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Cheshire is a rural county located in the north west of England bordering Wales. The county is dotted with charming villaged with half timbered houses. And the southwestern part of the Peak District National Park is also located in this county.

There is plenty to see in Cheshire including beautiful country estates. One of England’s most famous country house is located in Cheshire. As the filming location for Pride & Prejudice’s Pemberley, Lyme Park became world famous when Colin Firth strolled through its gardens. But there are plenty of historic houses, castles, and gardens to visit in Cheshire.

And with major cities as Liverpool and Manchester nearby, you can easily visit these historic houses as a day trip from these towns.

Lyme Park is a grand country estate and the house is the largest in the county of Cheshire. The estate was granted to Sir Thomas Danyers in 1346 and in 1388 it passed to the Leghs of Lyme family. The Legh family would own the estate until  1946 when it transferred to the National Trust.

The country house dates from the late 16th century with remodels in the 1720s and the 19th century. The house now shows a mixture of architecture styles, mainly Elizabethan, Palladian, and Baroque. Surrounding the house are formal gardens that were designed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Lyme Park has been used as the filming location for Pemberley in the BBC adaptation of Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice .

Where: Disley

Built: 16th century

Style: Elizabethan, Palladian, Baroque

Visitor information: the house and gardens are open to visitors. Visit the website for more information.

Cholmondeley Castle

Cholmondeley Castle stands on the site which has been the family seat of the Cholmondeley family 12th century. In the early 19th century, the previous timber-framed hall was replaced with the current crenelated castle by George Cholmondeley, 1st Marquess of Cholmondeley.

The formal gardens were first laid out in the 17th century but they were redesigned by William Emes a century later into a landscape park. Lavinia, the widow of the sixth Marquess, further developed the gardens in the 20th century.  

Where: Cholmondeley

Built: 1801–04

Visitor information: the castle is not open to visitors. But the gardens are open in the Summer season. Visit the website for more information.

Arley Hall is a country house and home of the Viscount Ashbrook and his family. The house was built between 1832 and 1845 for Rowland Egerton–Warburton in Jacobethan style. Next to the hall stands a Gothic chapel designed by Anthony Salvin. The interiors of Arley Hall have elaborate ceilings and oak panelling, impressive fireplaces, stained glass, and beautiful furnishings.   

The eight acres of formal gardens have been developed since the 18th century and have the first Herbaceous Border planted in England.

Where: Arley

Built: 1832–45

Style: Jacobethan

Adlington Hall

Adlington Hall is a historic house in the heart of county Cheshire. The Great Hall is the oldest part of the house which dates back to 1480–1505, it is a great example of Medieval craftsmanship. Since the early 14th century the Legh family has lived at this site and they still live in the current country house.

Surrounding the house lies beautiful gardens that were probably first designed in the 18th century in the style of Capability Brown.

Where: Adlington

Built: 1480, partly rebuilt in the 18th century

Visitor information : the house and gardens are open to visitors on selected days. Visit the website for more information.

Capesthorne Hall

Capesthorne Hall is a family-owned stately home in Cheshire. The house and private chapel were built in the early 18th century for John Ward and is currently still owned by his ancestors the Bromley-Davenport family. In the 1830s the house was remodeled and this is when it got its present Jacobethan exterior.   

Surrounding the house lies a park with formal gardens that include rare 18th century plants, maples , and cherry trees.

Where: Siddington

Built: 1719–32

Visitor information: the hall and gardens are open to visitors on selected days. The hall can also be hired for weddings and events. Visit the website for more information.

Gawsworth Old Hall

Gawsworth Old Hall is a Tudor manor house that replaced an earlier Norman house. The current house was built between 1480 and 1600 and since Norman times the house has only been owned by five families.

Famous residents of Gawsworth Old Hall are Mary Fitton (who may be the “Dark Lady” in William Shakespeare’s sonnets and who was also Queen Elizabeth’s maid of honour.) and the playwright Samuel Johnson.

Surrounding the house are formal gardens and parkland.

Where: Gawsworth

Built: 1480

Style: Tudor

Visitor information: the house and gardens are open on selected days. Visit the website for more information.

Little Moreton Hall

Little Moreton Hall (or Old Moreton Hall) is a half-timbered moated manor house in Cheshire. The house was built in the early 16th century by William Moreton and it was extended until 1610. The house has a top-heavy appearance thanks to the Long Gallery that runs the length of the south range’s upper floor.

The Moreton family owned the house for almost 450 until it was transferred to the National Trust. In the 20th century the garden were recreated after a 17th century design.

Where: Congleton

Built: 1504

Visitor information: the house is open to visitors. Visit the website for more information.

Peover Hall

Peover Hall is a 16th century Elizabethan country house that was built for Sir Randle Mainwaring. The interiors of the hall have richly decorated oak paneling, a long gallery, and furnishings from other country houses and with a connection to Peover and the Mainwaring family. Surrounding the hall are beautiful gardens.

During the Second World War, the house was used as the HQ for General George Patton of the United States 3 rd Army to rain for the D-Day landings. It was also used as a prisoners of war camp.    

Where: Peover Superior

Style: Elizabethan

Tatton Hall

Tatton Hall is a Neoclassical country house that was built in the 1770s for the Egerton family. Wilbraham Egerton, 1st Earl Egerton hosted lavish parties at the house which guests that included the Prince and Princess of Wales and the Shah or Persia.

Surrounding the house lie 50 acres of landscaped gardens and 1000 acres of deep Park.

Where: Knutsford

Built: 1770s

Style: Neoclassical

Visitor information: the hall and gardens are open to the public. Visit the website for more information.

Walton Hall

Walton Hall is a 19th century country house and former home of Lord and Lady Daresbury. Surrounding the house are acres of parkland that include a Zoo, adventure golf and a playground.

The hall with antique furnishings, Victorian paintings, an oak-panelled hall, grand staircase and high gilded ceilings can be rented for weddings.

