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Photo of Tatton Park, a Grade II* registered house & garden near Rostherne, Cheshire, north west England.

Tatton Park© paul_p! / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Places to explore near Manchester Airport StationManchester Airport

29 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group. 2 are national icons.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

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.

2 km SE

Photo of Dunham Massey, a Grade II* registered house & garden near Rostherne, Greater Manchester, north west England.Highlight

Dunham Massey

House & garden near Rostherne

An early-Georgian mansion with one of Britain's largest winter gardens and a deer park.

7.9 km W

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.

8.1 km S

Photo of Tatton Park, a Grade II* registered house & garden near Rostherne, Cheshire, north west England.Iconic

Tatton Park

House & garden near Rostherne

Neoclassical mansion, gardens and vast deer park.

8.3 km SW

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.

9.5 km S

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.

9.5 km SW · Cheshire

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

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.

5.6 km S

Photo of the Bridgewater Canal, a 39-mile canal running from Runcorn to Leigh, north west England.

Bridgewater Canal

Canal

The Duke's canal of 1761 that began the Canal Age, crossing the Mersey flats between Manchester, Runcorn and Leigh.

6.1 km NW · Greater Manchester & Cheshire

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

Mobberley

Country estate near Knutsford

A National Trust place in Cheshire.

6.1 km SW

Photo of Mersey Vale Country Park, a country park in Greater Manchester, north west England.

Mersey Vale Country Park

Country park near Manchester

A country park in Greater Manchester.

6.8 km NE

Photo of Rostherne, a village in Cheshire, north west England.

Rostherne

Village

Hushed estate hamlet above Rostherne Mere, a nature reserve, with St Mary's on the hill.

7.6 km W · Cheshire

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

St Mary's Church (Rostherne)

Church near Rostherne

Church on a hill above Rostherne Mere, its wooded setting mentioned in a deed of 1188.

7.8 km W

Photo of The Swan with Two Nicks, a pub near Little Bollington, Cheshire, north west England.

The Swan with Two Nicks

Pub near Little Bollington

Beamed country pub at Little Bollington near Dunham Massey and the Bridgewater Canal, serving since at least 1745.

9.1 km W

The Lambing Shed

Farm & farm shop near Knutsford

Award-winning farm shop and café near Knutsford, strong on rare-breed meat and farm-to-fork produce.

9.5 km SW

Photo of Brook Street Unitarian Chapel, a church near Knutsford, Cheshire, north west England.

Brook Street Unitarian Chapel

Church near Knutsford

Plain 1689 Nonconformist chapel in Knutsford where the novelist Elizabeth Gaskell worshipped and is buried.

9.6 km SW

Everything else within 10 km (14) — 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.