Visitor attractions and information - Wilmslow
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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 1
mile north of Wilmslow. |
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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 2 miles north of Wilmslow. |
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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 3
miles south of Wilmslow. |
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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 6 miles west of
Wilmslow. |
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Lyme Park, Disley, Stockport, Cheshire SK12
2NX. Tel: 01663 762023. One of the grandest buildings in Cheshire,
Lyme Park was originally a Tudor house and transformed into an
Italianate palace by the Venetian architect Leoni. The house
is set in several hundred acres of parkland and woodland where
deer abound. It is bordered by a sunken Dutch garden, rose gardens
and a great conservatory set above an attractive lake. National
Trust. Charges apply. About
10 miles east of Wilmslow. |
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