Where: Walton

Built: 19th century

Burton Manor

Burton Manor is a former manor house in Cheshire. The early 19th-century home was built for Richard Congreve and later remodeled by Sir Charles Nicholson for Henry Neville Gladstone. The house is no longer a private residence and it’s not open to the public. The early 20th century garden is open to the public. The garden is maintained by Friends of Burton Manor Gardens, a group of volunteers who conserve original Victorian and Edwardian gardens.

Where: Burton

Built: 1805

Visitor information: the gardens are open to visitors. Visit the website for more information.  

Crewe Hall is a Jacobean manor house near Crewe Green in Cheshire. The house was built in the early 17th century for Sir Randolph Crewe and remained in the Crewe family until 1936. After a fire in 1866, the hall was restored by architect E.M. Barry and it’s considered one of his finest works.  

Crewe Hall is currently a four star country house hotel and spa. Book your stay .

Peckforton Castle

Peckforton Castle is not actually a castle. Instead, it is a Victorian country house that was built in the style of a medieval castle. The house was built in the 19th century for John Tollemach after a Gothic design by Anthony Salvin.  

The house is now a luxury country house hotel and wedding venue.

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A grand day out: the best stately homes in Cheshire

The county is blessed when it comes to impressive manor houses.

• Post author By Firsty Admin
• Post date 30th June 2020

Cheshire is blessed when it comes to impressive stately homes. From black-and-white Tudor beauties to Elizabethan treasures surrounded by sprawling gardens, the county really excels in beautiful historic manor houses. Here is our pick of the bunch. 

Lyme Park 

On the northernmost tip of Cheshire’s Peak District, just within the national park boundaries, sits one of Cheshire’s grandest stately homes, surrounded by a glorious 1,400-acre estate. Lyme Park is the place to come on days when you need to blow the cobwebs away; it’s stirring stuff, striding across the parkland and soaking up the far-reaching views across hills and moors and down to the Cheshire Plain.

For many, that’s the main attraction – wandering free in the wide open spaces, picnicking, flying kites and looking out for the resident red deer – but it’s far from the only one. There’s the hall itself (closed for the time being), handsome formal gardens, and an adventure play area in the woods.

Little Moreton Hall 

This extraordinary black-and-white half-timbered cluster of gables and jetties, encircled by a moat, is undoubtedly one of Cheshire’s true treasures. The scene remains much as it did some 500 years ago, and your first reaction to this house is likely to be astonishment at how the three-storey manor is still standing.

Little Moreton Hall buckles beneath the weight of its stone-slabbed roof and the Long Gallery has had to be reinforced twice since. It is in the Long Gallery that the manor’s fragile state is perhaps felt most – the floor is akin to one you might find in a fairground fun house.

The grounds, courtyard and 15 largely bare rooms are open to visitors – the Great Hall, colourful Little Parlour, wonky Long Gallery and, of course, the Garderobe are particular highlights. Quill writing is typical of the themed activities laid on, especially during school holidays, plus other special exhibition and events.

Tatton Park 

A giant of the stately home scene, Tatton Park is a vast and varied world that keeps the crowds coming with a wide array of attractions and a jam-packed calendar of events, including (normally) the RHS Flower Show in July. Whatever you expect from a country estate, you’re pretty much guaranteed to find it here (including places to eat and drink during your visit).

While the hall remains closed, you can still take a stroll around the justifiably famous gardens, all 50 acres of them, including the arboretum, rose gardens and 100-year-old Japanese garden, where the acers put on fabulous displays of autumn colour.

There’s an Italian Garden (designed by Joseph Paxton), a conservatory (designed by Lewis Wyatt), a fernery and a maze. Most places make do with one walled garden but Tatton has three, crammed with an abundance of fruit and vegetables that are sold in the garden shop in season.

It’s a little beauty, Arley . It may not have the high profile of a Tatton or a Little Moreton but neither does it seem to have the same crowds, even despite its fame as the home of Thomas Shelby in Peaky Blinders .

You can have real moments of peace here, hidden away in one of the many nooks and crannies of its glorious gardens. The hall itself (currently closed), standing on the site of an earlier incarnation, is a Victorian take on Elizabethan and Jacobean architecture and is definitely worth a look inside, with some particularly handsome ceilings, oak panelling and stained glass.

It’s the gardens, though, that deliver the wow factor, from the loveliest herbaceous borders you’re ever likely to see to the surreal avenue of holm oaks, made up of 14 trees, all around 30 foot tall, clipped into giant columns. There’s a walled garden, a rose garden and a fish garden; a mountain dell area called the Rootery, a kitchen garden and a flag garden.

And then, just when you think you must have seen it all, you realise there’s a whole other area (behind the hall and the 19th-century chapel designed by Anthony Salvin): The Grove. It’s lovely at any time of year, dotted with assorted sculptures but particularly beautiful in spring, when the rhododendrons and azaleas are a joy to behold.

Dunham Massey

Elizabeth Gaskell’s portrayal of Knutsford in Cranford is familiar to most. Less well known, though, are her depictions of other parts of Cheshire. In Libby Marsh’s Three Eras , it’s Dunham Massey ’s turn to shine as ‘the favourite resort of the Manchester workpeople’.

It still charms today, and continues to act as a natural oasis in an increasingly developed area. Come here with kids in tow and there’s no question what you do first – you go in search of the fallow deer. There’s a 150-strong herd living in the park and on a good day you don’t have to go far to find them.

One of the other big highlights at Dunham is its winter garden, which comes into its own, inspirational best just as everyone else’s garden is looking at its bleak and battered worst. On a crisp February day, the winter sun shows off the glossy coppery bark of the Tibetan cherries and the brilliant white trunks of the Himalayan birches, washed clean of moss by obliging volunteers.

Nine incredible Cheshire country estates you MUST visit for a great day out

Cheshire is full of enchanting properties

• 08:00, 6 APR 2019
• Updated 09:27, 6 APR 2019

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Sometimes there's just nothing nicer than a nice stroll through a country estate on a summer's day.

