Sandbach

Worth seeing in and around Sandbach

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
   Brereton Hall

   Brereton Hall is an Elizabethan prodigy house north of Brereton Green, next to St Oswald's Church in the civil parish of Brereton, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.

   4.6 km · Grade I listed English country house in Cheshire East, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Sandbach Crosses

   The Sandbach Crosses are two 9th-century stone Anglo-Saxon crosses now erected in the market place in the town of Sandbach, Cheshire, England. They are unusually large and elaborate examples of the type and are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and a scheduled monument.

   400 m · Grade I listed building in Cheshire East, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Christ Church, Wheelock

   Christ Church is in Crewe Road, Wheelock, Cheshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Congleton, the archdeaconry of Macclesfield, and the diocese of Chester.

   2.4 km · church in United Kingdom · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Haslington Hall

   Haslington Hall is a country house located in open countryside 1 km east of the village of Haslington, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.

   5.1 km · Grade I listed English country house in Cheshire East, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
5. 05
   St Leonard's Church, Warmingham

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

   4.6 km · church in Warmingham, Cheshire East, Cheshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   St Matthew's Church, Haslington

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

   5.3 km · grade II listed church in Haslington, Cheshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   St Mary's Church, Sandbach

   St Mary's Church is in the town of Sandbach, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.

   500 m · church in Sandbach, Cheshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
8. 08
   St Oswald's Church, Brereton

   St Oswald's Church is north of the village of Brereton Green, adjacent to Brereton Hall, in the civil parish of Brereton, Cheshire, England, on the banks of the River Croco. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and is described as "an unusually complete late Perpendicular church".

   4.5 km · church in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Hassall Hall

   Hassall Hall is a former manor house to the east of the village of Hassall, Cheshire, England. The house dates from the 17th century, and was re-fronted in the 19th century.

   4 km · Grade II* listed house in Hassall, Cheshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
10. 10
    The Literary Institute

    The Sandbach Literary Institute, also known as Sandbach Literary Institution, is a commercial building in Hightown in Sandbach, Cheshire, England. The structure, which is currently used as a community events venue, is a Grade II listed building.

    200 m · Grade II listed building in Sandbach, Cheshire East, Cheshire, England, UK · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

Sandbach Crosses. two Saxon Crosses that were reportedly built in the 7th, 8th or 9th century.restored in 1816 Listed Buildings Sandbach is also home to many listed buildings, the buildings include Sandbach School, St Mary's Church, Sandbach and the Old Hall Hotel, Sandbach. Many of the local public houses, which were formerly stage coach stops, are listed, for example the Lower Chequer.

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Things to do

There is an annual transport festival in April that celebrates the town heritage: Fodens trucks were built in the town. Sandbach RUFC play in the national league

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Where to eat

There are a number of other pubs that offer food. There is a Chinese restaurant near the town centre and another in a former Baptist church on Middlewich Road. There are also a number of Indian and Chinese takeaways and fish and chip shops. An interesting addition to the eateries in Sandbach is a small dining area that has been created in a Lebanese delicatessen on Crewe Road. Old Hall Hotel.

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Getting to Sandbach

Airports

Manchester (MAN), 23 km · Liverpool John Lennon (LPL), 38 km · East Midlands (EMA), 78 km

Stations

Holmes Chapel railway station, 6 km · Sandbach railway station, 1.9 km

• Nottingham, Leicestershire → Sandbach

  84 km · quickest by road, 2h 5m · £10–13
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• Birmingham, West Midlands → Sandbach

  80 km · quickest by road, 1h 38m · £8–11
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• Leeds, West Yorkshire → Sandbach

  90 km · quickest by road, 2h 6m · £11–15
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Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Sandbach. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

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