Book : Alsager Urban
District, Cheshire: The official guide
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Alsager Leisure Centre, Hassall Road, Alsager, Stoke on Trent,
ST7 2HP. Tel: 01270 875704. 25m swimming pool, interactive fitness
suite, multi-purpose sports hall, indoor cricket nets, squash
courts. Location: In the centre of Alsager.
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. About 3 miles north east of Alsager.
Biddulph Grange Garden, Grange Road, Biddulph, Staffordshire
ST8 7SD. Tel: 01782 517999. A rare and exciting survival of a
high Victorian garden. Tunnels and pathways lead the visitor
on a miniature tour of the world. Unique oriental pagoda garden
with its own Great Wall of China. Victorian eccentricities. National
Trust. Charges apply. www.nationaltrust.org.uk. About 7 miles
north east of Alsager.
Stapeley Water Gardens,
London Road, Nantwich, Cheshire CW5 7LH. Stapeley Water Gardens
attracts 1.5 million visitors each year. At Stapeley, there is
something to delight everyone, either in the Garden Centre, The
Palms Tropical Oasis, or Angling Centre. Be sure to visit our
Display Gardens, full of inspirational ideas, open from Spring
through Autumn, peaking in Summer. www.stapeleywg.com. About
9 miles west of Alsager.
The Sandbach Crosses are two carved Saxon stone crosses located
in the town of Sandbach, believed to date from the 9th century,
to commemorate the advent of Christianity in the Kingdom of Mercia
about 653 A.D. They are decorated with carved figures, animals,
vine scrolls, biblical scenes. About 5 miles northwest of Alsager.
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