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Castaway Play is a children's play centre which is divided into four uniquely themed areas, and a sensory room is available to book for an additional fee.
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Congleton Museum was established in 2002 and is dedicated to Congleton's industrial history.
Victoria Mill Antiques and Collectors Centre is located inside one of Congleton's historical mills. It offers 3 floors of antiques as well as its resident artists' studios and a cafe.
Glebe Farm is in the nearby village of Astbury and is home to alpacas, donkeys, goats, sheep, pigs, horses and ponies, chickens, ducks, geese, and parakeets. There is a coffee shop, farm shop, butcher’s and fishmonger’s, as well as a variety of independently owned shops and businesses nestled in the farm’s barns and outbuildings. During the summer, a children’s play area and tractor rides are also available.
It was established under a charter granted to the town in 1272 by the Earl of Lincoln, Henry de Lacy, for a weekly market. The market has a variety of stalls, both indoor and outdoor, offering fresh produce, pet foods, accessory stalls and cafes, as well as a car boot on Sundays.
The Biddulph Valley Way is a former railway line which has been turned into a path stretching 2 miles through Cheshire East and additional 4.5 miles through Staffordshire. It is part of Route 55 of the National Cycle Network and is very flat making it accessible for walkers, cyclists and horse riders. Along the way parts have been made into reserves with smaller paths and walks off the main one such as the Macclesfield Canal or the Gritstone Trail. Lots of different features are used to encourage diverse wildlife, particularly the Dane-in-Shaw Pasture Site of Special Scientific Interest.
Built in the 1930s, the paddling pool is only open to families with children under 12 who book a session in advance. Booking for weekend sessions close at 10AM on Friday, midweek ones can be booked before 8AM the same day.