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Town in Greater Manchester, England
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Altrincham is a town in Greater Manchester in the northwest of England. It was a small market town until the 18th century, then industrialised with the coming of the Bridgewater Canal and later the railway. Altrincham was historically in Cheshire, but in 1974 was re-assigned into the new entity of Greater Manchester, and became a commuter town for the big city. The main reason to visit is the thriving cafe culture centred on the market house together with Dunham Massey Hall, and Tatton Hall a few miles south.
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A National Trust mansion from the 17th century though mostly Georgian, as shown in the banner at the top of this page. It has notable collections of Huguenot silverware and oil and watercolour paintings; the library has a 17th-cdntury relief woodcarving of the Crucifixion by Grinling Gibbons. Other historic buildings are the watermill, coach house and stables. Extensive gardens with snowdrops, daffodils and bluebells, and a 300-acre deer park.
Community arts centre.
Bijou cinema with small screens and food served at your seat. Settees to sit on and lots of leg room.
Two theatres here with regular programme of drama, musicals, concerts and panto.
Club Theatre
Friendly little drama group.
They play soccer in the National League, England's fifth tier. Their home ground at Moss Lane (capacity 7800, and sponsored as the J Davidson Stadium) is half a mile east of town centre.
Tired old venue, but a good range of facilities including swimming pools, sports halls and gym.
Private sports club with cricket, field hockey and lacrosse teams. Most of these involve annual membership but you may be able to join occasional fitness classes. Over-50s Zumba anyone?
An 18-hole, par 71, 6,385 yard, parkland golf course with Timperley brook meandering throughout. A pay-and-play course which also offers great value golf course season tickets. The course plays well all year round.
This private members' club welcomes visitors and societies.
Visitors should contact the Professional Shop on +44 161 928-2727 to check availability and reserve a tee time.
Visitors are very welcome at Hale Golf Club. A 9-hole course.
Escape room games: teams are locked in for an hour to jointly solve a puzzle. It's all about clues and riddles, no physical challenges are involved.
Traditional fish and chip shop, takeaway or sit outside or in, with formica tables and maritime kitsch.
Welcoming place with good Italian food, great value for money.
You could easily miss this place on the bend of A56 just north of Old Market Place. Excellent Italian food.
Small vegetarian restaurant serves fresh-made salads and hot meals.
Good upscale Italian restaurant.
Traditional Lebanese and Syrian food, excellent quality, BYOB.
Gets rave reviews for its pasta, booking recommended.
Excellent setting for good Italian food. Limited choice, pizza and chicken plus a pasta daily special, but very well prepared.
Great selection of local cask ales plus Belgian beers, traditional ciders, wines and spirits. Live bands Friday and Saturday nights.
Great range of ales. Food is, guess what, pie, much enjoyed by reviewers.
Belgian bar, down in a basement so it feels atmospheric and continental, cash only.
Friendly bar with good selection of beers from the local Dunham Massey Brewing Company.
Good beer and food on banks of Bridgewater Canal. Trafford & Hulme CAMRA pub of the year 2018 and 2019. Serves lunch daily, supper Tu W Th.
Re-opened in autumn 2019 after make-over by Priory Inns. Modern interior, reasonably priced meals, dog-friendly.
Good traditional pub in Timperley Village, M and Th are cask ale club nights. Food served until 8PM. Still has a bowling green attached.
A traditional pub run by Robinsons with excellent real ales and a great atmosphere. Unchanged from the 1930s, still with individual rooms so you can escape into your own corner if you wish.
Country pub and restaurant on riverside near Dunham Park, dog-friendly, and on fine weekends it gets busy. Good food and real ale including brews from local Dunham Massey Brewery.
Kinda basic hotel, Mercure usually do much better than this. Some rooms have been refurbished (as shown on website) and are comfy but the rest are poky and shabby.
Clean and comfy budget chain hotel, close to town. Parking £5 for 24 hrs.
The Britannia hotel chain has a poor reputation, and this place gets consistently bad reviews for its dismal rooms, service and food.
Lodge and village pub run by Robinson's Brewery, handy for the airport and M56. Friendly and well-run, good pub grub, but restaurant and bar are closed Feb & March 2020.
Indoor and outdoor market for local produce. The Farmers' Market is first Friday of each month, plus Christmas Market in December.
Independent bookshop.
By train
Long-distance train routes usually mean changing at Manchester Piccadilly, or at Victoria from some northern starting points.
By tram
Metrolink trams (green and purple lines) take 30 min from central Manchester via St Peters Square, Deansgate, Old Trafford, Stretford, Sale and Timperley to the Interchange.
By bus
Long-distance coaches don't serve Altrincham, change at Manchester city centre or the airport for local transport.
By car
From London and most points south, follow M6 to jcn 19 then A556 / 56 north into town. From the north follow M60 onto A56, from the east follow M62 and M60 onto M56 then A560.
The town centre is best explored on foot. Dunham Massey Hall is two miles west: Bus 280 runs hourly (Sunday 2 hourly) from the Interchange to the Hall and Garden entrance.
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