Book : Holmes Chapel:
A Stroll Through the Past.
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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 miles
north of Holmes Chapel.
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.
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.
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..
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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