Book : Winsford (Cheshire)
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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.ationaltrust.org.uk. About 12 miles northeast
of Winsford.
ANDERTON BOAT LIFT, Lift
Lane, Anderton, Northwich CW9 6FW- Tel: 01606 786777. The Anderton
Boat Lift is one of the greatest monuments to Britain's last
canal age and known as the "Cathedral of the Canals".
Built in 1875 it was the world's first and is currently the UK's
only Boat Lift. Boat owners and visitors alike are able to ride
the Lift and a new Operations Centre houses education and visitor
facilities - creating one of the region's most important visitor
attractions. About 6 miles north of Runcorn.
The Salt Museum, 162 London Road, Northwich CW9 8AB
Tel: 01606 41331. Salt has been produced in Cheshire for over
2,000 years and it is the only place in Britain where it is still
produced on a large scale. There has been a Salt Museum in Northwich
for over 100 years.The original museum was established by Thomas
Ward and John Brunner, two local salt proprietors who felt that
Northwich needed something to explain its importance as the “salt
capital of the world”. www.saltmuseum.org.uk. About 5 miles
north of Winsford.
Oulton Park Race Circuit,
Little Budworth, Taporley, Cheshire CW6 9BW. Tel: 01829 760 301.
Oulton Park first established itself as the North West's premier
motorsport venue in 1953. The venue held its first prestigious
Gold Cup meeting in 1954 and amongst the winners have been household
names such Sir Stirling Moss, Sir Jack Brabham, Sir Jackie Stewart
and Graham Hill. www.oultonpark.co.uk. About 3 miles southwest
of Winsford.
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 9 miles
northeast of Winsford.
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 12 miles east of Winsford.
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