22 things to do in Knutsford, a pretty market town in Cheshire

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Here are some of my favourite things to do in Knutsford, Cheshire, which should give you a good flavour of the place. Knutsford is a pretty market town within easy reach of Manchester, Chester or Liverpool on the train. It’s full of independent shops, quaint cobbled streets and loads of nice places to eat and drink. One of the main attractions in Knutsford is Tatton, a stately home and large country park where you can walk for miles and even bump into the resident herds of deer. 

Although I live in the North West (near Stockport at the mo), I wasn’t too familiar with Knutsford until recently when I spent a weekend there exploring and eating my way around the town. I’d asked friends who live there and other locals for tips in advance and was inundated with ideas of things to do in Knutsford. I whittled it down and produced this quick guide to the town, which I’ll try to update regularly over time. I hope you find it useful if you’re planning a trip.

Knutsford, in a nutshell (or should that be a knutshell?!), is the perfect place for a day out or a little weekend away. Get the kettle on and have a read about what I recommend seeing, doing and eating there…

Things to do in Knutsford, Cheshire

1. Pretend you’re in Cranford

As a literature nerd, I was quite excited when I read that Knutsford was the inspiration for Elizabeth Gaskell’s classic novel, Cranford. She lived in Knutsford for many years and based the town of Cranford on Knutsford itself. The road she lived on is now called Gaskell Avenue, and of course there’s a blue plaque on her former house.

I thought that the BBC TV adaptation of the novel might have been filmed in Knutsford, but after doing some digging it transpires that it was all done down south. How rude. Anyway, you can definitely still get a very Cranford feel as you roam the town. If you’re well into the novel, there are plenty of specific locations you can find the ‘real’ version of, such as the former Royal George Hotel. This is another blue plaque building on King Street (location here), where the Cranford ladies met to see the magician. 

Keep an eye out for the Gaskell Memorial Tower, a grade II listed building from 1907 that was most recently the Belle Époque restaurant and hotel but currently seems to be empty. It was built by Richard Harding Watt, who was a local designer and architect. There’s a bust of Mrs Gaskell and a list of her works on the side of the tower, which is a bit of a landmark on the high street (King Street). 

Mrs Gaskell herself is actually buried in the churchyard of the Brook Street Unitarian Chapel in Knutsford, so you can go and find her gravestone there.

2. Find one of the best photography spots in Cheshire

Tucked away through an archway in the Marble Arch building on Knutsford’s King Street is this quaint little scene. Here’s the Google Maps link. You head through the archway and it opens out into what could easily be a BBC filming set for Cranford. Of course, as it’s 2022, you’ll probably find someone taking an Instagram shot down there, and TBH I don’t blame them. It’s picture-perfect with its cobblestones, flower pots and climbing roses.

As a horsey person, my favourite feature down here is the old stone mounting block. I’d struggle to get on my horse from it without knocking over some of those lovely pots though. After taking roughly 983 photos there, I did a bit of reading up on Marble Arch and, unsurprisingly, this was once the stables attached to a coaching inn. 

Oh and if you’re wondering what the flag is at the end of the courtyard, it’s the county of Cheshire one (blue with yellow sheaves of wheat on it). I’m sure you’re all here for a fun flag fact now and again.

3. Go for a walk in Tatton Park: one of the best things to do in Knutsford with dogs

It’s not often a town centre has a 2,000-acre park right next to it. Normally, you’d have to get a bus or drive out of civilisation to arrive at a beautiful expanse of land like Tatton Park. Knutsford is very lucky in having this right on its doorstep, where you can easily walk to it from the centre.

Not only has it got all that parkland, but Tatton also has a stately home and formal gardens. The mansion is everything you expect from somewhere like that: chandeliers, four-poster beds, portraits of the family whose eyes follow you around the room. If you’re a history buff, you’ll love it. I prefer gardening, so I’m more into Tatton’s Japanese garden with bridges and water features. It’s REALLY good and gives you loads of inspiration for your own garden. 

I think my favourite thing at Tatton, though, has to be the parkland itself. A long walk here, taking in the scenery, nature and wildlife, is one of the best things to do in Knutsford at any time of year. But it’s especially nice if you have a doggy friend who’ll enjoy running about and sniffing everything. Make sure you keep them on a lead around the resident deer though. 

Unsurprisingly, Tatton is a National Trust property. I really should be earning commission from the NT, the amount I mention them in my UK travel guides. You can check Tatton’s opening times and prices on the official website before you plan a visit. If you’re heading there on a Sunday, you can get a fresh local coffee from the very popular Tatton Perk coffee van, which parks near the gates. 

