Group Tour Operator and DMC for Cheshire
Cheshire’s Great Houses
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Elevated view from the Long Gallery, across the courtyard showing the facade of the north ranges of the Tudor Manor House, Little Moreton Hall ©National Trust Images, James Dobson
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A view through the trees to Little Moreton Hall, a Tudor Manor House ©National Trust Images, James Dobson
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The south front of Lyme Park, seen across the lake, originally Elizabethan but transformed in the Italianate style by architect Giacomo Leoni in the 18th century ©National Trust Images, James Dobson
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The south front of Lyme Park, Cheshire ©National Trust Images, Chris Lacey
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The mansion at Tatton Park viewed from the garden, originally built in 1716 but mostly replaced by the neo-classical house between 1770s and 1816 ©National Trust Images, Joe Wainwright
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The neoclassical mansion at Tatton Park, Knutsford, viewed from the Italian Garden ©National Trust Images, Joe Wainwright
Cheshire is well known for its country estates and majestic houses. In this Cheshire Houses short break we visit two of the best: Lyme Park and Tatton Park. Lyme Park is a great estate with a lavishly decorated house and fine gardens, and Tatton Park, an 18th Century House, opulently decorated with a grand array of antiques and furniture. We also visit the architectural conundrum that’s Little Moreton Hall, Britain’s most famous timber-framed, moated Tudor manor house, and Bramall Hall in Stockport.
Dates
Dates throughout 2024 & 2025
Suggested itinerary by coach
Day 1
Travel to your hotel and Little Moreton Hall
Arrive in Cheshire and enjoy an afternoon visit to Little Moreton Hall, Britain’s most famous timber-framed, moated Tudor manor house. The house, with its drunkenly reeling south front, Elizabethan long gallery and Great Hall has defied architectural logic for more than 500 years.
Day 2
Lyme Park and Bramall Hall
This morning we visit Lyme Park, a great estate with a lavishly decorated house and fine gardens, best known as ‘Pemberley’ in the 1995 adaptation of ‘Pride and Prejudice’. After lunch we travel to Stockport to Bramall Hall, one of England’s most striking black and white timber framed buildings. The guided tour of the Hall offers unique insights into the families and servants who lived and worked there.
Day 3
Tatton Park, ‘Cranford’ and return home
Before you head home, we visit Tatton Park. The early 18th century house sits amid a landscaped deer park and is opulently decorated with a grand array of antiques and furniture. If time permits, stop off in neighbouring Knutsford, a delightful old market town that featured in two of Elizabeth ‘Mrs’ Gaskell’s best known novels, ‘Cranford’ and ‘Wives and Daughters’.
Greatdays offer a selection of quality hotels in Cheshire.
| Dates | 3 days / 2 nights |
| 2024 dates | Prices available on request |
| 2025 dates | From £204.00 per person |
Single room supplement available upon request.
