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Photo of Biddulph Grange, a Grade I registered house & garden near Astbury, Staffordshire, central England.

Biddulph GrangePhoto ian kelsall / Unsplash

Places to explore near Congleton StationCongleton

42 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 Astbury, a village in Cheshire, north west England.Highlight

Astbury

Village

Quiet village gathered round a triangular green and the great church of St Mary, near Congleton.

2.7 km W · Cheshire

Photo of Biddulph Grange, a Grade I registered house & garden near Astbury, Staffordshire, central England.Iconic

Biddulph Grange

House & garden near Astbury

Fantastical Victorian world garden, Egypt and China.

4.1 km SE

Photo of Mow Cop Castle, a folly near Astbury, Staffordshire, central England.Highlight

Mow Cop Castle

Folly near Astbury

Sham ruined tower folly perched on a gritstone summit on the Cheshire border, a National Trust landmark with vast Cheshire Plain views.

5.2 km S

Photo of Little Moreton Hall, a house & garden near Astbury, Cheshire, north west England.Iconic

Little Moreton Hall

House & garden near Astbury

Gloriously wonky moated Tudor timber-framed house.

5.2 km SW

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.

6.5 km E

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

Gawsworth

Village

Hushed village of pools and old halls, its timbered Gawsworth Hall and church of St James rising above a picturesque mere.

6.7 km N · Cheshire

Photo of Rudyard Lake, a reservoir in Staffordshire, central England.Highlight

Rudyard Lake

Reservoir near Rudyard

Two-mile reservoir in wooded hills near Leek, ringed by a shore path and served by a miniature steam railway, its name borrowed by Kipling's parents.

7.6 km E

Photo of Harecastle Tunnel, a landmark near Barthomley, Staffordshire, central England.Highlight

Harecastle Tunnel

Landmark near Barthomley

Brindley's mile-and-a-half canal tunnel under Harecastle Hill, its water stained orange with ironstone; boats pass through Telford's later parallel bore.

9.8 km S

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

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.

0.1 km SW · Cheshire, Greater Manchester & Staffordshire

Photo along the Gritstone Trail, a 35-mile long-distance path running from Disley to Kidsgrove, England.

Gritstone Trail

Long-distance path

Along the Peak District's western gritstone edges from Disley to Kidsgrove, with the Cheshire Plain spread below.

1.1 km E · Cheshire & Staffordshire

Photo along the Staffordshire Way, a 92-mile long-distance path running from Mow Cop to Kinver Edge, England.

Staffordshire Way

Long-distance path

Mow Cop to Kinver Edge behind the Staffordshire Knot waymark — gritstone, Cannock Chase heath and red sandstone to finish.

1.1 km E · Staffordshire, Derbyshire & Cheshire

Photo of The Lion & Swan, a pub near Congleton, Cheshire, north west England.

The Lion & Swan

Pub near Congleton

Historic timbered coaching inn in Congleton, home to the long-running Pecks restaurant.

1.6 km W

Photo of Astbury Mere Country Park, a country park in Cheshire, north west England.

Astbury Mere Country Park

Country park near Astbury

A country park in Cheshire.

2.1 km W

Photo of The Egerton Arms, a pub near Astbury, Cheshire, north west England.

The Egerton Arms

Pub near Astbury

Village inn beside the green and great church at Astbury, with rooms and a family-friendly welcome.

2.7 km W

Glebe Farm Shop

Farm & farm shop near Astbury

Multi-trader farm shop at Astbury with butchery, fishmonger, coffee shop and animal paddocks.

2.7 km W

Photo of St Mary's Church (Astbury), a church in Cheshire, north west England.

St Mary's Church (Astbury)

Church near Astbury

One of the most exciting churches in Cheshire, a battlemented sandstone church at Astbury with a detached tower and rich ancient fittings.

2.7 km W

Photo: The Cloud, a 343m hill near Gawsworth, Cheshire, north west England.

The Cloud

Marilyn near Gawsworth

A Marilyn — a hill with 150 m of drop on every side in Cheshire.

3.5 km NE

Everything else within 10 km (25) — 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.