Places to Visit

There are many places to visit around South Manchester and Cheshire however, I have tried to limit the number to those either in Knutsford or within a twenty mile radius of the town centre.

Anderton Boat Lift (http://www.andertonboatlift.co.uk)
Anderton Boat Lift, Lift Lane, Anderton, Northwich, Cheshire CW9 6FW
Telephone: 01606 786777 Fax 01606 872903
E-mail info@andertonboatlift.co.uk

Located near Northwich in Cheshire, 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 England's only Boat Lift. Boat owners and visitors alike are able to ride the Lift and the Operations Centre houses education and visitor facilities - creating one of the region's most important visitor attractions.

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Arley Hall & Gardens (http://www.arleyhallandgardens.com/default.asp)
Arley Hall & Gardens, Estate Office, Northwich, Cheshire CW9 6NA
Tel: 01565 777353 Fax: 01565 777465
E-mail to: enquiries@arleyhallandgardens.com

Arley is a place of enormous character, charm and interest. Visitors are frequently struck by the warm and intimate atmosphere and the feeling that Arley is a much-cherished family home.

The Gardens, which are amongst the finest in Britain, are outstanding for their vitality, variety and historical interest. The Hall is an impressive example of a Victorian country house built in the Elizabethan style.

Visitors are also invited to enjoy a lively events programme appealing to all the family, including Arley Horse Trials & Country Fair, Arley Garden Festival, and Christmas Floral Extravaganza.

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Cuckoo Land Museum (http://www.cuckoolanduk.net)
Cuckoo Land Museum, The Old School, Chester Road, Tabley, Cheshire WA16 0HL
Telephone: 01565 633039
E-mail: mpiekarski@btconnect.com

The Cuckooland Museum would like to welcome you to be astonished at the variety, quality and ingenuity associated with the ancient craft of cuckoo clock making. The museum’s collection is regarded as the most important of its type in Britain, Europe and the rest of the world.

The collection has been brought together by brothers Roman and Maz Piekarski who, as foremost horologists and clock restorers, have sought and renovated the rarest and most notable examples over careers of thirty years.

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Manchester United Football Club (http://www.manutd.com)
Manchester United Football Club, Sir Matt Busby Way, Old Trafford, Manchester M16 0RA
Tel: +44 (0) 161 868 8000 Fax: +44 (0) 161 868 8868
E-mail: enquiries@manutd.co.uk

Manchester United F.C. play at the Old Trafford stadium in Greater Manchester. They are the most popular football club in the world, with over 50 million supporters worldwide. Average attendances at the club have been higher than any other team in English football for all but six seasons since 1964-65. The club is also one of the most successful in English football; for over twenty years, since the 1986-87 season, they have won 18 major honours, which is more than any other Premier League club. They have won the Premier League/Football League 16 times. In 1968, they became the first English club to win the European Cup, beating S.L. Benfica 4–1, and they won a second European Cup in 1999. They also hold the record for the most FA Cup titles with 11.

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Tabley House (http://www.tableyhouse.co.uk)
Tabley House, Knutsford, Cheshire WA16 0HB
Telephone: 01565 750151 Fax: 01565 653230
E-mail: enquiries@tableyhouse.co.uk

Tabley House was designed by John Carr of York for Sir Peter Byrne Leicester, Bt., and completed ca.1767.With its nine-bay central block facing south, flanked by pavilions and quadrant passages set well back and splendid Doric portico reached by curved stairs, Tabley is the only 18th century Palladian country house in Cheshire.

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Tatton Park (http://www.tattonpark.org.uk)
Tatton Park, Knutsford, Cheshire WA16 6QN
Information Line: 01625 534435

A day at Tatton Park has much to offer. Its two historic houses, the Mansion and Tudor Old Hall, are set in 1000 acres of beautiful parkland with lakes, tree-lined avenues and herds of red and fallow deer. Award-winning gardens, a working farm, speciality shops and a superb programme of special events complete the picture.

Tatton Park is managed, maintained and financed by Cheshire County Council on behalf of the National Trust

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