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RHS Garden Bridgewater & the North West’s Industrial Heritage
5 days from £619
Suggested Itinerary#
Every one of our tours is exclusively for your group and your group alone so each one can be tailor made to suit the interests and profile of your members until you have a tour with an itinerary and at a price which matches the interests and profile of your members.
Day 1 – Crich Tramway Village
Board our private executive coach at your preferred pick up points – nestling high up in the heart of Derbyshire overlooking the famous Derwent Valley, Crich Tramway Village is a lovingly restored period village that is also home to the National Tramway Museum and its world renowned archives – check in at the 4* Park Royal Hotel at Stretton.
Day 2 – RHS Garden Bridgewater
A full day at RHS Garden Bridgewater, so named after the nearby canal – the Garden is the fifth RHS garden and at 156 acres is one of the largest gardening projects undertaken in Europe in recent years and brings back to life the lost historic grounds at Worsley New Hall in Salford – explore the kitchen, paradise and Chinese gardens, restored Victorian greenhouses and much more.
Day 3 – The Silk Museum and Paradise Mill & Quarry Bank Mill and Styal Estate
The Silk Museum and Paradise Mill reveals Macclesfield’s 300 year story as a global centre for silk production, textiles and design and a guided tour of the Paradise Mill offers a unique insight into mill life and silk production – the restored Georgian cotton mill at Quarry Bank Mill and Styal Estate near Wilmslow tells the story of ‘King Cotton’ from a bale of raw cotton to finished cloth, and the original Apprentice House recreates the 1830s atmosphere of the lives of child workers.
Day 4 – The Anderton Boat Lift Visitor Centre & The Lowry
A memorable boat trip along the River Weaver and through the Anderton Boat Lift, built by Edwin Clark in 1875 to lift cargo boats the 50 feet from the River Weaver to the Trent & Mersey Canal – set in a magnificent waterside location at the heart of the redeveloped Salford Quays, The Lowry houses the biggest public collection of works by LS Lowry with around 350 paintings and drawings, ranging across Lowry's artistic career.
Day 5 - Black Country Living Museum
The award winning Black Country Living Museum, with period shops and houses set in a landscape of 26 acres, offers a glimpse into 300 years of history and reveals what it was like to live and work in one of the world’s most industrialised landscapes.
Features#
4* hotel
Half board accommodation
All excursions & guided tours included
Blue Badge guide Days 3 & 4
Executive coach throughout
One free place per 10 paying passengers
Tailor your Features#
Remember this itinerary is just our suggestion. Tailor make this tour exclusively for your group to suit your members’ budget or preferences. You could:
Stay at a 3* hotel
With fewer dinners included
For more (or fewer) days
Bring a specialist lecturer
Include all entrance fees & gratuities
Visit more (or fewer) sights*
* See Tailor your Sights for suggestions
Sights#
Crich Tramway Village
RHS Garden Bridgewater
The Silk Museum and Paradise Mill
Quarry Bank Mill and Styal Estate
The Anderton Boat Lift Visitor Centre
The Lowry
Black Country Living Museum
Tailor your Sights#
If you'd prefer to visit different places, or if you'd like to add extra attractions that match your group's specific interests, here are some more suggestions:
Manchester Art Gallery - home to one of the country’s finest art collections including outstanding pre-Raphaelite paintings, craft and design, and early 20th century British art
Pontcysyllte Aqueduct - a canal boat excursion across the famous Pontcysyllte Aqueduct built by Thomas Telford between 1795 and 1805
Lyme Park property - originally a Tudor house, Lyme was transformed by the Venetian architect Leoni into an Italianate palace, lavishly decorated with Mortlake tapestries and Grinling Gibbons wood carvings
The Science & Industry Museum, Manchester - traces the development of science, technology and industry with an emphasis on Manchester’s achievements in these fields
Accommodation#
Four nights on half board basis at the 4* Park Royal Hotel at Stretton. Facilities at the hotel include a restaurant, bar and swimming pool. All rooms are en suite.
Extras#
Single room supplement £119
Insurance
Entrance fees to places visited as part of this itinerary (NT properties free to NT members)
Audio headphones
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RHS Garden Bridgewater & the North West’s Industrial Heritage
5 days from £619 per person