4. … And don’t miss the Housekeeper’s Store at Tatton

I’ve separated The Housekeeper’s Store at Tatton Park out into another point in this list simply because it’s deserving of its own paragraph.

If you’re going for a walk at Tatton, take a large tote bag with you. You should definitely pop into this shop at the end to reward yourself with a haul of delicious local bits and bobs. The Housekeeper’s Store is absolutely packed with tasty local produce, such as chutneys, preserves, cheese, coffee, beer, wine and cakes. All the essentials. It’s a great place for picking up consumable presents (especially if you’re making someone a hamper for Christmas etc) and obviously there are also plenty of treats for yourself.

I love stuff like this and I’d say a visit here is one of the best things to do in Knutsford if you’re a bit of a foodie.

5. Take in some unusual architecture 

Knutsford is full of Tudor, Georgian, and Victorian buildings. It’s all very chocolate-box: I bet American tourists would love it. Don’t forget to look up as you’re wandering about because some of the prettiest details are on the rooftops and archways above doors. However, all those traditional buildings (as lovely as they are) are similar to what you can see in plenty of other UK towns. What you can’t see anywhere else, though, are buildings in this much more unusual and rather wacky style.

The aforementioned Richard Harding Watt made some of the town’s more unusual architecture. He was the guy who did the Gaskell Tower, as explained above, but he also did the Ruskin Rooms, which I mention later on. Both of these are really unique buildings, as you’ll see when you spot them.

He also designed some especially eclectic domestic houses. If you head out of Knutsford centre and onto Legh Road (Google Maps link here: easily done on foot), you’ll find these really weird-looking (in a nice way) Italianate-style homes. They’re like little castles, full of turrets and random bricks. Bet they cost a fortune to buy and I hope they’re all home to eccentric old ladies with 20 cats. I want to live in one.

6. Combine a lovely lunch with some penny-farthings 

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Speaking of eccentricity, Knutsford has a penny-farthing museum. Does that beat the lawnmower museum I visited in Southport? Answers on a postcard (or in the comments). You’ll find this unusual and actually really cool little museum inside the gorgeous Courtyard Coffee House. You absolutely have to go here for lunch if you’re visiting Knutsford. It is SO good. And I reckon it might be the first place in the UK that combines penny-farthings with tea and cake: a union I didn’t know we needed until now. But I am here for it.

The Courtyard does delicious sandwiches, pies and salads as well as cakes and brownies. They have a full gluten-free menu and plenty of veggie/vegan options, so I was very happy with that.

But the star of the show has to be the Welsh rarebit. Trust me. When I posted a story on my Instagram account showing it, I had messages from four different friends saying they’d had it too and loved it (you can see my collection of stories from when I visited Knutsford by going on my Knutsford ‘highlight’ on Instagram, if you fancy a nosey). I’m still thinking about the rarebit now, weeks later.

I also really recommend the Victoria sponge, which has a really thick layer of buttercream. Perfection. And eating it all surrounded by penny-farthings with a little model train going around the top of the walls has to be one of the most unique lunch experiences I’ve had. Very quaint. 

Note for complete transparency: The Courtyard gave me my lunch in exchange for my photography services. I sent them some shots to use on their Instagram account after enjoying the food. But they didn’t ask me to mention them on my blog or anything, so this isn’t an ad. I’m purely recommending them because the food is excellent. And, as my regular readers will know, I’m more than happy to be honest about food and tell you where to avoid. The Courtyard is spot on.

7. Browse the independent clothing shops: one of my favourite things to do in Knutsford

As much as I love a bit of Asos, it’s still so nice to find independent shops in different places on my travels. Since so many high street clothing chains have died now, I’m hoping more unusual shops will flourish and we’ll see more independent shops in town centres. 

Knutsford already has more than its fair share of independent clothes shops, which is brilliant. Some are way beyond what I’m willing to spend on clothes (travel takes all my money!) but some are just your normal high-street prices but with nicer and more unusual stock.

