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Photo of Jodrell Bank Observatory, a visitor attraction near Goostrey, Cheshire, north west England.

Jodrell Bank ObservatoryPhoto Mark mc neill / Unsplash

Places to explore near Alderley Edge StationAlderley Edge

28 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group. 3 are national icons.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

Photo of Alderley Edge, a Site of Special Scientific Interest near Nether Alderley, Cheshire, north west England.Iconic

Alderley Edge

SSSI near Nether Alderley

Wooded sandstone escarpment steeped in legend.

0.9 km SE

Photo of Nether Alderley Mill, a watermill in Cheshire, north west England.Highlight

Nether Alderley Mill

Watermill near Nether Alderley

Overshot 16th-century watermill under a long stone roof near Alderley Edge, restored to working order by the National Trust.

2.3 km S

Photo of Styal Country Park, a country park near Alderley Edge, Cheshire, north west England.Highlight

Styal Country Park

Country park near Alderley Edge

A mill estate whose valley garden drops to the River Bollin past restored glasshouses.

3.6 km N

Photo of Jodrell Bank Observatory, a visitor attraction near Goostrey, Cheshire, north west England.Iconic

Jodrell Bank Observatory

Attraction near Goostrey

World Heritage radio-astronomy site near Goostrey, dominated by the giant Lovell Telescope, with a science-centre and arboretum.

8.8 km SW

Photo of Knutsford, a village in Cheshire, north west England.Highlight

Knutsford

Village

Elegant market town of independent shops and monthly artisan markets, the 'Cranford' of Elizabeth Gaskell's novel.

8.9 km W · Cheshire

Photo of the Peak District, a National Park in England.Iconic

Peak District

National Park near Castleton

Britain's first national park: gritstone edges in the Dark Peak, limestone dales in the White.

9.4 km E

Photo of White Nancy, a folly near Bollington, Cheshire, north west England.Highlight

White Nancy

Folly near Bollington

Whitewashed sugar-loaf folly on Kerridge Hill above Bollington, built to mark Waterloo, with wide views over plain, Pennines and Wales.

9.7 km E

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Nether Alderley

Village

Scattered estate village with a National Trust watermill and a church beside Radnor Mere.

2.7 km S · Cheshire

Photo of The Plough & Flail, a pub near Mobberley, Cheshire, north west England.

The Plough & Flail

Pub near Mobberley

Traditional country pub down the lanes at Mobberley, with fireside snugs and a big beer garden.

2.9 km NW

Photo of Hare Hill, a house & garden near Prestbury, Cheshire, north west England.

Hare Hill

House & garden near Prestbury

A National Trust place in Cheshire.

3.4 km SE

Photo of Mobberley, a country estate near Knutsford, Cheshire, north west England.

Mobberley

Country estate near Knutsford

A National Trust place in Cheshire.

5.6 km W

Photo of Capesthorne Hall Gardens, a garden near Siddington, Cheshire, north west England.

Capesthorne Hall Gardens

Garden near Siddington

Woodland, parkland and lakeside gardens with formal rooms and a chapel around a Jacobean-style hall near Siddington.

5.8 km S

Prestbury

Village

Ancient, affluent village on the Bollin with a Norman chapel, timbered houses and a broad old main street.

6.2 km E · Cheshire

Adlington Hall

House & garden near Prestbury

The Legh family's home for 700 years, with an organ Handel reputedly played.

6.5 km E

Photo of All Saints Church (Siddington), a church in Cheshire, north west England.

All Saints Church (Siddington)

Church near Siddington

Black-and-white timber-framed church at Siddington, consecrated in 1521 and still largely of oak.

7.7 km S

Photo of the Macclesfield Canal, a 26-mile canal running from Marple Junction to Hall Green, England.

Macclesfield Canal

Canal

A high-level canal along the Peak District's western edge, carried on Telford-school embankments past silk-town wharves.

8.4 km E · Cheshire, Greater Manchester & Staffordshire

Everything else within 10 km (12) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

Ordered by how far each place is worth travelling for, then by distance. Distances are straight-line to the nearest edge of each place — paths wind, of course.