Cheshire’s National Trust Treasures

Day 1 Morning departure for the journey to Cheshire and to the hotel in Haydock for a four night stay.

Day 2 A visit to Quarry Bank and discover a complete industrial community and experience the very different worlds of owner and worker, who lived and worked here side by side. Discover what it was like to work in a cotton mill. Experience heritage machinery in action and feel the floors shake beneath your feet as the spinning machines turn and the looms weave. Find out about the life and legacy of Samuel Greg, the founder of Quarry Bank. Explore the Greg family home, Quarry Bank House, and wander through the stunning picturesque gardens on the banks of the river valley, offering stunning views and spectacular changes through the seasons. Also visit the Apprentice House and step into the lives of the pauper children who worked in the mill.

Day 3 This morning you will head to Little Moreton Hall. This timber- framed building with a scenic moat curling around it is known as the topsy-turvy Tudor house with and defied logic for over 500 years. Talk to the costumed team and learn about how people lived in the hall and the protective marks carved or burnt into the wooden structure of the building to ward off evil. You will find herbs and vegetables that the Tudors would have used for their cooking and medicines surrounding the Elizabethan style knot garden. Take a stroll around the moat to spot creatures great and small who call Little Moreton Hall their home.

Day 4 Today you will visit the house and gardens at Lyme. Step inside the house and discover unusual object and strange secrets as you walk through six centuries of family history. Also explore the historic garden nestled on the edge of the Peak District and is the second highest garden in the National Trust.

Day 5 After breakfast, depart the hotel and commence the homeward journey

The hotel is set in a traditional Georgian mansion-style building, built around a central courtyard and surrounded by its own beautifully landscaped grounds. All bedrooms are en-suite with TV, WiFi, hairdryer, iron/ironing board and tea/coffee making facilities. Restaurant, bar, lounge/conservatory, swimming pool and fitness centre.

Single room supplement £120

Holiday Insurance £36