The Metrolink

The Metrolink

The Bridgewater Canal

The Bridgewater Canal

Walkden Gardens

Walkden Gardens

Garrick Playhouse Theatre

Garrick Playhouse Theatre

Navigation Road Railway Station : On the Mid Cheshire Line from Manchester Piccadilly to Chester via Stockport, Altrincham, Knutsford and Northwich

  • Tatton Park Scarecrow Festival  
    Tatton Park Gardens 
    11th February 2012 - 19th February 2012 

    Visit Tatton's Scarecrow Festival in the Gardens and at the Farm this spring half-term ....

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  • Breaking New Ground 
    Quarry Bank Mill & Styal Estate 
    24th September 2011 - 31st March 2012 

    Discover the story behind the ground-breaking technology that made Quarry Bank's newly aquired garden ....

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  • The Finishing Touch 
    Hat Works Museum 
    6th December 2011 - 11th May 2012 

    From feathers to fabrics from ribbons to beads and flowers, hats have been trimmed in a myriad of ways ....

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  • Newsquest Wedding Fair  
    Arley Hall & Gardens 
    19th February 2012 

    Visit Arley and see how beautiful it is for your wedding ....

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  • Death and Burial 
    Stockport Story Museum 
    11th November 2011 - 29th April 2012 

    For thousands of years people have sought to give their dead a respectful burial ....

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  • Nest Box Making 
    Northwich Woodlands 
    11th February 2012 

    Make and take away a box to put up in your garden, as part of National Nest Box Week ....

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Local Bus Services

Cheshire Travel Card
If you are travelling on the bus in Cheshire consider a Cheshire Travel Card. It is a more convenient way to pay and you will receive a discount, subject to operator, on most single and return fares.

The following local timetables are currently available:

Visit Travel Northwest for further timetables including those outside Cheshire.

Bus Services within Greater Manchester and Stockport
Details of the extensive network of buses operating in the Greater Manchester and Stockport areas.
Timetable courtesy: GMPTE

Arriva Route 16 - Manchester - Sale - Altrincham
Twice hourly service Monday to Saturday only.
Effective: 13th March 2011
Timetable courtesy: Arriva

Arriva Route 18 - The Trafford Centre - Wythenshawe - Altrincham
Twice hourly service Monday to Saturday.  Hourly service on Sundays.
Effective: 25th July 2010
Timetable courtesy: Arriva

Arriva Route 19 - Altrincham - Wythenshawe - Manchester Airport
Four services per hour Monday - Friday. Three times an hour on Saturday. Twice hourly on Sunday.
Effective: 30th January 2011
Timetable courtesy: Arriva

Arriva Route 245 - Altrincham - Sale - Flixton
Twice hourly Monday to Friday.  Hourly on Saturday.
Effective: 18th October 2010
Timetable courtesy: Arriva

Arriva Route 247 - Altrincham - Eccles
Twice hourly service Monday to Saturday.  Hourly service on Sundays.
Effective: 24th January 2010
Timetable courtesy: Arriva

Arriva Route 263,264 - Manchester - Trafford Bar - Altrincham
Service every 12 minutes Monday to Friday.  Every 15 minutes on Saturday.  Twice hourly on Sunday.
Effective: 13th March 2011
Timetable courtesy: Arriva

Arriva Route 370 - Altrincham - Stockport
Evening service Monday to Saturday. 
Effective: 18th October 2010
Timetable courtesy: Arriva

GHA Coaches Route 289 - Northwich - Knutsford - Altrincham
Five services per day Monday to Saturday.  See timetable for frequency.
Effective: 1st August 2011
Timetable courtesy: Cheshire East Council

Vale Transport Route Connect 88 - Altrincham - Wilmslow - Knutsford
Hourly service Monday to Saturday only.
Effective: 18th April 2011
Timetable courtesy: Cheshire East Council

Warrington Borough Transport Route 5 - Warrington - Lymm - Dunham - Altrincham
Twice hourly service Monday to Saturday only.
Effective: 5th September 2011
Timetable courtesy: Warrington Borough Transport

Warrington Borough Transport Route 37,38A - Altrincham - Lymm - Warrington
Hourly Service on Sundays only
Effective: 6th June 2011
Timetable courtesy: Warrington Borough Transport

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