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Local Attractions

Local attractions or places to visit in Knutsford include the Heritage Centre, Brook Street Chapel and Heritage Site (the Unitarian Church & Schoolroom), Tatton Park, the Penny Farthing Museum and The Gauntlet, Eagle & Vulture Park adjacent to Fryers Garden Centre on Manchester Road.  Visitors to the town can also follow the Town Council’s ‘Blue Plaque Scheme’.

Gauntlet Birds of Prey

The Gauntlet, Eagle & Vulture park is the largest bird of prey park in the Northwest of England. With over 120 birds of prey, ranging from the smallest owls to the worlds largest eagle and Vultures it really is a haven for animal lovers. Gauntlet has two daily shows at 12.30 and 3.00pm during the months March-October and during the winter months weekends only. As well as two daily displays they have vulture feeding and meet & greet.

There is a large children’s play area with plenty of room for picnics. On the same site as Fryers Garden Centre and you can leave at anytime and come back for the displays. For those wishing to get closer the park holds bird of prey experiences which are run 7 days a week throughout the year. This gives people the opportunity to handle and fly the birds. Local attractions

Tatton Park

Tatton Park Centre

Address:  Gauntlet Birds of Prey, Manchester Road, Knutsford WA16 0SX

Telephone: +44 1565 754419
Website: https://www.gauntlet.info
Email: info@gauntlet.info
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Opening Times:

NOVEMBER – FEBRUARY:
Saturday & Sunday only – 11am-4:30pm

MARCH – OCTOBER: Daily – 11am-5pm

Penny Farthing Museum

The Penny Farthing Museum has been incorporated into a coffee-house with over 30 original penny farthings on display.  A model train circles the restaurant, all set in a beautiful knutsford courtyard. The Penny Farthing Museum is a very popular venue and can get extremely busy.

Knutsford’s Penny Farthing Museum presents an intriguing collection from days gone by. Through 40 antique Penny Farthings guests may be taken back in history: from the earliest of wooden models through to the largest and most advanced Penny Farthing of all, straight out of the 1890’s.

These unique models are complemented by a fascinating collection of ‘Ordinaries’ (as Penny Farthings were originally known) containing some of the most collectable and valuable machines still in existence, including some of the rarest early wooden machines and children’s models.  Local attractions.

Tatton Park

Tatton Park Centre

Address: Rear of 92 King Street, Knutsford WA16 6ED

Telephone: +44 1565 653974
Website: https://www.thecourtyardknutsford.co.uk
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Sunday:  10.00am – 4.00pm
Monday: 9.30am – 4.00pm
Tuesday: 9.30am – 3.30pm
Wednesday: 9.30am – 3.30pm
Thursday:  9.30am – 4.00pm
Friday:  9.30am – 4.00pm
Saturday:  9.30am – 4.00pm

Tabley House and Collections

Tabley House was built by the architect John Carr of York for Sir Peter Byrne Leicester in 1767. The Leicesters lived at Tabley from the 14th Century, first in the Old Hall on a moated island. and later in the fine house as it stands today.

St Peter’s Chapel, originally built on the island in 1678, was moved in 1927 and re-erected on its present site which is adjacent to the house.  The Chapel and the ante-chapel, which now operates as a Tea Room during the open season, have impressive stained glass, (one window designed by Burne Jones) and a grand fireplace originally installed in the Old Hall in 1619.

The Collection is housed in the principal state rooms of the fine, grade 1 Palladian mansion.  It contains some of the finest British paintings of the 18th and 19th Century.  Paintings by Turner, Lawrence and others, seen in the rooms for which they were painted for.

Also included in the Collection is some fine furniture from cabinet makers Chippendale and Gillow.  You will also find some fascinating family history of the Leicesters.

Tatton Park

Tatton Park Centre

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Tatton Park

Located in 1,000 acres of the most beautiful deer park, the former Egerton family home is open for you to explore. You’re welcome to uncover centuries of history at the Medieval Old Hall and witness life above and below stairs in the Mansion. Wander at leisure through huge and glorious gardens or take the kids to meet very special rare breed animals at the working Farm.

From walks to wedding shows, car shows to Canalettos, there is something to suit every passion at Tatton Park. Local attractions include:

Please check the opening times before your visit.

For nearly 400 years the estate was the property of the Egerton family until it was bequeathed to the National Trust in 1958. Today it is financed and maintained by Cheshire East Council. Local attractions.

Tatton Park

Tatton Park Centre

Address: Tatton Park, Knutsford WA16 6QN

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Tuesday 10am – 12 noon.
Sunday 12 noon – 1pm
Friday 10am – 12 noon (May until Mid September)

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