Visitor attractions and information for
Knutsford
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 Quarry Bank Mill and Styal Estate, Styal,
Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 4LA. Tel: 01625 527468. One of Britain's
greatest industrial heritage sites, including complete working
cotton mill. Live demonstrations in the mill. National Trust.
Charges apply. About 5
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Manchester
Airport, Manchester, M90 1QX. Tel: +44 (0) 161 489 3000. We welcome
non-travelling visitors, especially those who enjoy watching
aircraft take off and land. So, we've laid on some very special
plane observation facilities just for you. Concorde G-BOAC, the
most famous aircraft in the world, is now on public display in
Manchester Airport's Aviation Viewing Park. The Spectator Terrace
provides visitors with an excellent spot to view aircraft take
off and land. Visitors centre, aviation shop and catering outlets.
Whatever your choice Manchester Airport makes a great day out! www.manchesterairport.co.uk. About 5 miles north east of Knutsford. |
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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 5
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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.nationaltrust.org.uk.
About 2 miles north of
Knutsford. |
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Dunham Massey, Altrincham, Cheshire WA14 4SJ.
Tel: 0161 941 1025. Country estate including mansion with important
collections and 'below stairs' areas, impressive garden and deer
park. Ancient herd of fallow deer in a stunning 250 acre parkNational
Trust. Charges apply. www.nationaltrust.org.uk. About 6 miles north of Knutsford. |
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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 2 miles southwest
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ANDERTON BOAT LIFT, Lift Lane, Anderton, Northwich
CW9 6FW- Tel: 01606 786777. The Anderton Boat Lift is one of
the greatest monuments to Britain's last canal age and known
as the "Cathedral of the Canals". Built in 1875 it
was the world's first and is currently the UK's only Boat Lift.
Boat owners and visitors alike are able to ride the Lift and
a new Operations Centre houses education and visitor facilities
- creating one of the region's most important visitor attractions.
About 7 miles west of
Knutsford. |
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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 6 miles southeast of Knutsford. |
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Welcome to our page of information, attractions and
places of interest around Knutsford. The Knutsford
hotels listed below are either in the town or we have given
a rough guide as to how far they are from Knutsford. From Knutsford
you are well placed to explore the lush, undulating pastureland
of the wide Cheshire Plain, half-timbered little towns and villages
and the thriving urban cities of Manchester and Liverpool. We
hope you enjoy your stay and find your ideal accommodation from
our list of Knutsford hotels and/or the surrounding area.
