Alderley Edge

Worth seeing in and around Alderley Edge

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Baptist Chapel, Great Warford

   Baptist Chapel, Great Warford is located in Merryman's Lane in the village of Great Warford, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.

   3.1 km · church in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   St Mary's Church, Nether Alderley

   St Mary's Church is an Anglican church at the end of a lane to the south of the village of Nether Alderley, Cheshire, England. It dates from the 14th century, with later additions and a major restoration in the late-19th century.

   2.3 km · church in Nether Alderley, Cheshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Geology of Alderley Edge

   One of the classic locations for the study of Triassic sandstones in the UK is at Alderley Edge in Cheshire. Numerous scientists from the early 19th century up to the present day have studied the area and it is a popular field site for universities around the UK. The sandstones also provide important insights into the nature of continental natural gas and petroleum reservoirs.

   1.7 km · geology of Alderley Edge, a hill in Cheshire, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   St Bartholomew's Church, Wilmslow

   St Bartholomew's Church is in the town of Wilmslow, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.

   3 km · church in Wilmslow, Cheshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   St Philip's Church, Alderley Edge

   St Philip's Church is in the village of Alderley Edge, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.

   200 m · church in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Alderley Old Hall

   Alderley Old Hall is the remaining part of a former 17th-century manor house near the village of Nether Alderley, Cheshire, England. It stands adjacent to the mill pond of Nether Alderley Mill, a loop of which acts as a moat.

   2.2 km · manor house in Nether Alderley, Cheshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Chorley Old Hall

   Chorley Old Hall is a moated manor house on the B5359 road to the southwest of Alderley Edge, Cheshire, England. The house is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and the moated site is a scheduled monument.

   700 m · Grade I listed English country house in Cheshire East, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Nether Alderley Mill

   Nether Alderley Mill is a 16th-century watermill located in Congleton Road, to the south of the village of Nether Alderley, Cheshire, England. It is owned by the National Trust, and is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.

   2.2 km · mill building in Nether Alderley, Cheshire East, England, UK · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Hare Hill

   Hare Hill Hall is a country house and a garden in the parish of Over Alderley, Cheshire, England. The house and grounds are privately owned, and the separate nearby garden is in the care of the National Trust.

   3.5 km · grade II listed English country house in Over Alderley, Cheshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
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    Fulshaw Hall

    Fulshaw Hall is a country house, south of the civil parish of Wilmslow, in Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.

    1.6 km · country house in Wilmslow, Cheshire, England, UK · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

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   Nether Alderley Mill

   There was a mill here in 1290, replaced by the present building in the 16th century and the machinery is Victorian.

From Wikivoyage: Alderley Edge, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Where to eat

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   Victors

   46 London Rd, SK9 7DZ,.

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Getting to Alderley Edge

Airports

Manchester (MAN), 6 km · Liverpool John Lennon (LPL), 41 km · Leeds Bradford (LBA), 73 km

Stations

Alderley Edge railway station, 100 m · Wilmslow railway station, 2.8 km

• Liverpool → Alderley Edge

  51 km · quickest by road, 1h 19m · £6–8
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• Leeds, West Yorkshire → Alderley Edge

  71 km · quickest by road, 1h 42m · £8–11
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• Nottingham, Leicestershire → Alderley Edge

  82 km · quickest by road, 2h 30m · £9–12
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