton Park (14 min) Historic estate with Tudor hall, neo-classical mansion, lavish gardens, a deer park and playground. Delamere Forest (23 min) Sizable forest with multi-use recreational trails, summer concerts & a visitor center with a cafe. Weaver Hall Museum and Workhouse (10 min) Films, reconstructions, models and artefacts tracing the history and industry of west Cheshire. Quarry Bank (25 min) Heritage site from the early Industrial Revolution and home to Europe's most powerful water wheel. Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre (22 min) Educational observatory museum with science exhibits, the Lovell Radio Telescope, plus outdoor cafe. Gulliver's World Theme Park (28 min) Venue for 2-13-year-olds with family rides, attractions, shows, indoor play, water games plus diner. Marbury Country Park (9 min) Ancient woodland, streams and a large open space, including a play area and orienteering course. Lion Salt Works (4 min) Educational museum exploring the history of salt production at a restored open-pan salt-making site. Norton Priory Museum & Gardens (23 min) Museum tracing 900 years of history and boasting an 18th-century walled garden, all set in woodland. Anderton Boat Lift Visitor Centre (10 min) Boat trips through a working hydraulic lift raising vessels from the River Weaver to the canal. National Trust - Dunham Massey (19 min) Georgian house set in formal gardens and parkland, with displays on its former owners and servants Capesthorne Hall (24 min) Blakemere Village (15 min) Quaint cluster of indie boutiques, plus a restaurant, falconry center, archery & Segway rides. Walton Hall and Gardens (21 min) Lavish Elizabethan-style hall with ornamental gardens, including picnic areas, a kids' zoo and cafe. Arley Hall & Gardens (15 min) Stately, 19th-century country home open for events, plus a formal garden, cafe, gift shop & nursery. |