Cultural Highlights
THEATRES & VENUES
Clonter Opera Theatre
Swettenham Heath, Congleton CW12 2LR
T: 01260 224514 E: boxoffice@clonteropera.com
Cheshire’s Glyndbourne equivalent, in the heart of the Cheshire
countryside. A 400 seat venue set in gorgeous woodland that
presents opera, jazz and other musical events.
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
Tatton Park
Knutsford WA16 6QN
T: 0870 060 1768
There’s one sound you’ll hear a lot of in the summer months in
Cheshire and that’s the sound of fireworks going off as the finale
to another outdoor concert. Tatton Park hosts all the biggies,
where you can dress up and bring your posh picnic to listen to the
likes of the Hallé’s Summer Fireworks spectacular and the Stars of
the 80’s.
www.tattonparkconcerts.com
MUSEUMS
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
Grosvenor Museum
27 Grosvenor Street, Chester CH1 2DD
T: 01244 402008
Two millennia of the city’s history spread over three floors of
this grand 19th century building. Needless to say, there’s a focus
on the Roman element, with recreations of what life was like in the
Deva of yore.
www.visitchester.com
Deva Roman Experience
Pierpoint Lane, Chester CH1 1NL
T: 01244 343407
The whole of Chester is quite a Roman experience, but if that
isn’t enough for you, you can immerse yourself in the
historic details in this museum sited on extensive Roman, Saxon and
medieval remains.
www.grosvenormuseum.co.uk
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
HERITAGE
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