Museum · Macclesfield · Cheshire

Paradise Mill

Paradise Mill, a museum, stands in Macclesfield. There are 5 other places to visit inside 5 km. The register lists it as a Grade II listed building.

Photo: Paradise Mill, Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent (CC BY 3.0)

Where

In Macclesfield

inside the built-up area

Run by

Macclesfield Museums

the operator on record

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 17–20°C

In brief

Museum in Macclesfield

Inside Macclesfield

Paradise Mill is inside Macclesfield’s built-up area, with 5 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade II listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Macclesfield has 225 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Month by month in Macclesfield

June to September are the warmest in Macclesfield, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C.

Jan7° / 2°80 mm

Feb8° / 2°69 mm

Mar10° / 3°61 mm

Apr13° / 5°58 mm

May16° / 8°62 mm

Jun19° / 10°76 mm

Jul20° / 12°80 mm

Aug20° / 12°87 mm

Sep17° / 10°80 mm

Oct14° / 7°101 mm

Nov10° / 4°87 mm

Dec7° / 2°95 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Macclesfield, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Macclesfield. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Macclesfield’s full climate →

About

Paradise Mill

It is run by Macclesfield Museums. Nearby, Lyme Hall (10 km) leads the list.

Macclesfield’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Museum
Run by: Macclesfield Museums
Listed: Grade II listed building
Town: in Macclesfield
Official site: thesilkmuseum.co.uk/paradise-mill

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Plan your visit

Useful details

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Locating Paradise Mill

Use the numbers to match each place near Paradise Mill with the list.

Towns near it

Towns that list Paradise Mill

Of these 7 towns, the largest is Macclesfield (54,352 people). Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.

1 · It’s in town

Macclesfield

54,352 people · 14 places to visit

2 · 1.8 km southeast of it

Sutton Lane Ends

906 people · 5 places to visit

3 · 2.5 km southeast of it

Langley

240 people · 5 places to visit

4 · 2.9 km northwest of it

Prestbury

2,629 people · 15 places to visit

Compare the 7 towns

Town	Where Paradise Mill is	People	Places to visit
Macclesfield	It’s in town	54,352	14
Sutton Lane Ends	1.8 km southeast of it	906	5
Langley	2.5 km southeast of it	240	5
Prestbury	2.9 km northwest of it	2,629	15
Rainow	3 km northeast of it	619	9
Bollington	3.2 km north of it	7,236	14
Gawsworth	3.6 km southwest of it	676	6

Make a day of it

Also near Paradise Mill

The 38 places within 15 km include 7 historic houses and an attraction.

Historic house · National TrustLyme Hall10 km away 2

Historic houseSutton Hall, Sutton Lane Ends1.8 km away 3

Historic houseBramall Hall13 km away 4

Historic house · National TrustHare Hill5.6 km away 5

Historic houseGawsworth Old Hall4.4 km away 6

Historic houseAdlington Hall7.4 km away 7

Historic houseCapesthorne Hall7.7 km away 8

AttractionPoole's Cavern13 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Paradise Mill in questions

Where is Paradise Mill?

Paradise Mill is in Macclesfield, Cheshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Paradise Mill?

Mill in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England, UK.

Who runs Paradise Mill?

Macclesfield Museums.

When is the best time to visit Paradise Mill?

June to September are the warmest months in Macclesfield, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Paradise Mill a listed building?

Yes: Grade II listed building.

What else is there to see near Paradise Mill?

Within 15 km: Lyme Hall (10 km), Sutton Hall, Sutton Lane Ends (1.8 km), Bramall Hall (13 km) and Hare Hill (5.6 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (9)

Paradise Mill: Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Lyme Hall: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Sutton Hall, Sutton Lane Ends: Plucas58, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bramall Hall: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hare Hill: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Gawsworth Old Hall: Dave.Dunford, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Adlington Hall: John Swallow, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Capesthorne Hall: Mark Percy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Poole's Cavern: Dave Pape, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

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