National Trust recommendations North West

[florenceandthemac]

Can anyone suggest the best NT locations in the North West, please? Planning to visit one at the end of this month

Don’t bother with the NT. Just go to Chatsworth

Rufford Old Hall. Limited grounds, but nice house and small gardens.
Quarry Bank Mill.
Sizergh Castle. House, gardens and a walk around the estate.
Lyme Park.
Dunham Massey.

Sizergh’s my favourite but all have their place depending on what you want to do on the day.

I love all those that @Saucery suggested.

If you're in Cheshire, go Little Moreton Hall. I loved that.

But where in the north west? It's a big place!

Whereabouts in the NW?

Sizergh is lovely.

It's small, but I loved Beatrix Potter's house.

Had to come on and say Cragside but that's North West.

It's my favourite NT property so far!

Another vote for Little Moreton Hall 🙂

(The maddest, wonkiest house I’ve ever been in)

It’s not in the NW though.
And you have to pay! 🤔

Speke Hall in Liverpool is also a treasure. Very Like Little Moreton Hall but with furniture and fittings, giving a better idea of how it would have been lived in.

Also has a nice playground and woodland trail, great when the weather's nice.

Love Little Moreton Hall! I'd never appreciated quite how wonky Tudor buildings could be until I went there...

Quarry Bank Mill is ace, especially the Apprentice House. It has (or used to have) leeches. And it smelled funny. Excellent.

Are Tatton and Dunham Massey NT? Or Lyme Park? Fond memories of all of these!

Lyme Park is gorgeous. It was Pemberly in the BBC Pride and prejudice.
Speke Hall,
Sizergh,
Are all nice.

Quarry back is nice. And loads to see.

You can access the Chatsworth grounds on foot for nothing. You have to pay to get into NT places, either via membership fees or pay on the day. Depends on your definition of North West. Chatsworth is nearer to Manchester than say, Sefton or anywhere in the Lake District. The ‘North West’ covers a big chunk of England.

Tatton isn't NT. Dunham Massey and Lyme Park are.

Quarry Bank is lovely. Lots of walks and gardens, two cafes and a really interesting Industrial Revolution museum. The path from the car park to the mill is steep but a shuttle runs if you need one.

Dunham is also one of my favourites. Lovely grounds with deer, an impressive garden and two cafes. I think the hall is closed now for winter.

Tattoo is NT, but car parking isn't free.

Tatton, obviously.

The gardens and house are definitely NT.

Thank you!

Also agree about Chatsworth. Or Haddon Hall, near Bakewell? It's not so deep into Derbyshire.

Speke, yes! Forgot that one.

If you go to wray castle with kids don’t
bother going inside. It’s not set up like it used to be.

www.nationaltrust.org.uk/beatles-childhood-homes

John Lennon and Paul McCartney's childhood homes.
Need to book in advance.

Tatton is NT but it’s financed and managed by Cheshire East council. So NT members have access to the gardens and mansion, but are required to pay for parking and farm entry.

Peekachoochoo · Today 18:51
Had to come on and say Cragside but that's North West.
It's my favourite NT property so far!

Isn't Cragside in Northumberland ?

There's a new NT place in Manchester - Castlefield viaduct. Not been there but it looks interesting. Not big though, so more a stop off if you're in Manchester anyway. It's free though, even if you're not a member.

I saw a flythrough video on here the other day:
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/castlefield-viaduct