Places to go 30-45 mins from Manchester

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Running out of ideas for places to go if we want a look out at the weekend. Can’t begin to list all the places we have been! Thank you

Do you have children with you?

Hale Country Club and Spa

Knutsford for lunch and a walk around Tatton Park

The Church Inn Mobberley for the best pub food/atmosphere and country walks

Bramhall Park

Alderley Edge for cocktails

Nearer to an hours journey but ............
Chester
The train Liverpool only takes just over an hour
Ness Gardens on the Wirral - takes about an hour in the car. There's a decent café, a trail for the children if you've got any, and lots of snowdrops this weekend.

Thank you. No young children. Ness Gardens is the only one we haven’t been to. This is the problem!! Thanks for all suggestions though, others reading this thread will find them useful

Donkey Sanctuary, Abbey Hey
East Lancashire Railway
Air Raid Shelters, Stockport
Museum of Transport, Cheetham Hill
Abbotsfield Park Miniature Railway
Haigh Woodland Park
Burrs Activity Centre
Debdale Outdoor Centre
Silver Blades Ice Rink
Staircase House, Stockport

Buxton is lovely, the ski thing next to Trafford is good too for something a bit different.

Chester Zoo, Speke Hall, Cheshire Oaks, Loggerheads, Mau Famau, Mersey Ferry

Thank you, a couple more we haven’t been to.
To add in a couple of my recent favourites for anyone else looking for ideas: the Manchester Museum; the People’s Museum; Whitworth Art Gallery; we’ve done most of these walks - fairly easy going; Formby & Crosby for beaches; Port Sunlight. Been to Tatton Park and Dunham Massey more times than I care to remember!

Haigh Hall (near Bolton football stadium) was always one of my favourite places to do with ds's when they were younger - lovely views, brilliant picnic/kite flying place. Road train that takes you round the park and a secret mini train place in the middle of the woods. Great cafe and playground. Perfect!

Alderley edge has a good walk up to the edge lol

What about a trip around arighi bianchi? No kids = money to spend on nice furniture 🤣

The garden of the old pub at the end of the runway where you can watch the planes take off and land - search the airport pub. Styal woods and Quarry Bank just up the road from there. As is Lindow Common where Pete Marsh was found, that's the only place I've been 'wild' ice skating.

Warrington museum is fabulous.
Beeston castle.
Delamere forest.
Plane spotting at the airport.
Rivington.

More great ideas, thank you. Sorry if I wasn’t clear, no children (apart from rare occasion when we have visitors), so generally looking for short adult trips out.

Have you walked from Ramsbottom to Irwell Vale (or beyond) and taken the mini steam train back? That's a good one.

Ribble Valley? That's stunning

My suggestions were all with adults in mind!

That wasn’t aimed at you @Fosterdog123 or anyone in particular - just wanted to be clear! Am appreciative of all suggestions, honestly!

@FeedtheTree no that’s an area we haven’t explored, thanks, sounds great. Thanks to all others too

He’s my list of suggestions

Ribble steam railway - Preston
Bowland wild boar park
Treetop trek and nets - Heaton park
Martin mere
Brockholes near Preston
The bee Centre at Salmsbury hall nr Preston
Mrs Dowsons ice cream farm
East Lancs railway
Farmer teds Ormskirk
West LANCS light railway Hesketh bank
Windmill farm.

Thank you @somewhereovertherain , lots of places on your list I’ve not been to

Parkate on the Wirral
Cheshire oaks
West Kirkby is fab too

Kirby Lonsdale! We're in Liverpool and I can't remember exactly how far away it is from us but it's worth the trip.

If you're looking for an amazing pub to eat at then I suggest "The Colliers Arms" in Crank just off the east lancs road which connects Liverpool to Manchester as you know. It's prob 30 mins max from you, the most amazing home cooked food, a hidden gem and the journey to it from the main roads is like being in Postman Pat land, all little bridges and cute houses

Thank you

Jodrell Bank
Samlesbury Hall (where i got married!)
Bowland Wild boar park (may be too far depending where in Manchester you are)

Sorry if I'm duplicating!

Port Sunlight
Little Moreton Hall
Teggs Nose Country Park
Swettenham Arms for Sunday lunch and then a stroll through the Lovell Arboretum next door
Jodrell Bank

Thank you, been to lots of these places but good to keep the list going for others who are interested

how about mam tor and castleton - has the blue john caves, treak cliff and speedwell caverns?