These are a few that I like:

  • Willow – If you like the gorgeous blue and cream Fair Isle style jumper in my collage above, it’s from Willow. They have some really lovely and unique clothes, including some brands I’d never heard of but loved. They also do gorgeous colourful jewellery. Definitely worth a browse.
  • The Edit – I was very very close to buying a cardigan with cherries on (you can see the sleeve of it in the collage above) here but restrained myself as I have roughly 100 cardigans at the moment and it’s getting out of control. They have some lovely bits and it’s all quite affordable (think Topshop prices). 
  • Glamorous Boutique – If you’re after a present for a friend, you can’t go wrong with Joma bracelets and Katie Loxton makeup bags. This sells both, as well as a nice selection of clothing.

8. Visit the Knutsford Heritage Centre

Knutsford Heritage Centre is tucked away down a cobbled alleyway on King Street. If this is your first visit to Knutsford, popping in here is a great place to get an overview of the town and its history. The heritage centre itself is more than worth seeing in its own right, too. It’s a pretty 17th-century timber-framed building: very Cranford indeed. While you’re looking around this treasure trove, you’ll come across the Knutsford Millennium Tapestry. This was created by 3,000 local residents for the turn of the millennium, and it’s quite a big deal in Knutsford circles. Bayeux Tapestry, eat your heart out.

Of course, the centre has a gift shop and you can get some Knutsford-themed goodies to take home. I really liked some retro-style prints of the town. It’d be a good place to browse in the run-up to Christmas.

9. Eat at the delicious King Street Kitchen: one of the best things to do in Knutsford if you want amazing vegan food

I was really excited to try King Street Kitchen after so many people had recommended it to me, and I was not disappointed. The interior is gorgeous (lots of pretty tiles!) and if you get a table in the window, it’s good for a spot of people-watching while you wait for your food. And it’s very much style and substance.

They have a loosely Californian theme going on in their food, with ancient grains and poke bowls on the menu. But most excitingly, they have a whole menu of fully plant-based dishes that are actually interesting. Not a stuffed pepper in sight. You could even eat quite healthily at King Street Kitchen if you wanted, which is actually really nice as sometimes you don’t want to cook but you also don’t want to overindulge (emphasis on sometimes!).

I massively recommend the cauliflower wings and vegan nachos for starters and the lime and chilli tempeh with ancient grains for your main. I could hardly move afterwards and was gutted I didn’t have room for a peanut butter brownie. Next time…

10. See the courthouse building

I didn’t know this until researching all things Knutsford for this post, but Alan Turing’s trial took place in Knutsford’s Crown Court. It stopped being a working court in 2010, but as it’s a very striking Grade II listed building it’s since been converted into a rather swanky-looking hotel, naturally called the Courthouse Hotel.

Alan Turing is known as the pioneer of modern computing and famously cracked the Enigma code during the Second World War, which is believed to have shortened the war by years. Sadly he was put on trial (in Knutsford) simply for being gay. He was put through horrific chemical treatment when convicted, and later died by suicide. Anyone who works/lives in Manchester will probably have walked past his statue in Sackville Gardens many times, or read about him at the Imperial War Museum. Although it’s obviously very sad, it’s still interesting to see another part of his story in Knutsford. 

11. Have a drink or two in a cosy pub: one of the best things to do in Knutsford in winter

The Rose and Crown is the kind of pub you’d love to have as your local. Think roaring fires, dark and cosy interiors with lots of Tudor beams, and well-kept cask ales. The sign outside says it’s been there since 1647 and might even be the oldest pub in Cheshire, so it’s clearly doing something right.

I’ve not eaten there (yet) but the food looks good (including veggie options). I’d highly recommend popping in for a drink or two on a chilly evening when the fires are on. It could even be your reward for doing a brisk walk around Tatton Park. Lovely stuff.

A pint of ale might seem the obvious choice in a snug old pub. But I’m weirdly recommending their Aperol Spritz too. I know, a summery Italian aperitif in a traditional English pub in predictably cold weather is an odd choice. But honestly, they do the best Aperol I’ve had since I was last in Milan. This may be due to their very generous measure. Seeing as Milan isn’t on the horizon right now, I’ll take it. And as you’re staggering home after several of them, the Gaskell Tower could probably pass as the Duomo

12. Discover some bargains at the independent markets

Knutsford, being a market town, does pretty well on the old market front.

If you want to stock up on artisan bread, quirky tote bags and handmade jewellery (who doesn’t?!), you’re in luck. On the first Sunday of every month, the town hosts a really big Makers’ Market with around 150 stalls. It does all the usual food, drink, homewares, arts and crafts, and gifts. Many of them are local, Cheshire-based businesses. If you like the amazing Macclesfield Treacle Market as I do, this will be your cup of tea too. 

