Visitor attractions and information - Holmes
Chapel
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 Nether Alderley Mill, Congleton Road, Nether
Alderley, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK10 4TW. Tel: 01625 527468.
15th-century mill beside a tranquil mill pool. Mammoth 200 ton
stone roof supported by a fine timber frame. National Trust.
Charges apply. About 8
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Tatton
Park, Knutsford, Cheshire WA16 6QN. Tel: 01625 534400. Magnificent
estate with mansion, grand garden, deer park, farm and Tudor
old hall. Home to a grand array of antiques and furniture. Gift
shop, garden shop, and speciality food shop. Children-friendly
1930s rare-breeds farm and adventure playground. National Trust.
Charges apply. www.ationaltrust.org.uk.
About 8 miles north of
Holmes Chapel. |
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Jodrell Bank Observatory, School of Physics
& Astronomy, The University of Manchester, Macclesfield,
Cheshire SK11 9DL - Tel: 01477 571321. Jodrell Bank Observatory
is part of the School of Physics and Astronomy at The University
of Manchester. The Observatory is home to the Lovell Radio Telescope
and the MERLIN/VLBI National Facility which is operated by the
University on behalf of PPARC. It is a place of learning, teaching
and research for the many astronomers, students and engineers
who develop and use the facilities here. www.jb.man.ac.uk. About 3 miles northeast of Holmes
Chapel. |
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Tabley
House, Knutsford, Cheshire WA16 0HB - Tel: 01565 750151. Tabley
is the only 18th century Palladian country house in Cheshire.
It has a 9-bay central block facing south, flanked by pavilions
and quadrant passages set well back and splendid Doric portico
reached by curved stairs. Tabley House is home to a number of
important paintings collected by the Leicester family, principally
by the 1st Lord de Tabley. www.tableyhouse.co.uk.
About 7 miles north of
Holmes Chapel. |
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Little Moreton Hall, Congleton, Cheshire CW12
4SD. Standing on the borders of Cheshire and Staffordshire, Little
Moreton Hall is a striking black and white timber-framed building,
complete with moat. Long gallery with an important collection
of paintings. Tel: 01260 272018. National Trust charges apply.
www.nationaltrust.org.uk. About
7 miles southeast of Holmes Chapel. |
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