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Knutsford Manchester
Knutsford is easy to get to however you
By train Visit National Rail
choose to travel. Main motorway links to
Enquiries to find out ticket
Knutsford and Cheshire are through the
and timetable information for
Elizabeth G askell
M6, M56 and M53.
trains to and from
By train Virgin Trains run frequent,
Manchester.
direct, high speed services between
www.nationalrail.co.uk Bi-Centenary
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Tatton Park
London Euston and Cheshire in
By tram Manchester's
approximately two hours: make for
tram system, Metrolink runs
Stockport www.midcheshirerail.org.uk/
through the city centre
Celebrations
appears as Cumnor Towers in Cranford, the home of
station/stockport or Chester
connecting major railway
the Cumnor family, where its function as the centre
www.midcheshirerail.org.uk/
stations and tourist
station/chester for onward connections
attractions.
of aristocratic privilege and influence exactly mirrors to Knutsford
www.metrolink.co.uk
the relationship between Tatton and Knutsford that
www.midcheshirerail.org.uk/
station/knutsford with Northern Rail
By bus GMPTE shows
Mrs Gaskell had grown up with and observed.
www.northernrail.org
information on bus services
in Greater Manchester.
The Mansion Staterooms feature the
Rail services also run from Manchester
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International Airport
original furnishings, and also include
www.crewe2manchester
By Metroshuttle
one of the National Trust’s top library rail.org.uk/station/manchester_
A free bus service running
collections. The grandeur of the
airport via Manchester Piccadilly.
from 7am-7pm Monday to
Saturday and 10am-6pm on
Staterooms contrasts with the servants’
You may also visit Knutsford via Greater
Sundays approximately every
area where visitors get a vivid idea of
Manchester’s Metrolink service by
10 minutes taking visitors
what life was like for those who worked here, with kitchens.
changing at the
from car parks, stations and
Altrincham Interchange
One of Cheshire’s Gardens of Distinction, Tatton’s 50 acres of
tram stops around the city
www.midcheshirerail.org.uk/
centre's main attractions.
Gardens enjoy year-round colour and represent over 250 station/altrincham
www.gmpte.com
years of garden design and history. The stylish Japanese
By bus Further information about bus,
By taxi Black cabs operate
Garden is one of the finest in Europe and the Walled Kitchen
rail and coach routes/timetables is
in the city centre and can be
Garden produces seasonal fruit and vegetables of historic
available from Cheshire Traveline on 0870
booked by calling Mantax on
varieties which are sold in the Garden Shop. Organise a
608 2 608, open seven days a week from
+44 (0)161 230 3333.
8am - 8pm.
group of friends to visit and benefit from reduced rates for a
general visit or take a guided tour which offers entertaining
Knutsford
insights into the life of the different generations of the
families who lived here from the 19th century. To discover
Discover the Real Cranford
more about Tatton Park visit www.tattonpark.org.uk Get Involved… Make sure you keep up to date with
and Elizabeth Gaskell’s
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Industrial
Manchester
Visit Plymouth Grove
Powerhouse
where Elizabeth Gaskell
Elizabeth Gaskell’s writing focussed on the working lives and
wrote her famous novels
hardship of people living in the industrial age. The telling of
this story continues throughout the Northwest in mills,
museums, steam sheds, walking trails and events.
To discover more on the Northwest’s rich industrial heritage
www.elizabethgaskell.co.uk
visit www.industrialpowerhouse.co.uk
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