If you can’t make it on a Sunday, fear not. Head over to Silk Mill Street, and you’ll find the permanent market hall, which will give you a mini market fix. This is a small indoor market, open Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Have a look at the plastic-free stall, which sells a great selection of ethical food and home bits, including refills for cleaning products.

13. Have a craft beer or three

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Seeing as I just mentioned having a (traditional) pint above, I’d better also mention craft beer because a) I really prefer it to cask ale and b) Knutsford has two places where you can try some excellent hoppy delights. These are:

  • Project 53 – This is a taproom for the local brewery, Mobberley Brewhouse. It serves its own beer, a mixture of regular and seasonal brews, but also does the occasional guest beer too (they had an excellent sour guest beer in last time I went). There’s keg and cask available, as well as some snacks for with the beer. The taproom is dog-friendly and has a stylish interior where you can sit in the window and enjoy watching the world go by. They also have a branch local to me, in Stockport marketplace.
  • Dexter & Jones – Another craft beer specialist, this tap-and-bottle-room is very much about the keg beers. You can sit in to try their ever-changing fresh keg beer and peruse their huge range of craft cans to take home for later. They also do their own gin, including a strawberry cheesecake flavour, which I can confirm is delicious.

14. Browse for some antiques

Knutsford Antiques on King Street has to have one of the most enticing facades of any shop I’ve seen. The bicycle, the ivy, the little ladder: how lovely is that?

Inside, you’ll find a treasure trove of antiques and collectables across three floors. It’s a bit like going into a museum (I’m slightly nervous about knocking something with my bag). I have absolutely no clue about antiques but I still like nosing around, especially if there’s jewellery, which this has a good selection of. It also sells vintage books on the top floor, which are always good for browsing.

15. Visit when one of the local events is on

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There are two ‘seasonal’ things that you could plan a visit to Knutsford around:

RHS Flower Show

Probably the most well-known event to happen in Knutsford is the annual RHS Flower Show at Tatton Park. This is a huge flower show held in the park, with loads of gardens to see from designers, tents selling different plants, food stalls, talks and exhibitions, and shopping. I’ve been twice over the years and it’s very much worth going to if you’re into gardening. You can get a minibus into the showground from the gates of Tatton Park and spend all day there.

Oh and although most visitors to the flower show will spend the day there and not in the town centre, there’s also a floral display on in King Street while it’s on, which looks really lovely. You could go to the flower show, stay over and then spend a day exploring Knutsford.

May Day

Another interesting time to visit is on May Day. Knutsford has an unusual May Day tradition, dating back centuries, of ‘sanding the streets’. This involves locals decorating the streets with patterns and art made from coloured sand. Why do they do this? Well, Knutsford’s name is said to come from the Danish King Canute (sometimes spelled ‘Cnut’). He apparently crossed the River Lily at Knutsford and legend has it that he shook the sand from the riverbed out of his shoes and into the path of a wedding party. He wished the couple to have as many children as grains of sand landed at their feet. That sounds like a total nightmare to me. Perhaps they then shoved him back into the river, but that part of the tale has been forgotten.

Anyway, the town got quite into sand as a result and does the sand decorations every May Day. Even Queen Victoria, in her journal of 1832, apparently liked the tradition: ‘We arrived at Knutsford, where we were most civilly received, the streets being sanded in shapes, which is peculiar to this town’.

May would be a nice time to visit as the gardens at Tatton will be at their best and the weather should be nice (don’t hold me to that).

16. See the Ruskin Rooms 

I’ve already mentioned lots of Knutsford’s iconic architectural buildings but another one is the Ruskin Rooms. This is another design from our old mate, the aforementioned Richard Harding Watt. His Grade II listed Ruskin Rooms are in the same unusual Italianate style as the other buildings I described. You can find them just by the entrance to Tatton Park.

And as the name suggests, they were built as a tribute to John Ruskin. I’ve mentioned Mr Ruskin a few times on the blog, including in my Kirkby Lonsdale post where I talk about the lovely Ruskin’s View. You’ll find a quote from Ruskin high up on the exterior wall of the Ruskin Rooms. It’s a line from his lectures on art: 

‘Let every dawn of morning be to you as the beginning of life, and every setting sun be to you as its close.’

You can’t go inside the Ruskin Rooms as they’re currently used as offices. But if you’re heading into the park, it’s worth making a short detour down the side road to take in the striking exterior of the building.

