From the rolling Cheshire Plain to formal parks and gardens; mountains to moorlands; estuaries and exotic planting, there's a different view every day. Celebrate the seasons in our magnificent Cheshire's Gardens of Distinction.
Enjoy the changing seasons across our dramatic landscapes - Cheshire's gardens promise a kaleidoscope of colour whatever time of year you visit.
Whether nationally recognised or locally treasured, part of a magnificent country estate or a private home, we pay tribute to all of our gardens - great and small - and the people that have created, nurtured and loved them.
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New to Cheshire's Gardens of Distinction in 2010, Abbeywood is a delightful mix of mature and newly planted gardens.
Home-grown produce is served in the Garden Cafe.
Location
Delamere
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Garden
Landscaped in the 'Brownian' style in the 18th century, with earlier plantings still in evidence, including the Lime Avenue, which is one of the oldest in the country.
Location
Macclesfield
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Historic House / Palace
The gardens are amongst the finest in Britain, having been lovingly created by the same family over 250 years.
Location
Northwich
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Historic House / Palace
The garden is divided into a series of themed gardens.
Location
Biddulph
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Garden
This secluded and tranquil garden is one of Cheshire's best kept secrets.
Location
Northwich
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Garden
The ultimate gardeners' paradise, growing top-quality plants in more varieties than anywhere else in Britain.
Location
Nantwich
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Type:
Botanic Garden
Dating from 1719, Capesthorne Hall dominates the landscaped park punctuated with groups of trees and three serene lakes.
Location
Macclesfield
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Type:
Historic House / Palace
The cathedral garden lies at the heart of the Cloisters of Chester Cathedral.
Location
Chester
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Garden
Chester Zoo has over 7,000 animals, birds, plants, butterflies, snakes and spiders, including some of the most exotic and endangered species on the planet.
Location
Chester
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Animal Collection
These award-winning gardens are over 50 years old and have won many prizes for their horticultural displays.
Location
Chester
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Type:
Garden
Extensive ornamental gardens dominated by a romantic Gothic castle, built in 1801 of local sandstone. Beautfiul Temple Garden, Rose Garden and mixed borders.
Location
Malpas
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Garden
With its ancient oaks and privately owned mere, Combermere Abbey sits in a magical setting filled with intrigue.
Location
Whitchurch
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Type:
Garden
The hall's 18 acres of gardens reflect four centuries of gardening fashion.
Location
Nantwich
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Type:
Garden
Just across the Cheshire border this magical 12 acre garden was created in 1939, when Colonel Harry Clive began his transformation of a disused Victorian quarry for his wife Dorothy.
Location
Market Drayton
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Type:
Formal Garden
A beautiful garden in a lovely woodland valley setting, set within the rolling Pennine Hills, with rhododendrons, azaleas, magnolias, streams and waterfalls.
Location
Nr Whaley Bridge, Off B5470, High Peak
Type
Type:
Garden
One of the Northwest's great plantsman's gardens with sweeping lawns, beautiful borders and majestic tress, surrounding a Georgian orangery and Victoria bark house.
Location
Altrincham
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Type:
Garden
The Gardens at Eaton Hall, the family home of the Duke and Duchess of Westminster, have been opened to the public at certain times each year since 1845.
Location
Chester
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Type:
Garden
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.
Location
Macclesfield
Type
Type:
Garden
A hidden gem, set amid rolling parkland, Hare Hill is a spectacular early summer gardens with azaleas, rhododendrons and hostas.
Location
Macclesfield
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Type:
Garden
See the changing seasons in the 35 acre (14ha) aboretum. With over 2,500 varieties of trees and shrubs and national collections - we're well worth a visit.
Location
Macclesfield
Type
Type:
Parkland / Woodland Garden
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