Adlington Hall

Mill lane, Adlington, Macclesfield, Cheshire SK10 4LF

Tel: 01625 827 595 Fax: 01625 820 797

e-mail: enquiries@adlingtonhall.com

website: www.adlingtonhall.com

Adlington Hall, the home of the Leghs of Adlington from 1315 to the present day, was built on the site of a hunting lodge which stood in the Forest of Macclesfield in 1040. The Hall is a manor house, quadrangular in shape, and was at one time surrounded by a moat. Two sides of the courtyard and the east wing were built in 1581 in the typical 'black& white' Cheshire style. The south front and west wing were added between 1749 and 1757 and are built of red brick with a handsome stone portico with four Ionic columns.

Two oak trees, part of the original building, still remain with their roots in the ground and support the east end of the Great Hall, which was built between 1480 and 1505. Between the trees in the Great Hall stands an organ built in the style of 'Father' Bernard Smith (c 1670-80). Handel subsequently played on this instrument and, now fully restored, it is the largest 17^th century organ in the country. At the west end of the Great Hall is a very fully developed canopy. This takes the form of a cove or quadrant and is divided into 60 panels containing armorial shields. The windows are on the south side so that the murals which adorn the north and west walls can be seen to advantage. Adlington Hall was a royalist garrison during the Civil War.

Adlington Hall is a great Cheshire garden set in the heart of the Cheshire Plain amidst some of England's finest countryside. The Estate, which is continually evolving, was landscaped in the 'Brownian' style during the 18^th century, complete with a ha-ha. Earlier plantings are still in evidence, such as the ancient Lime Avenue dating from 1688 and the Wilderness with its myriad winding paths and open glades, also home to temples, bridges and follies. The large herbaceous border also along the North Drive is packed with interest from spring until late autumn and the woodland border offers exuberant displays of autumn colour. The path through the laburnum arcade leads into the formal Rose Garden which offers a feast of colour and fragrance all summer long. Pillars and rope swags frame the garden with a gazebo centrepiece providing a tranquil seating area. Carry on through the Rose Garden and you will discover a maze created from English yew.

Other features include rockeries, shrub borders and many fine specimen trees. The Father Tiber water garden, created in 2002, goes from strength to strength and offers a peaceful haven amongst ponds, rills, fountains and a water cascade.

The Hunting Lodge is part of the beautifully converted Georgian Mews adjacent to the black and white East Wing of Adlington Hall. The first floor banqueting suite is approached by a beautiful sweeping staircase (a lift is available if required).

The hunting Lodge is an ideal venue for wedding receptions, banquets, conferences or indeed any social or business occasion. For more information please contact The Hunting Lodge on 01625 827595.