Luckily for us, Cheshire is full of some of the most historic and beautiful properties for miles around, set within acres of stunning rolling countryside.

And with our helpful guide to some of the best ones to visit in the county, there's no excuse not to take a visit the next time you have a free afternoon.

So grab your walking shoes because there are our pick of the best:

Dunham Massey

Woodhouse Lane, Altrincham WA14 4SJ

The impressive stately home is a National Trust Property and stands in the grounds of a stunning garden with interesting features from history.

As well as its obvious aesthetic beauty, there's also lots to do for families all year round - from walking in the park, climbing on fallen trees and spotting the herd of fallow deer.

Here you'll find one of the finest collections of veteran trees in England and learn the stories of women from Dunham's past in the house.

And make your day complete with a cream tea or a slice of cake at the Stamford café which is set in an 18th century stable block.

Gawsworth Hall

Church Lane, Gawsworth, Macclesfield, SK11 9RN

This Grade I listed country house consists of a timber-framed house in beautiful Tudor black-and-white style.

The present house was built between 1480 and 1600, replacing an earlier Norman house and has been held by only five families since.

On a tour of this ancient Tudor manor house you will see fine paintings, furniture, sculpture and stained glass and the grounds are no less impressive, with a rookery, tilting ground and Elizabethan pleasure garden.

Adlington Hall

Mill Lane, Adlington, Macclesfield

Situated in the rural East Cheshire countryside, Adlington Hall is one of the most popular places in Cheshire to get married.

Renowned for its stunning and immaculately kept public gardens, all ages will enjoy a day trip here.

You can see the tranquil spring bluebells, summer roses and take part in a fun yew tree maze.

The Hall itself is a tribute to the changing architectural styles on Britain with the North front reflecting the Restoration period, the East being built in Tudor times and the South and West fronts showcasing Georgian grandeur.

Lyme Park, Disley, Stockport, SK12 2NR

Nestled on the edge of the Peak District, this stunning mansion house, the largest in Cheshire, was once a great sporting estate.

These days it's a magnificent location that was once used as a location for the 1995 BBC adaptation of Pride and Prejudice starring Colin Firth.

Visitors can step back to Edwardian times by dressing up in period costumes and exploring the dozens of rooms. or wander the 1,400 acre estate that features a medieval herd of red and fallow deer that the kids will definitely be impressed by.

Lyme Park's gardens are so vast there's no end of things you could do, from classic garden games to a game of chase.

• Tatton Park

Mereheath Drive, Knutsford WA16 6QN

Home to 50 acres of amazing gardens, including a spectacular fernery and the tranquil Japanese Garden, Tatton Park certainly lives up to its reputation as one of the county's most beautifully elegant venues.

You can also learn some fascinating history about the rooms, collections and people who lived in the early 19th century home, or head down to the farm to make friends with pigs, goats, donkeys and a range of other adorable animals.

And there is a woodland play trail and den building area.

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Capesthorne Hall

Capesthorne, Siddington, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK11 9JY

This majestic with its stunning Jacobean style architecture is set in 100 acres of picturesque countryside, complete with exquisite gardens and three serene lakes.

Inside the Hall is a fascinating collection of fine art; marble sculptures; porcelains; tapestries and English, European, Far Eastern and American antique furniture collected by family members.

It's one of the county's most popular wedding venues - and it's not hard to see why!

Arley Hall and Gardens

Arley, Northwich, CW9 6NA

Arley Hall is one of the most fascinating and attractive stately homes in the North West with its ornate and elaborate ceilings & oak panelling, impressive fireplaces and intricate features.

Be enthralled by entering a piece of living history which gives an intimate insight into life in the Hall and the history of a family that has cherished Arley as their home for over 500 years.

Little Moreton Hall

This iconic timber framed Tudor manor house features a moat and manicured knot garden.

The National Trust describes it as a 'gingerbread' house lifted straight from a 'fairy story', and with its scenic moat which curls around it, not to mention its higgledy-piggledy stance, that certainly rings true.

You can enjoy a guided tour of the magnificent house, which features a long gallery, Great Hall, Chapel and Parlour, and explore what daily life was like as a Tudor.

Dorfold Hall

Chester Rd, Nantwich CW5 8LD

This stunning grade 1 listed Jacobean house built between 1616-1621 is nestled on a historic estate set in an oasis of rural calm near Nantwich.

Discover the stunning architecture and go on a journey through captivating gardens, tumbling rose arches and lush green lawns.

It's a quintessentially English landscape that is definitely worth a trip.

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Adlington Hall is an attractive 14th-century house surrounded by landscaped gardens. The medieval core of the hall is hidden behind attractive Tudor rebuilding, and a west front added in the Georgian period. Within the Hall is an organ said to have been played by Handel, who was a family friend. Mill Lane, Adlington, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, SK10 4LF

Arley Hall is a stately home built in 1469 by Piers Warburton, and it has remained in the ownership of the Warburton family for the following 5 centuries. The Hall has seen many changes over those centuries - the most profound was introduced in 1832 when Rowland Egerton-Warburton called in architect George Latham to rebuild his family home. The result is the house we see today - an excellent example of Gothic Revival taste. The library is particularly notable, featuring richly coloured stained glass windows which flood the large wooden bookcases with light. Napoleon III lived at Arley briefly, and his bedroom is preserved upstairs, with watercolours by Piers Egerton-Warburton decorating the walls. Near the house stands a mock-Gothic chapel designed by Anthony Salvin. Northwich, Cheshire, England, CW9 6NA

Bramall Hall is an excellent example of the timber-framed "black and white" construction found throughout Cheshire, and it is one of the largest timber-framed houses in the northwest of England. The Hall was begun in the 14th century, but the house was considerably rebuilt and extended in the Tudor and Jacobean periods. The Hall we see today, however, is largely the result of a self-consciously romantic Victorian remodelling. The interiors feature well-preserved Tudor rooms, with excellent period plasterwork. The solar retains its original timber roof, and there are very fine 16th-century wall paintings throughout the house. The later Victorian kitchen and servants' quarters have been restored to give a glimpse of life 'below stairs'. Bramhall Park, Hall Road, Bramhall, Stockport, Cheshire, England, SK7 3NX

