Attraction · near Styal · Cheshire

Quarry Bank Mill

The site of Quarry Bank Mill, an attraction, is 400 m southwest of Styal. Its upkeep is handled by the National Trust. Around it, within 15 km, lie 82 more places, The Manchester Museum (14 km) first on our list.

Where

400 m

southwest of Styal

Run by

National Trust

a national heritage body

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–21°C

In brief

Attraction near Styal

Just outside Styal

Quarry Bank Mill is 400 m southwest of Styal. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by the National Trust

One of the places the National Trust looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

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

When to go

Which month to go

The warmest afternoons in Styal run May to September, at 17–21°C.

Jan7° / 2°74 mm

Feb8° / 2°62 mm

Mar11° / 3°56 mm

Apr14° / 5°54 mm

May17° / 8°58 mm

Jun20° / 10°71 mm

Jul21° / 12°75 mm

Aug21° / 12°80 mm

Sep18° / 10°73 mm

Oct14° / 7°90 mm

Nov10° / 4°83 mm

Dec8° / 2°89 mm

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

About

Quarry Bank Mill

Attraction.

It is run by National Trust.

Type: Attraction
Run by: National Trust
Town: 400 m southwest of Styal

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

The map

Quarry Bank Mill on the map

Find Quarry Bank Mill in orange; each number is a place listed below.

Towns near it

Towns near Quarry Bank Mill

Of these 8 towns, the largest is Wythenshawe (97,665 people). Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.

1 · 400 m northeast of it

Styal

143 people · 9 places to visit

2 · 800 m southeast of it

Wilmslow

25,716 people · 18 places to visit

3 · 1.3 km north of it

Wythenshawe

97,665 people · 23 places to visit

4 · 1.3 km northwest of it

Hale

16,716 people · 18 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Quarry Bank Mill is	People	Places to visit
Styal	400 m northeast of it	143	9
Wilmslow	800 m southeast of it	25,716	18
Wythenshawe	1.3 km north of it	97,665	23
Hale	1.3 km northwest of it	16,716	18
Dean Row	3.1 km southeast of it	859	10
Alderley Edge	3.6 km south of it	4,496	11
Cheadle Hulme	3.6 km northeast of it	24,782	17
Gatley	4 km north of it	9,149	18

Make a day of it

While you are near Quarry Bank Mill

82 more lie within 15 km, 4 museums and 4 historic houses among them.

MuseumThe Manchester Museum14 km away 2

Big drawMuseumScience and Industry Museum15 km away · 830K visitors a year 3

MuseumImperial War Museum North14 km away · 2K visitors a year 4

Historic houseBramall Hall6.5 km away 5

Historic house · National TrustLyme Hall13 km away 6

Historic house · National TrustDunham Massey Hall11 km away 7

Historic house · National TrustTatton Park Mansion9 km away 8

MuseumPankhurst Centre13 km away

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

Quarry Bank Mill: what to know

Where is Quarry Bank Mill?

Quarry Bank Mill is 400 m southwest of Styal, Cheshire.

What is Quarry Bank Mill?

Attraction.

Who runs Quarry Bank Mill?

National Trust, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Quarry Bank Mill?

May to September are the warmest months in Styal, with afternoon highs of 17–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Quarry Bank Mill?

Within 15 km: The Manchester Museum (14 km), Science and Industry Museum (15 km), Imperial War Museum North (14 km) and Bramall Hall (6.5 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 (8)

The Manchester Museum: DrPhoenix, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Science and Industry Museum: Science Museum Group, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Imperial War Museum North: Imperial_War_Museum_2008.jpg: pit-yacker from UK derivative work: IxK85, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bramall Hall: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Lyme Hall: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Dunham Massey Hall: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tatton Park Mansion: K. Whatley, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Pankhurst Centre: Kurt Adkins (WebHamster), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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