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Tatton
Official visitor guide produced in association with the
Visit Chester & Cheshire regional tourist board.
Thursday, 9th September 2010
Cheshire's gardens are renowned...
...few other areas of the country can boast the range and number of glorious gardens that can be found in this famously green-fingered county. In fact more than one in eight of all garden visits in Britain take place in Cheshire. Cheshire’s Peak District is home to six of Cheshire's top ten gardens of Distinction making this the obvious destination for garden lovers.
Visit the magnificent arboretum at Jodrell Bank Science Centre, the Japanese Gardens at Tatton Park and the fragrant Orangery at Lyme Hall. Walk around the spectacular herbaceous borders of Arley Hall and Gardens, the walled garden and azalea walks at Hare Hill and the delightful knot garden at Little Moreton Hall. Marvel at over 50 varieites of snowdrops at Rode Hall & Gardens.
Discover the historic herbs and vegetables at the Apprentice House Garden, grown originally to feed and treat the child millworkers who were housed there to work at Quarry Bank Mill.
Come and visit beautiful Congleton Park placed 11th in the top 20 free attractions in the North West in a survey conducted by Visit Britain.
Whatever time of year you choose to visit Cheshire’s Peak District, you will be able to enjoy luscious gardens at their best.
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Macclesfield
Seventy acres of the River Bollin flood plain and valley sides, forming a linear country park.
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Municipal Park
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Stockport
Great National Trust estate with lavishly decorated house and fine gardens.
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Historic House / Palace
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Macclesfield
Guided Mountain Bike Rides - Set in the beautiful area of Macclesfield & the Peak District, the heart of mountain biking in the North West.
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Sightseeing
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Altrincham
Park with formal avenues and fallow deer.
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Municipal Park
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Macclesfield
The home of Mary Fitton, the 'Dark Lady' of Shakespeare’s sonnets, Gawsworth Hall’s romantic associations are echoed in the garden’s broad lawns.
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Garden
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Congleton
Step back in time, over 500 years.
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Historic House / Palace
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Macclesfield
Landscaped in the style of Capability Brown in the 18th century, Adlington Hall’s gardens are truly a delight to behold.
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Historic House / Palace
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Macclesfield
Landscaped with large ornamental and kitchen gardens and a round garden pool.
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Municipal Park
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Macclesfield
With over 2,500 species of trees and shrubs, this arboretum, next to the world famous Lovell Radio Telescope is a tree lovers’ paradise.
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Parkland / Woodland Garden
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Congleton
Rode Hall is a fine early 18th century country house set in a Repton landscape.
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Historic House / Palace
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Macclesfield
Dating from 1719, Capesthorne Hall dominates the landscaped park punctuated with groups of trees and three serene lakes.
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Historic House / Palace
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Congleton
Today Timbersbrook picnic area is a beautiful spot where families can picnic
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Picnic Site
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Knutsford
See the largest collection of birds of prey in the North West. We have a comprehensive collection of eagles, vultures, falcons, kites, hawks and owls, all housed in our purpose-built centre.
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Nature Reserve
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Macclesfield
Popular venue for many of the borough's key events.
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Municipal Park
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Knutsford
With forty indoor servants to spit and polish, cook and clean, wash and iron, this elegant Regency mansion was a constant bustle of activity in the days of the Egerton family which owned the house from the turn of the 18th century. With its impressive south-facing portico dominating the view of the...
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Historic House / Palace
Location
Macclesfield
Teggs Nose used to be a quarry in days gone by, an old quarrying machine is still strewn around the area.
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Country / Royal Park
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Congleton
Situated in Swettenham Village with beautiful views across the Dane Valley, the 28 acre arboretum contains over 5,000 trees.
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Garden
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Styal
One of our garden’s greatest secrets has been revealed!
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Water Mill
Location
Northwich
Winner of Small Attraction of the Year award at the Northwest Regional Tourism Awards 2009 -lovingly created by the same family over 250 years, Arley Hall’s gardens are a wonderful example of the idea that the best gardens are living works of art.
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Historic House / Palace
Location
Macclesfield
A hidden gem, set amid rolling parkland, Hare Hill is a small but perfectly formed wooded and walled garden.
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Garden
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