Capesthorne is a magnificent Jacobean mansion built in 1722, on the site of a much earlier medieval house. The exterior of the house looks 18th century, but the interior is largely Victorian, rebuilt by Anthony Salvin after a fire in 1861. The interiors host a fine collection of antique furniture, art, marble sculpture, and tapestries. Congleton Road, Siddington, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, SK11 9JY

Dorfold Hall is a Jacobean mansion built in 1616 for Ralph Wilbraham and finished in 1621. The interiors retain their original oak panelling and plaster ceilings. Of particular note is the state Drawing Room, which features a barrel-vaulted ceiling with highly decorative strapwork and plaster pendants. Nantwich, Cheshire, England, CW5 8LD

An elegant Georgian facade hides the earlier Elizabethan core of this popular historic house. Among the highlights are the beautifully paneled chapel, The interiors are full of wonderful 18th century paintings and fine furniture. Altrincham, Cheshire, England, WA14 4SJ

The first hall at Gawsworth was a Norman manor built upon a mound. In 1485 that early house was replaced by a beautiful timber-framed building set around a courtyard. The mound where the Norman house once stood is used for a small chapel, built in 1369 but later remodelled in Arts and Craft style, with stained glass by Edward Burne-Jones and William Morris. The exterior of Gawsworth is very much the sort of Tudor half-timbering you so frequently see in Cheshire houses, but the Elizabethan interior has changed markedly over the centuries. Church Lane, Gawsworth, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, SK11 9RN

The National Trust calls Little Moreton Hall the most iconic black and white house in Cheshire. Indeed, it is hard to imagine a more atmospheric historic building. Little Moreton seems to embody the perfect ideal of a medieval or Elizabethan house; full of odd angles, darkened beams twisting this way and that with age. The Hall was begun around 1450 by the Moreton family and was extended over the following century to create a warren of rooms, each leading to the next. Congleton Road, Congleton, Cheshire, England, CW12 4SD

Lyme Park is a superb stately home on the edge of the Peak District. The elegant house is surrounded by beautiful formal garden terraces and pools, and set in a huge 1300 acre medieval deer park where herds of red and fallow deer roam. On the top of a nearby rise, just visible from the house is a curious hunting tower called The Cage. This odd structure was used as a recreation and dining place for hunting parties. Disley, Stockport, Cheshire, England, SK12 2NR

Peover Hall is a red-brick 16th-century house with the addition of imposing Jacobean stables. The house was built in 1585 and the stables added in 1654. The house was greatly altered in the Georgian period to create an elegant house in keeping with the style of that time, but the Georgian exterior was taken down when the house was restored in the 20th century. As a result, what we see now is largely the original Elizabethan manor. Over Peover, Knutsford, Cheshire, England, WA16 9HN

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Dorfold hall.

Jacobean mansion nestled in 800 acres of idyllic English countryside

Nantwich, Cheshire, CW5 8LD

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Quintessentially English, Dorfold Hall is a magnificent brick and stone gabled, Jacobean house.

Originally built in 1616 Dorfold Hall is surrounded by enchanting gardens and woodland. Oozing old English charm at every corner, it makes for a breathtaking country house to visit.

The exquisite interiors of Dorfold Hall retain their original plaster ceilings and elegant oak paneling. The Drawing Room boasts an original barrel vault, dating from 1621, and whose plasterwork was created by Venetian Plasters. In 1771, the architect Samuel Wyatt redesigned the downstairs of the house and then, in 1862, William Nesfield was commissioned to change the size of the lake and the direction of the driveway.

With its tree-lined driveway and Lake the entrance to the Hall is memorable in itself, but then the lush gardens filled with tumbling roses, secluded dells and woodlands are just as captivating. There is also a 1000-year-old Sweet Chestnut tree, the Dingle and several other features, not to mention the uninterrupted view extending from the South lawn.

Dorfold Hall is available for exclusive wedding hire. Sip champagne on the lawns, explore one of its many hidden dells, and be sure you stop to pose for wedding photos at Dorfold’s picturesque lake. Dorfold is an unquestionably romantic wedding venue. Dorfold Hall has a discreet and passionate team who promise to work tirelessly to help create your bespoke vision for your special day.

Please note:  The information on the Historic Houses website is advisory, but please always check the website of the house or garden you intend to visit before travelling.

Between April and October each year we open the garden and car park every Tuesday and also Bank Holidays Mondays from 1pm until 5pm. Last entry is at 4pm.

For the Gardens only:

Historic House Members: Free

Adults: £8.00

Children (10-16): £4.00

Concessions: £7.00

Children under 10: Free

Art fund members: 25% off

For the Hall & Gardens:

Adults: £13.00

Children (10-16) £6.00

Students / Concessions: £11.00

Group visits are welcome, please contact us on  [email protected]  or 01270 625 245.

Both primary and secondary schools can be catered for at Dorfold Hall.

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The main visitor entrance is at  ///norms.storming.meanwhile .  What does this mean?

1mile West of Nantwich on A534, 15 minutes from the M6 and Crewe. Crewe itself being 90 minutes from London and 35 minutes from Manchester by train.

The closest train station is Crewe, which is a 15 minute taxi ride away.

A height restriction (10 feet) applies for the ornate main gate. An alternative entrance does exist, so please do not attempt to enter with HGVs or Coaches. Either ring the office on the intercom at the entrance or call on 01270 625245 for instructions.

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Adlington hall & hunting lodge.

