Gawsworth Hall Gardens

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Church Lane
Gawsworth
Macclesfield
Cheshire
SK11 9RN

Tel: 01260 223456

Fifteenth century Gawsworth was the home of Mary Fitton, the 'Dark Lady' of Shakespeare's sonnets. These romantic associations are echoed in the garden's broad lawns, studded with evergreen trees and shurbs - and formal plantings of roses.

To the south, the house looks out over Medieval parkland enclosed by a crumbling 16th century wall.

The mounds and terraces are almost certainly all that remains of a sizeable formal Elizabethan pleasure garden.

The gardens also contain an open-air theatre with covered grandstand, where plays are performed in the summer.

Open 2nd May to 19th September.

Opening Times

01/01/2012 to 31/12/2012

Awards

  • Regional and Miscellaneous A Garden of Distinction 2010

Facilities

Provider Features

  • Marketing Cheshire Member

Payment Methods

  • American Express accepted
  • Delta accepted
  • Diners Club accepted
  • JCB accepted
  • Maestro accepted
  • MasterCard accepted
  • Solo accepted
  • Visa accepted

Provider Facilities

  • Civil Weddings

Tours and Demonstrations

  • Educational Visits Accepted

Printed Material in Foreign Languages

  • German printed material

Road Directions

Midway between Macclesfield and Congleton; 2.5 miles south on the A536. Bus or taxi advised from Macclesfield town centre to Gawsworth.

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