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Arley

From Junction 19 of the M6, take the A556 towards Northwich, then follow the signs for Arley Hall. There are many grand houses in Cheshire, and many fine gardens, but at Arley Hall and Gardens you will find one of the grandest houses and one of the finest gardens in perfect harmony. The present Hall was completed in 1845, a few years after Rowland Egerton-Warburton arrived at Arley with his new bride, Mary Brooke. The newly-married couple took possession of a dilapidated old mansion, infested with rats and with antiquated drains from which an unbearable stench drifted through the house. Understandably, Rowland and Mary soon demolished the old hall and in its place rose a sumptuous early-Victorian stately home complete with (bearing in mind those drains) such state-of-the-art innovations as “Howden’s Patent Atmospheric Air Dispensers”. Rowland and Mary were both ardent gardeners and it was they who master-minded the magnificent panoramas of today’s Arley Gardens. Rowland is credited with creating what is believed to be the first herbaceous border in England; his descendant, the present Viscount Ashbrook, has continued that tradition by cultivating “The Grove”, an informal woodland garden planted with spring bulbs, flowering shrubs and exotic trees, a pleasing contrast to the more formal design of the main gardens.

Other attractions at Arley include a tea room housed in a beautifully converted 16th century barn and a plant nursery offering a wide selection of herbaceous and other plants.

Stockley Farm at Arley, is a 400-acre organic dairy farm that provides a great family day out. A visit begins with a tractor and trailer ride to the farm where there are always baby animals for children to handle and feed. Adult animals include an 18-hand shire horse, Star, a lovely big pig called Olive, and Kate, the Highland cow. There are miniature tractors to ride, pony rides, an adventure play area, a souvenir shop and a Country Café.