Dunham Massey
Altrincham WA14 4J
(0161) 941 1025
9 and a half miles Southwest of central Manchester.
Free Admission to the park.
Georgian House set in 101 hectare wooded deer park. Library, stables, moat, working mill, orange grove, garden, shrubs, rare, late-flowering azaleas.
Greater Manchester Police Museum
Bewton Street, M1 1ES
(0161) 856 3287
Tue 10:30-3:30
Other weekdays by appointment.
Free Admission.
The museum is set in a Victorian police station and features 150 years of police history and a collection of police uniforms from around the world.
Heaton Park
(0161) 773 1085
Four miles North of central Manchester. Accessible via Metrolink.
Free Admission.
600 acre park with boating lake, pets corner, golf course, working tram. Neo-classical Heaton Hall is the venue for music events. Concerts and events held in the park during the summer.
Hollingworth Lake Country Park
Rakewood Road, Littleborough, Rochdale
(01706) 373421
13 miles Northwest of central Manchester.
Free Admission.
Lake with watersports facilities. Two and a quarter mile walk around the lake. See waterfowl, view of Pennines and M62 motorway.
Jodrell Bank Science Center and Arboretum
Macclesfield, Cheshire
(01477) 571339
16 miles South of Manchester
Displays on astronomy and the universe with activities for children.
The Manchester Museum
The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, M13 9PL
(0161) 275 2634
Mon-Sat 10:00-5:00
Free Admission.
Travel through time and discover ancient civilizations. Come and see the 2000-year-old Egyptian mummies and the footprint of a Mancunian dinosaur! Also, live snakes and crocodiles.
