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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 5 miles southeast
of Lymm..
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 2 miles east of Lymm.
Pyramid and Parr Hall, Cultural Quarter, Palmyra Square, Warrington.
Tel: 01925 442345. Pyramid is a multi-purpose arts venue, with
eight spaces. It is Warrington's first dedicated arts venue.
The conversion of the former courthouse sets old and new side-by-side.
It plays host to a wide variety of professional performances
and exhibitions, alongside local artists’ work, classes
and community activity. www.pyramid.org.uk. About 5 miles west
of Lymm.
Warrington Museum and
Art Gallery, Bold Street, Warrington WA1 1JG. Tel: 01925 - 442733.
The building houses a collection of around 1,000 paintings, (oils,
watercolours and prints) from the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Also ethnology, egyptology, geology, Roman Britain, pottery/ceramics,
botany, fish, amphibians, reptiles, the Civil War, local industries,
birds and mammals, and glass. About 5 miles west of Lymm.
Gulliver's World, Old Hall, Warrington WA5 9YZ. Tel: 01925 444888.
Gulliver’s Warrington is nestled within a beautiful park
setting, where much of the fantasy is created by wonderful towering
trees, and a beautiful lake forms the centrepiece of the park.
From the tumbling and juggling fun of Circus World, mosey on
down to High Noon in Western World, walk with dinosaurs in the
prehistoric Lost World, feel your knees tremble in Count’s
Castle and shiver your timbers in Smugglers Wharf. www.gulliversfun.co.uk.
About 6 miles west of Lymm.
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