17. Buy some gorgeous and ethical skincare stuff at Bath House

Seeing as I’ve just mentioned Kirkby Lonsdale while going on about Ruskin, I can segue nicely onto recommending one of my favourite shops, The Bath House. It’s on King Street, like everything in Knutsford. It also has branches in Kirkby Lonsdale (yay!), Bowness and York. Basically, they’ve set up shop in loads of pretty places around the country that I love visiting. So I’m well accustomed to spending an extortionate amount of money on their shower gel because it’s the best and I can’t lower my standards back to The Body Shop.

The Bath House Knutsford branch is in a lovely old building and the inside of the shop is done beautifully. If you’ve never perused their wares before, you’re in for a treat. They do loads of beautiful bath and skin products, all of which are sustainable, ethically produced, cruelty-free and made in the UK. Although it’s all plastic-free and low on packaging, it still feels very luxurious and special. A good place to browse for birthday presents for your dearest friends yourself.

The best scent they do (IMO) is frangipani and grapefruit. I really recommend it in the shower gel, which comes in a metal bottle but you can then buy refills for it. Bamboo and jasmine is a close second.

18. Have some cocktails

If you’re going out for a meal of an evening in Knutsford, you can bookend it with some cocktails. Here are some nice places I recommend:

  • Wine and Wallop – If you’re lucky enough to be in Knutsford on a warm evening, you should head to the rooftop terrace here. It’s all lit up with fairy lights and is a really pretty setting to enjoy a drink in. Inside and outside are both dog-friendly, too, so you can have a cocktail without leaving your four-legged friend at home.
  • Lost and Found – Lost and Found is a small chain that I always quite like; their Birmingham branch used to be my go-to when I was down there for work. Their food is good but I really go for the drinks. Knutsford’s branch is in a really dramatic and gorgeous building, a converted church over the road from the Courthouse.
  • Kuckoo Knutsford – Their cocktails are great (the lemon meringue pie one is next level). If you’ve been to their other bar in Chester, you’ll know it’s more for a night out than a quiet drink if you visit on a weekend. But on a week night, it’s much quieter.

19. Find some nice homewares

Detaljer is a café and concept store, selling some really nice Scandi-inspired homewares alongside cakes, pastries and tray bakes set in the kind of simple and chic interior you’d find in my favourite city, Copenhagen.

Having sadly already eaten my own body weight in food when I visited Knutsford to do research for this post, I only had room for a cup of tea. I’m already planning a return visit to rectify this matter. I did have room in my bag, however, to stock up on some really cute and unusual greeting cards. You can never have too many on hand for forgotten birthdays. Detaljer sells all kinds of beautiful home stuff that I like, and also good present ideas (like some stunning arty jigsaws). 

20. Buy some cakes to take home

Seeing as I just can’t stop eating apparently, I also want to recommend Petite Pomme.

Although I stayed overnight in Knutsford while doing research for this blog post, I didn’t book breakfast at the hotel I was at so I sent my other half out for provisions while I did my makeup/hair in the room. He did really well and returned with some delicious pastries and drinks from this lovely little patisserie, Petite Pomme. I went past later in the day and it reminded me so much of one of the really classy bakeries I love in Tokyo with its bright pastel colours and aesthetically pleasing cakes. 

They also sell artisan bread, including a Marmite and cheese bloomer. I didn’t know I needed such a thing until I heard those words.

21. Treat yourself to a new perfume

Pulse of Perfumery (POP) is a small shop in Knutsford that sells niche perfumes, many of which you’ll have never heard of.

I really struggle with perfumes as almost all of the well-known designer brands allow testing on animals, something I’m hugely against. You really have to do some research to find truly cruelty free fragrances (I recommend this site if you’re interested in going cruelty free with your beauty stuff: I made the change a few years ago and haven’t looked back!). I mainly use the lovely Eden Perfumes of Brighton, which does vegan dupes of designer ones, so you can smell the real one in Boots and then order the Eden copy. But as for finding other brands, I hardly ever bother as there are so many online but buying perfume un-smelled online is bonkers. I want to smell them in real life before spending money on them. And they never post out samples so it’s impossible.

ANYWAY. This is where POP in Knutsford comes in handy. They stock some unusual perfumes by little-known brands, several of which are made in the UK and are cruelty-free. Have a look for Ormonde Jayne, Gallivant and La Perla. These brands have been on my list of cruelty-free perfumes for years but I’ve very rarely found them in a shop where I could give them a sniff before buying, rather than taking a punt ordering them online. 