Opening times: Sundays and BH Mondays, April to September, see website for details Admission Charge Location: Mill Lane, Adlington, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK10 4LF - Tel: 01625 827595 - Website Facilities: car park, tea room Image Credit: John Swallow ( CC BY-SA 3.0 )

Arley Hall & Gardens

Victorian Jacobean style mansion, containing fine period furniture, plasterwork and panelling; set in well established gardens dating from Henry VIII's time. In the walled gardens are yew hedges, azaleas, shrub roses, rhododendrons and herbaceous borders. There is also an unusual avenue of clipped Ilex trees, a herb garden, scented garden and a woodland garden containing many exotic trees. A 16th-c Tudor barn in the grounds has been converted into a pleasant restaurant.

Opening times: Apr-Sep, Tue-Sun & BH 11am to 5pm Admission Charge Location: Northwich, CW9 6NA - Tel: 01565 777353 - Website Facilities: Parking, refreshments, shop

Capesthorne Hall

Ancestral home of the Bromley-Davenports. The hall and its chapel date from 1722, although there are some later alterations. The property is set in magnificent lakeside gardens. Spring and early summer are the ideal times to enjoy the garden with its lovely daffodil filled lawns and herbaceous and shrub filled borders. The house contains a diverse range of sculptures and paintings.

Opening times: Apr-Oct, Sun & Mon (inc BH), 12 to 5pm (closed Xmas & NY) Admission Charge Location: SK11 9JY - Tel: 01625 861221 - Website Facilities: Parking, restaurant, shop?

Gawsworth Hall

Charming Tudor black-and-white manor house, birthplace of Mary Fitton, though to be the 'Dark Lady' of Shakespeare's sonnets. The interior remains virtually unchanged since Tudor times and contains period artwork, armour, furniture, sculpture and stained glass. The surrounding park contains a restored Elizabethan pleasure garden and medieval tilting ground.

Opening times: May~Sep: Sun 2 to 5pm, Jun~Aug: daily 2 to 5pm Admission Charge Location: Church Lane, Gawsworth, Cheshire, SK11 9RN - Tel: 01260 223456 - Website Facilities: parking, tea room, gift shop

Beautiful gardens and parkland with woodland walks, boasting lovely displays of rhododendrons and azaleas in May. Run by National Trust*

Opening times: Apr-Oct, Wed-Thu & Sat-Sun; 3-30 (May, daily, 10-5) Admission Charge* Location: Over Alderley, Macclesfield, SK10 4QB -Tel: 01625 584412 - Website Facilities: parking, picnic area

Little Moreton Hall

A charming, timber-framed, higgledy piggledy house, with leaning walls, elegant gables and windows. Great hall and long gallery with original panelling and flooring and fine wall paintings. Outside there is a moat, traditional knot and herb garden, orchard and herbaceous borders.

Opening times: vary, see website Admission Charge Location: Congleton, CW1 24SD - Tel: 01260 272018 - Website Facilities: Parking, guided tours, restaurant, shop Image Credit: petergaunt2 ( CC0 )

Classic Italianate style Palladian palace, built around a central courtyard. The only indication remaining of its humble Tudor origins is the large Tudor gateway at the entrance. The house contains a fine collection of pictures and lavish furnishings. The state rooms are richly paneled with superb wood carvings and tapestries. Set in Victorian and Edwardian style gardens, with a formal sunken parterre, lake and orangery. Surrounded by extensive parkland and an impressive 1,300-acre deer park.

Opening times: Feb-Oct: Fri-Tue, 11am to 5pm; garden open daily Admission Charge Location: Disley, Stockport, SK12 2NR - Tel: 01663 762023 - Website Facilities: parking (1 mile away), licensed restaurant, gift shop, bookshop, children's quiz/trail and play area

Ness Gardens (Liverpool University Botanic Gardens)

A veritable gardener's paradise, with a diverse range of plants providing interest for amateurs, enthusiasts and horticulturists alike. Set in sweeping lawns, with flower beds, water gardens, terrace gardens, rock gardens and glasshouses. Visitor centre offers regular lectures, courses and special events.

Opening times: all year, Feb-Oct, daily 10-5; Nov-Jan, daily 10-4.30 (closed Xmas) Admission Charge Location: Ness Gardens, CH64 4AY - Tel: 0845 0304063 - Website Facilities: Parking, garden centre, gift shop

Tatton Park

Georgian mansion set in a vast historic estate, with formal gardens laid out by Humphry Repton and Sir Joseph Paxton, including 52 acres of ornamental and woodland gardens, plus a 1,000 acre country park. The gardens contain sweeping lawns and borders, an orangery, and an authentic Japanese garden with a Shinto temple. The house is superbly furnished and contains fine furniture, china, silver and glass, plus a large collection of artwork, including works by Canaletto, Van Dyck and de Heem. A lovely feature of the drawing room is its silk covered walls.

Facilities include guided tours of the Tudor Old Hall (the original manor house), a working 1930s farm and a children's adventure playground. Special events run throughout the year, including the RHS flower show.

Opening times: Mar-Oct, 10-7; Oct-Mar 11-5 Admission Charge Location: WA16 6QN - Tel: 01625 3744005 - Website Facilities: car parking, restaurant, gift shop, guided tours

Tabley House

Palladian mansion with an important collection of early English artwork. The house was designed by John Carr and completed in 1769; based on the Venetian architecture of Andrea Palladio, with a portico of four impressive doric sandstone columns. The house was the home of the Leicester family, and the 5th Baronet, Sir John Fleming Leicester, became the first real collector of British paintings. His collection, which includes works by Turner, Lawrence, Fuseli and Reynolds was so impressive, it was offered to the British Government for the basis of a national gallery. The house also contains a fine collection of period furniture by Chippendale, Gillow and Bullock.

Opening times: Apr-Oct, Thu-Sun & BHs, 2pm to 5pm Admission Charge Location: Knutsford, WA1 60HB - Tel: 01565 750151 - Website Facilities: parking, tea rooms, shop

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Following an extensive refurbishment programme, this elegant historic building now boasts luxuriously appointed rooms and a stylish restaurant serving locally sourced, feel-good food. Newton le Willows is just 2.5 miles from Haydock Park Racecourse.

