Cultural Highlights

THEATRES & VENUES

Clonter Opera Theatre

Swettenham Heath, Congleton, CW12 2LR
T: 01260 224514 E: boxoffice@clonteropera.com
Cheshire’s equivalent of Glyndebourne is this 400-seat opera venue in a gorgeous woodland setting.

www.clonteropera.com

Alexanders Jazz Cafe

Rufus Court, Chester, CH1 2JW
T: 01244 340005
Continental-style cafe bar by day and
venue for jazz, blues and comedy by night. Host venue to the Chester Jazz Festival every summer and supposedly the longest-running comedy club outside London.

www.alexandersjazz.com

Pyramid & Parr Hall

Cultural Quarter, Warrington, WA1 1BLQN
T: 01925 442345
Twin arts venue hosting touring shows of music, drama and comedy.

www.pyramidparrhall.co.uk

MUSEUMS & HERITAGE

Norton Priory Museum & Gardens

Tudor Road, Manor Park, Runcorn,
Cheshire WA7 1SX
T: 01928 569895

A medieval priory established in 1134 is the basis for an award winning museum, plus a fabulous walled garden.

www.nortonpriory.org

Quarry Bank Mill

Styal, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 4LA
T: 01625 445896

If industrial heritage is your bag, this is a real treasure trove - a restored industrial community in the Cheshire countryside complete with working water mill.

www.quarrybankmill.org.uk

Chester Cathedral

12 Abbey Square, Chester, CH1 2HU
T: 01244 324756

This Grade I-listed building dates back to the 16th century and with its many modifications over the years it is almost like a living text book on medieval architecture. The interior is impressive and the surrounding gardens and monastic cloisters are an oasis of calm in the bustle of Chester city centre.

www.chestercathedral.com

Jodrell Bank Visitor Centre

Holmes Chapel SK11 9DL
T: 01477 571339
The world-famous Lovell Radio telescope is a prominent feature of the Cheshire landscape. You can get up close to the telescope itself and there’s also an exhibition centre, an extensive arboretum and an environmental discovery centre.

www.jb.man.ac.uk/viscen

GARDENS OF DISTINCTION

Tatton Park

Knutsford WA16 6QN
T: 01625 534400

Thought to be England’s most complete historic estate, Tatton has a fine Georgian mansion full of art treasures and original furnishings, but it is the glorious 1,000 acres of parkland, with lakes and a herd of deer, that most people come to see.

www.tattonpark.org.uk

Arley Hall and Gardens

Northwich CW9 6NA
T: 01565 777353

The Hall at Arley is very charming but it’s the gardens that draw the crowds, with Arley cited in the top 10 gardens to visit in the UK. The grounds are also used for outdoor performances in the summer, including this year a production of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet in the Hall’s historic Walled Garden.

www.arleyhallgardens.com

Lyme Park

Disley, Stockport, SK12 2NX
T: 01663 762023

Gorgeous country house and grounds that will be familiar to many as the setting for Colin Firth’s famous wet T-shirt moment in the BBC’s Pride and Prejudice series.

www.nationaltrust.org.uk