Things to do in Knutsford, Cheshire – just outside the town

22. Visit these nearby things, all within easy reach

Obviously I’ve stuck to the town centre for this post as I wanted to list things to do in Knutsford that you can easily cover on foot for a day trip or weekend there (and I didn’t want this post to end up too ginormous). But there are other things I’m sure you’d like that are located only a short distance from the town itself.

Here are a few:

  • White Peak Alpaca Farm – I’ve been here five times now over the years; it’s become a spring tradition for me as the baby alpacas are so so so cute that I could (and do) cry just thinking about them. The lady who runs the farm is happy to chat and show you around: she’s forgotten more about alpacas than anyone else will ever know. The alpacas are wonderful to watch; I’m always amazed at how speedy they are at grazing compared with my horses. They really cover the ground! And I love how fluffy and inquisitive they are. You could easily spend a whole afternoon here before heading to the Plough and Flail, a nice nearby pub, for tea.
  • Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre – Of all the things to do near Knutsford, this is probably the most memorable (okay, it’s joint with petting an alpaca in my book). It’s an observatory and home to one of the largest radio telescopes in the world. Even if you think you have zero interest in anything to do with space, go anyway. It’s fascinating and a really unique day out.
  • The Lambing Shed Farm Shop & Cafe – I can’t resist a good farm shop. This one sells all the goodies you’d expect: local fruit and veg, chutneys, olives, booze, candles, gifts and so on. I don’t eat meat but if you do, they sell their own free-range meat. The café on site is hugely popular; get there early if you’re visiting on a weekend and want to eat in. Otherwise, just take a lot of bags to stock up on treats to take home.

Things to do in Knutsford, Cheshire – useful information for your trip

Where to stay in Knutsford

If, like me, you avoid driving at all costs and want to be based in the centre of things so you’re handy for everything, you’ll probably want to pick a hotel on or near King Street, in the heart of Knutsford. There are a few options, including the very affordable and well-located Crosskeys Hotel (around £75 a night at the time of writing). I stayed there while doing research for this post and it was just what I needed (the shower was a 10/10). The aforementioned cosy pub Rose and Crown also has rooms, which I’m sure would be lovely (fully booked when I visited).

There are also a few fancy spa hotels just outside Knutsford, one of which is The Mere (around £140 a night at the time of writing). I’ve stayed there for a couple of weddings over the years and it’s very nice. If you want a treat and you have a car, it might suit you.

How to get to and around Knutsford

One of the best things about Knutsford is that it’s fairly easily reached by train from many places. Although it has an infrequent service, Knutsford is at least very doable from Manchester (45 minutes) and Chester (42 minutes), and longer but still feasible from Liverpool (1 hour 45 minutes). For a night or weekend away somewhere a bit different, this makes it very appealing. Especially if you want to take advantage of all the good places for a drink.

And once you’re in Knutsford, you’ll find that it’s a compact town, despite how much stuff is packed into it. It’s very easy to get around on foot and you can cover it all quite quickly. 

When to go to Knutsford

Like with any UK destination, I like spring or early autumn (late September is ideal so you don’t clash with school holiday horrors) for exploring new places on weekends away. However, Knutsford is also good in winter as it has plenty of snug bars, pubs and cafés, plus Tatton Park for a crisp winter walk is a joy. As I mentioned above, you could also time a visit for when there’s a ‘do’ on, such as the flower show in July (check the dates).

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20 Comments

  1. Not too far from us (Chester) but somewhere I’ve never thought of going! Thank you for your wonderful insights as usual. We have followed you for years now and love everywhere you’ve given us tips and ideas for. x

  2. I LOL’d at the bit about the Aperol Spritz and the duomo. You’ve sold Knutsford to me, and it’s not too far from here. xx

  3. I love the intricate designs of the buildings in Knutsford you showcased in this blog post. I will definitely enjoy a few crafts beers 🍻 if i ever visit. It was thoughtful and selfless of you to highlight the Courtyard Coffee restaurant on your blog . Thank you for sharing such detailed blog of your experiences 😊.

  4. Just read your info on Knutsford, I lived here some 42 years ago for 5 years, although left when 5 years old I have amazing memories of driving passed farmland with my parents. Great read you have done, I’m going to visit again soon. X

  5. As a Canadian looking for safe places in the world to visit, you’ve sold me on Knutsford. I also loved your description of Fortpatrick in Scotland. Perhaps I’ll combine the two for a nice long visit. Thanks for giving us armchair travellers something to look forward to.

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