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Set in 38 acres of Cheshire countryside, Rookery Hall dates back to the early 19th century and is now a four star country house hotel. Dine in the hotel’s award winning restaurant, and relax in the spa which boasts an indoor swimming pool.

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Boasting a prestigious Michelin starred restaurant and individually decorated, luxurious rooms, this award-winning 5-star hotel stands in the heart of Chester. The Grosvenor Spa features 5 luxury treatment rooms, steam room, salt grotto and foot baths.

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15 Best Places to Visit in Cheshire (England)

When Liverpool and Manchester’s high-earners seek country residences they usually look south to the county of Cheshire.

So there’s a curious diversity to the county, as earthy industrial towns can be set a few miles from gentrified rural villages with posh restaurants and boutiques.

In the west, almost on the border with Wales is Chester, a heritage city of uncommon beauty and teeming with history going back to the Romans.

And east are the moors of the Peak District, one of England’s most prized expanses of wilderness, and a hiker’s heaven.

In the countryside in between are Tudor halls and Georgian stately homes that are almost always open to the public.

Lets explore the best places to visit in Cheshire :

Cheshire’s county town is as gorgeous as it is fascinating, and has enough heritage to last for more than a weekend break.

To get a sense of Chester’s Roman castrum layout you can walk along the city walls, which, although they’ve been bolstered over time, have pretty much the same format as they did 2,000 years ago.

Within the walls are medieval streets with black and white timber-framed buildings that crane over the cobblestones from five storeys up.

You have to call in at the cathedral and see the wondrous medieval covered walkways at Chester Rows.

Even now we’ve hardly made a dent on all the intriguing things to see and do in this outstanding city.

2. Congleton

One of the last towns before the Peak District, Congleton is a smart market town with a useful choice of pubs and restaurants.

Walkers could use the town as a jumping off point for excursions into the national park, while closer in you could ramble along the Dane River and the Biddulph Valley Way, which used to be a railway line transporting coal down to the potteries in Stoke.

But Congleton really shines for Little Moreton Hall, a large half-timbered manor house encircled by a moat and gazing out on formal gardens.

This awesome building went up in stages through the 1500s and will give students of Tudor history goosebumps for its wealth of original fittings, like leaded windows, interior wall paintings and Elizabethan fireplaces.

3. Northwich

As you wander around Northwich, remember that much of what you see is the legacy of salt mining, which took place under the town from Roman times right up to the 20th century.

Throughout its history this granted Northwich a fair amount of wealth, but the downside (quite literally) was subsidence, diverting rivers and occasionally damaging building foundations.

The award-winning Lion Salt Works offers the ultimate inside look at the Cheshire salt industry, while Weaver Hall was a Victorian workhouse,  a kind of forced labour camp where people ended up if they didn’t have the means to support themselves.

More genteel is Arley Hall, which is a 19th-century building that revived the styles of Tudor and Stuart palaces from centuries before.

4. Knutsford

Those upmarket towns we mentioned in the intro are clustered in an area known as the Golden Triangle, where several of the most expensive streets in the Northwest are located.

Knutsford is just this sort of place, brimming with fashion boutiques, delicatessens, wine bars and expensive restaurants.

The town’s 18th-century townhouses and timber framed buildings complement the high-end atmosphere.

There are also a few days out around Knutsford, like the Austen-esque Georgian estate, Tabley House.

If you’re with the whole clan, try Gauntlet Birds of Prey, which has lots of raptors, from owls to falcons, and holds flight demonstrations that little ones won’t soon forget.

5. Nantwich

A disaster for the market town of Nantwich in 1583 has turned out to be a blessing for us.

Most of the town burned down in a devastating fire, and such was the devastation that Elizabeth I helped fund the rebuild.

What that gave us is an ensemble of well-designed Tudor buildings, all constructed at roughly the same time.

Head to the high street and Hospital Street for some of the finest.

The Crown Hotel on the high street is outstanding, with continuous windows on its cantilevered top floor.

There’s also exciting modern history around Nantwich, at the Hack Green Secret Nuclear Bunker, a subterranean Cold War relic with many unsettling details like a medical room equipped to treat radiation burns.

6. Sandbach

If you need a first port of call for your trip to Sandbach, look no further than the market square.

This location couldn’t be lovelier; the square is laid with irregular cobbles and historic architecture is all around, in the shape of rustic old pubs with timber frames.

But the big sight in the square is the pair of stone Saxon crosses.

These have been dated to the 800s and it’s exciting to see how vivid the complex carvings still are.

These have the classic Saxon interlace patterns and vine scrolls, and if you study the pillars closely you’ll spot dragons, beasts and even religious images.

7. Middlewich

A narrowboat trip is a very laid-back way of seeing the Cheshire countryside, and one of the best places to start your voyage is at Middlewich.

The town has been served by canals since it petitioned to have the Trent and Mersey Canal diverted here to transport the local chlorine and salt ash.

This waterway connects with the Shropshire Union Canal via the Wardle Canal, which, at just 30 metres in length is the shortest in the country.

If you visit in June you’ll be in time for the Middlewich Folk and Boat Festival, when hundreds of boats are moored in the town and there’s  busy schedule of gigs at pubs by the water.

8. Macclesfield

One of the best things about Cheshire’s former industrial towns is the way their old trades are commemorated at first-rate museums.

In Macclesfield the big industry was silk-weaving, to the point where this place is still known as “The Silk Town” long after the industry disappeared in the 20th century.

The Silk Museum, in the imposing Paradise Mill, will delight both industrial historians and people who love antique fashion and textiles.

Macclesfield now is a well-heeled town, with plenty of independent shops to browse, all mingling with 19th-century architecture as the city was one of the only industrial centres to escape bombing in the Second World War.

You could also swap the shopping streets for the moors as the Peak District is just a mile outside the town.

A former coalmining town in hilly countryside, Poynton is in the lower climbs of the Pennines and within a green belt that preserve the surrounding countryside.

