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Quarry Bank Mill and Garden

Quarry Bank Mill and Garden

A unique 18th century garden

Historic Houses

Cheshire is well known for it’s various...

...historic houses. Cheshire’s Peak District boasts many magnificent homes including 4 National Trust Properties, Dunham Massey, Little Moreton Hall, Tatton Park and Lyme Park. Visitors to Cheshire’s Peak District can also enjoy open air theatre performances at Gawsworth Hall, Snowdrop Walks at Rode Hall and Landscaped gardens at Adlington Hall. Come and see the various treasures at Capesthorne Hall, black and white timber framed Bramall Hall, the Arley horse Trials at Arley Hall and Peover Hall, an Elizabethan manor house.

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  1. Tabley House

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    Tabley House

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    Historic House / Palace

    Knutsford

    A fine Palladian house designed by John Carr of York, built in 1761 for the Leicester family, who lived at Tabley for 700 years.

    The 1st collection of English paintings ever made hang in the...

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    Tatton Park Mansion

    Type

    Historic House / Palace

    Knutsford

    The impressive Neo-classical Mansion is first glimpsed on its high vantage point looking out over the Parkland as you walk or drive through the Park.

    Built to the design of architects Samuel...

  3. Rode Hall Gardens

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    Rode Hall & Gardens

    Type

    Historic House / Palace

    Congleton

    Rode Hall is a fine early 18th century country house set in a Repton landscape. It has been the home of the Wilbraham family since 1669 and the extensive grounds include a woodland garden, a formal...

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    Lyme Park & Gardens (NT)

    Type

    Historic House / Palace

    Disley

    Great National Trust estate with lavishly decorated house and fine gardens.

    Originally a Tudor house, Lyme was transformed by the Venetian architect Leoni into an Italianate palace. Some...

  5. knot garden at Little Moreton Hall

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    Little Moreton Hall & Gardens (NT)

    Type

    Historic House / Palace

    Congleton

    Step back in time, over 500 years and marvel at the delights of the picture book moated manor-house named Little Moreton Hall. The drunkenly reeling south front, with its Elizabethan long gallery,...

  6. Gawsworth Manor

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    Gawsworth Hall

    Type

    Historic House / Palace

    Macclesfield

    One of Cheshire's most beautiful occupied historic houses. Gawsworth Hall is a Tudor, half-timbered manor-house with tilting ground. With an open-air theatre and covered grandstand providing plays...

  7. Dunham Massy  Hall (NT)

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    Dunham Massey Hall (NT)

    Type

    Historic House / Palace

    Altrincham

    This magnificent 18th century Georgian mansion tells the story of the owners and servants who once lived here. There are over 30 rooms open to the public, including the library, laundry, kitchen and...

  8. Bramhall Hall

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    Bramall Hall

    Type

    Historic House / Palace

    Stockport

    A superb example of a Cheshire black and white timber framed manor-house, providing an historic record spanning 6 centuries.

    Highlights include beautiful Tudor rooms, spectacular plaster...

  9. Adlington Hall & Garden

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    Adlington Hall & Gardens

    Type

    Historic House / Palace

    Macclesfield

    Landscaped in the style of Capability Brown in the 18th century, Adlington Hall’s gardens are truly a delight to behold, with a Lime Avenue planted in 1688, and the splendid folly ‘Temple to Diana’...

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    Arley Gardens

    Type

    Historic House / Palace

    Northwich

    Having been 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, changing works of art.


    Outstanding...