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Hare Hill
Attractions in Alderley Edge

A historic house just outside Alderley Edge: Hare Hill

Of the 11 places to visit in and around Alderley Edge, 7 are castles or historic places. None of them is inside Alderley Edge itself. 4 of them are cared for by the National Trust. Beyond the town, English Football Hall of Fame sits 20 km away.

Photo: Hare Hill, Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net). (CC BY-SA 4.0)
In Alderley Edge
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
11
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
2
in or near town
Castles & historic places
7
in or near town
Cared for
4
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known

Around Alderley Edge: where to begin

Along with Hare Hill, see 4 historic houses and a museum.

Historic house · National TrustHare Hill2 km outside town, to the southeastHistoric houseCapesthorne Hall3.9 km outside town, to the southHistoric houseAdlington Hall4.6 km outside town, to the eastHistoric houseMottram Hall2.5 km outside town, to the eastMuseumAvro Heritage Museum4.9 km outside town, to the northeastHistoric houseAlderley Park1.7 km outside town, to the south

Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.

The map

Where each one is

Avro Vulcan, 6.5 km away, is the farthest on the map.

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The dashed line is Alderley Edge’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022

By kind

What you can see

Castles or historic places number 7, museums or galleries 2.

Museums & galleries 2 museums0 in town · 2 nearby
Castles & historic places 5 historic houses · 2 historic sites0 in town · 7 nearby
Other attractions 2 attractions0 in town · 2 nearby

Green: inside Alderley Edge. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

4 places are cared for by the National Trust (Hare Hill, Nether Alderley Mill, Quarry Bank Mill and Quarry Bank Apprentice House).

Every place

Everything to see

11 places make the list, every one within 5 km of its edge.

Hare Hill

Historic house · 2 km outside town, to the southeast

Grade II listed English country house in Over Alderley, Cheshire, England, UK.

Run by National Trust
About Hare Hill →

Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

37 listed buildings and 2 scheduled monuments are on Alderley Edge’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Alderley Edge →

Big names nearby

Big names nearby

Head 20 km out for English Football Hall of Fame, the best known of 12.

MuseumEnglish Football Hall of Fame20 km northMuseumThe Manchester Museum18 km northArt galleryManchester Art Gallery20 km northHistoric house · National TrustLyme Hall13 km eastCathedralManchester Cathedral20 km northBig drawMuseumScience and Industry Museum19 km north · 830K visitors a yearMuseumImperial War Museum North19 km north · 2K visitors a yearMuseumChetham's Library20 km northCastle · English HeritageBeeston Castle36 km southwestHistoric houseBramall Hall9.1 km northeastCastle · English HeritagePeveril Castle31 km eastMuseumNational Football Museum20 km north

Places well known beyond Alderley Edge (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust, English Heritage or Cadw property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.

Seeing Alderley Edge: your questions

What is there to see near Alderley Edge?

No attraction is mapped inside Alderley Edge itself. Within 5 km of it are Hare Hill, Capesthorne Hall, Adlington Hall and Mottram Hall.

Does Alderley Edge have a museum?

2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Alderley Edge: Avro Heritage Museum and Mining Museum.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Alderley Edge?

Yes. In or within 5 km of Alderley Edge, 4 places are cared for by the National Trust (Hare Hill, Nether Alderley Mill, Quarry Bank Mill and Quarry Bank Apprentice House).

What are the best-known days out near Alderley Edge?

Within 40 km: English Football Hall of Fame (20 km), The Manchester Museum (18 km), Manchester Art Gallery (20 km), Lyme Hall (13 km).

Where are Alderley Edge’s historic buildings listed?

Alderley Edge has 37 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. They are on its History page, from Historic England’s list, not repeated here.

How is this list made?

From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Alderley Edge when it is inside the ONS 2022 built-up area, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.

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).

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