You won’t struggle for opportunities to escape to this scenery as the Middlewood Way courses past Poynton  on the route of an old railway line from Marple down to Macclesfield.

Your gateway to the trail is the Nelson Pit Visitor Centre, over a former colliery.

There’s much more mining and general industrial history at the fantastic Anson Engine Museum, also belonging to an old mine.

Here you can see one of Europe’s largest collections of stationary engines, with all types of pumps, turbines and generators.

The town of Crewe was pivotal to the success of the Industrial Revolution in the northwest, because this is where the locomotives and railways originated.

Crewe Railway Works was founded in 1840 and in its heyday employed a small army of 20,000 to build and service the machines that held the supply chains together.

Even today Crewe is descirbed as a railway town and the local football team, Crewe Alexandra are the “Railwaymen”. Head for the Crewe Heritage Centre, built on the town’s old locomotive works and with lots of old diesel and electric locomotives to check out.

11. Tarporley

One of Cheshire’s prettiest villages has a high street with nothing but brick Victorian and Georgian houses, and is lined with wrought-iron gaslights for some extra old-time charm.

You have a choice of bakeries and boutiques to peruse, and there are four pubs in the town for lunch or a pint.

A few minutes to the south is Beeston Castle, which was constructed in the 13th century in a dominant setting on a sandstone crag 100 metres above the Cheshire Plain.

As often happened, the castle was partly destroyed at the end of the Civil War to stop it being reused in future, but the ruins are very evocative and the vistas are nothing short of majestic.

12. Wilmslow

Another of those swish towns in the Golden Triangle, Wilmslow first caught the eye of the northwest’s wealthy businessmen and industrialists in Victorian times when the railways afforded swift links with Manchester and Liverpool.

There are quite a few footballers living around here, including the legendary former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson.

Catering to these wealthy residents are high-end boutiques and restaurants, and if you need to know how posh Wilmslow is there’s a branch of Hoopers, a department store with only four locations around the country, including the ultra-fancy Harrogate and Tunbridge Wells.

To get your feet back on the ground, the Quarry Bank Mill in Styal is one of the region’s most complete former mills, and as good a place as any to investigate the northwest’s textiles history.

13. Warrington

Almost equidistant to Manchester and Liverpool, Warrington is a “New Town” and so a lot of what you see now didn’t exist before the post-war period.

But before that it had been a market town, and had heavy industry in the 19th century when textile and tool-making mills were part of the townscape.

These days people travel from surrounding towns and villages for shopping trips in the town centre.

The leafy and historic suburb of Stockton Heath oozes character, and happily it’s also free of the usual English chain stores, with independent shops and restaurants instead.

See Warrington Town Hall with its golden gates, poke around the cabinet of curiosities at Warrington Museum and bring the little ones to the petting zoo at the beautiful Walton Hall and Gardens estate.

14. Alderley Edge

This well-to-do village is only a short drive from Manchester, but England’s second city will feel a world away.

Like the other settlements in the area, Alderley Edge is extremely desirable for Mancunians and so has the sort of shops and restaurants that high-earners frequent.

Yet one of the best things in the village is absolutely free: Alderley Edge is named for a broad sandstone ridge that rises above the village.

The highest point culminates at more than 200 metres and is protected by the National Trust.

At Stormy Point you’ll be met by an inspiring view east to the Pennines and Peak District.

15. Daresbury

Not far from Warrington, the little village of Daresbury would be a very satisfying place to while  away a few hours, even if it hadn’t been the birthplace of the author Lewis Carroll.

As it is, there’s a fantastic visitor centre at the All Saints Church that will fill you in on Carroll’s early years in Daresbury and possible inspirations for Alice and Her Adventures in Wonderland.

Lewis Carroll’s father had actually been the vicar her when the author was born in 1832. Also take a moment to appreciate the village and its old hall, before or after a quick pint at the lovely Ring ‘O Bells pub.

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The Garden Room, 1 Heath Cottage

Offering a garden and garden view, The Garden Room, 1 Heath Cottage is set in Knutsford, 12 km from Tatton Park and 14 km from Capesthorne Hall. This property offers access to a terrace, free private parking and free WiFi. Outdoor dining is also possible at the country house . This b&b was such a star find. We were blown away by the location and the setting. The room had all the amenities you could wish for and the added bonus of being so light and airy and spacious. Nigel & Lesley went out of their way to help us and their little added touches in the room was so much more than you would usually get such as the continental breakfast including fresh milk, bread and yogurts.

Located in Crewe, within 25 km of Trentham Gardens and 36 km of Capesthorne Hall, Dairy farm provides accommodation with a garden as well as free private parking for guests who drive. The property is around 41 km from Tatton Park, 43 km from Chester Racecourse and 43 km from Chester Zoo. Featuring a private bathroom, units at the country house also offer free WiFi. Alton Towers is 46 km from the country house . The nearest airport is Manchester Airport, 46 km from Dairy farm. Everything, the room was beautiful and spacious, waking up there was amaizing.

Hilltop Country House

Macclesfield

Set within 14 km of Capesthorne Hall and 19 km of Fletcher Moss Botanical Gardens in Macclesfield, Hilltop Country House offers accommodation with seating area. There is a private entrance at the guest house for the convenience of those who stay. There is a sun terrace and guests can make use of free WiFi and free private parking. Beautiful property with a very kind staff.

Pickmere Country House

Pickmere Country House’s varied breakfast menu includes classic cooked items as well as lighter continental options. The property is fully licensed Pickmere Country House is placed in the Cheshire countryside , 8 minutes’ drive from both Knutsford and Northwich. Delicious breakfast. A variety of course. Perfect place to take a rest.

