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Attractions in Prestbury

Near Prestbury: Hare Hill and other places to visit

Around Prestbury, the places to visit include 6 museums, 5 historic houses and 3 historic sites. The built-up area has no place on our list of its own; 15 are within 5 km of its edge. 2 of the places on the list are maintained by the National Trust. If you have a day, head to Lyme Hall, 8.3 km away.

Photo: Hare Hill, Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net). (CC BY-SA 4.0)
In Prestbury
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
15
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
6
in or near town
Castles & historic places
8
in or near town
Cared for
2
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known

Around Prestbury: where to begin

Beyond Hare Hill, there are 4 historic houses and a museum.

Historic house · National TrustHare Hill1 km outside town, to the westHistoric houseAdlington Hall1.8 km outside town, to the northHistoric houseMottram Hall1.1 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumAvro Heritage Museum3.2 km outside town, to the northHistoric houseSutton Hall, Sutton Lane Ends4.7 km outside town, to the southeastHistoric houseAlderley Park4.1 km outside town, to the west

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

Furthest out is Sutton Hall, Sutton Lane Ends, at 6 km.

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The dashed line is Prestbury’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

The mix

Most are castles or historic places, 8 in all, ahead of museums or galleries (6).

Museums & galleries 6 museums0 in town · 6 nearby
Castles & historic places 5 historic houses · 3 historic sites0 in town · 8 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 zoo0 in town · 1 nearby

Green: inside Prestbury. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

2 places are cared for by the National Trust (Hare Hill and Nether Alderley Mill).

Every place

Every one of them

Look within 5 km of its edge for all 15.

Hare Hill

Historic house · 1 km outside town, to the west

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.

38 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Prestbury’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Prestbury →

Big names nearby

Big names nearby

Lyme Hall, at 8.3 km, heads the 12.

Historic house · National TrustLyme Hall8.3 km northeastMuseumEnglish Football Hall of Fame23 km northMuseumThe Manchester Museum20 km northArt galleryManchester Art Gallery22 km northHistoric houseChatsworth House37 km eastCathedralManchester Cathedral23 km northBig drawMuseumScience and Industry Museum22 km north · 830K visitors a yearCastle · English HeritagePeveril Castle25 km eastMuseumImperial War Museum North22 km northwest · 2K visitors a yearBig drawTheme parkAlton Towers Resort38 km southeast · 2.5M visitors a year (2024)MuseumChetham's Library23 km northHistoric houseBramall Hall9.5 km north

Places well known beyond Prestbury (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.

What visitors ask about Prestbury

What is there to see near Prestbury?

No attraction is mapped inside Prestbury itself. Within 5 km of it are Hare Hill, Adlington Hall, Mottram Hall and Avro Heritage Museum.

Does Prestbury have a museum?

6 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Prestbury: Avro Heritage Museum, West Park Museum, Paradise Mill and Bollington Discovery Centre.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Prestbury?

Yes. In or within 5 km of Prestbury, 2 places are cared for by the National Trust (Hare Hill and Nether Alderley Mill).

What are the best-known days out near Prestbury?

Within 40 km: Lyme Hall (8.3 km), English Football Hall of Fame (23 km), The Manchester Museum (20 km), Manchester Art Gallery (22 km).

Where are Prestbury’s historic buildings listed?

Prestbury has 38 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 Prestbury 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).

Photo credits (20)

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