Statham Lodge Hotel

Nestled amid beautifully landscaped gardens in the Cheshire town of Warrington, this Georgian manor house boasts an idyllic setting surrounded by country fields, yet with excellent road network links. Five miles from Warrington and 18 miles from Manchester, the privately-owned Statham Lodge Hotel is also just 12 miles from Manchester Airport and 25 miles from Liverpool. Lovely country hotel - only stayed one night & I arrived about 23:00 so didn’t get to try dinner or bar. Breakfast was great. Powerful showers & fluffy towels. Comfy bed. Staff very helpful

Room in Twemlow Green

Room in Twemlow Green has garden views, free WiFi and free private parking, set in Goostrey, 11 km from Capesthorne Hall. 24 km from Tatton Park and 28 km from Fletcher Moss Botanical Gardens, the property offers a garden and a terrace. Trentham Gardens is 35 km away and Buxton Opera House is 36 km from the country house . Clean. Easy. Quiet. What's not to like?

Shrigley Hall Hotel

Shrigley Hall Hotel, just 15 miles south of Manchester city centre, is an impressive manor house in leafy Cheshire countryside . The hotel dates back to 1825 and is set in 262 acres of spectacular countryside . It boasts its own 18-hole championship golf course, full health club, spa with pool and AA rosette dining. The historic hotel was situated in a picturesque setting, overlooking the mountains. The rooms were comfortable and adequately furnished. There was a nice bar area that included a large outdoor space with tables, as well as a restaurant onsite. While we didn't choose to use the spa and swimming pool, many others took advantage of that feature.

Hollin House Hotel

Overlooking gardens and fields, Hollin House Hotel sits on the outskirts of Bollington village, within a five-minute drive of historic Macclesfield. Bordering the Peak District National Park, we have both the comfort of the countryside and the convenience of a bustling market town on our doorstep. The property was fantastic. I like the vintage music that they played when you walked in warm friendly stuff.

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The ormonde guesthouse, country house in chester.

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The Cheshire Cat by Innkeeper's Collection

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The room was excellent and met my accessibility needs,perfectly. Area very quiet and peaceful. One problem, there was virtually no TV reception barely getting BBC1 and BBC2 and that’s all.If you want good TV then don’t book the annex!

The Hoglets

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9.6 Exceptional 24 reviews

This is such a beautiful cottage and has been finished to a really high standard. Really comfy lounge, very well equipped kitchen, cozy bedrooms and great shower and bathroom. The surrounding countryside is lovely and peaceful. Jo is a great host and it was so nice to be left milk, tea, coffee and biscuits and a bottle of fizz! Such a nice touch. There were also lots of cleaning products, loo rolls, bin bags etc in the cupboards which is so helpful. We had a lovely stay and I'd thoroughly recommend.

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Lovely location, lovely rooms. Nice and quiet with countryside views. The food was lovely. Would definitely visit again.

Inglewood Manor

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8.5 Very Good 765 reviews

Excellent breakfast. Staff very friendly and attentive. Loved the location as it was in the countryside, very peaceful and quiet. Room very clean, also the bathroom.

Wychwood Park Hotel and Golf Club

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Beautiful location. Clean, quiet and peaceful setting. Great breakfast included in the price and a massive bed. The luxury of an elevator was appreciated with our very heavy suitcases.

Mulsford B&B

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9.2 Wonderful 98 reviews

Idyllically situated in the Cheshire countryside. The property was immaculate with beautifully presented rooms and an attentive host who could not do enough to make our stay memorable and a place we would want to return to. For those who want a peaceful few days away to wind down in quiet surroundings with everything in place that you would want. This is the place.

Nunsmere Hall Hotel

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Room was spacious, comfortable bed and shower lovely and bath.room so clean and fresh. Restaurant food was amazing. Expensive but tasty. Staff very polite and helpful. Will go extra mile nothing too much for them. If you want yo be in the countryside place to be so quiet and peaceful

Self contained accommodation near Delamere forest

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Beautiful apartment in gorgeous surroundings.. Very quiet, peaceful and set in stunning countryside...

Yew Tree Farm

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9.0 Wonderful 22 reviews

Amazing location, excellent breakfast, very peaceful and quiet! Very polite hosts, we also loved the animals and the countryside!

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A dreamy south Cheshire mansion with elegance, grace, land and superb stables

Penny Churchill looks at an elegant south Cheshire mansion which has come up for sale.

The well-heeled county of Cheshire is blessed with many extraordinary and unashamedly extravagant homes, not least the extraordinary Ollerton Grange , whose appearance on the market we recently covered. Many of those mega-mansions are in and around Alderley Edge, which has been hugely popular among the superstars of the two big Manchester football clubs; David Beckham and Cristiano Ronaldo are among those who once called the area home .

Life is altogether more restrained in dreamy south Cheshire, where Will Whittaker of Strutt & Parker’s farms and estates team is handling the sale of Ash House, plus its 186 acres of land .

Ash House is being sold at a guide price of £5.1m for the estate as a whole, or in up to four lots, with a guide price of £2.95m quoted for the main house, its gardens and grounds, separate office, stables and paddocks, some 20 acres in all.

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Located three miles from Bunbury and five miles from Nantwich, the estate is being sold on behalf of the executors of the late Sir John Barlow, who died, aged 88, in December last year. A gentleman of the old school, Sir John had something in common with the aforementioned footballers: as well as a former High Sheriff of the county, he was a keen horseman, polo player and successful amateur jockey in his younger days. He was later a popular steward at Aintree and Cheltenham.

According to Mr Whittaker, Sir John bought Ash House as a working farm with a relatively modest farmhouse in 1970. It operated as a tenanted farm until 1996, when Sir John moved there to live and embarked on a major renovation of the house and gardens.

The result was the present handsome, 7,852sq ft country house with six bedrooms and four reception rooms set in beautifully landscaped gardens and grounds

There is a separate office, garages and outbuildings, stables and paddocks, a large range of farm buildings, a semi-detached three-bedroom cottage and three lots of arable and pasture land.

Ash House is for sale at £5.1m for the estate as a whole, or in up to four lots, with a guide price of £2.95m quoted for the main house, gardens and grounds. See more pictures and details.

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