Tatton Park – National Trust

A truly beautiful historic estate and a must visit on a sunny day for a wander and/​or a picnic — though expect hundreds of other people on weekends and Bank holidays as it’s a very popular destination.
For £5 entry per car, there’s plenty of parking available which is only a short walk to the manor house, Tatton Hall, formal gardens and other facilities such as their café and restaurant (the food we had here was really good). There’s also a children’s adventure playground if the young ones need to let off some steam.
Walk on a little further from the buildings and you’re eventually met with 2,000 acres of landscaped deer park and two meres (lakes), Tatton and Melchett, which are spectacular to sit by their edges and watch the world go by. If it’s the right season there’ll be the odd ice cream van dotted about as well.
If you don’t bring your own you can hire bikes to explore more of the park, but a lot of it is easily walkable. For a temporary escape from urban life within easy drive from Manchester, you can’t get much better than this.

We arrived pretty late on a sunny Saturday afternoon so knew it would be a bit of a rushed trip, but thought for the £5 per car entry fee it was worth stopping by.
This place is huge and has loads on offer for kids and adults. We only saw a fraction of it, but it was enough to make us want to go back and see the rest.
We got a bite to eat when we arrived in the main café due to time constraints and whilst it wasn’t an inspiring selection, the food was good enough for a quick snack. Plenty of seating outside in the main square gave us a chance to soak up some sun as well.
We wandered down to the farm shop which was really well stocked with a variety of fresh and preserved foods — meats, chutneys, cheeses, pies etc. We picked up a few things, and even got an ice-​bag from one of the helpful staff members to keep our stuff fresh whilst we finished our trip.
We decided we had time for one main attraction and opted for the gardens over the hall or the farm. The only negative was that after paying £5 for entry to the park it was another £6 per person to get into the gardens themselves which felt a little steep, especially given they were closing in less than an hour.
Despite that we went ahead and had a great time exploring the different zones, from the cottage gardens with an abundance of vegetable patches and orchards, to the Japanese and Italian gardens, and the maze near the centre. A really peaceful place to get lost, and I imagine we could have spent a few more hours there if we had the time.
We’ll go back for sure, but it might be worth looking at some of the group tickets to plan ahead next time.

Came here with the intention of visiting 3 attractions — Garden, Mansion and Farm — have to say we only managed to visit the Garden attraction during the day. So much to do and see, and as we paid for the ‘Totally Tatton’ ticket; we can come back at a later date and visit the remaining attractions which represents good value for money and flexibility. As for the park itself, it’s absolutely huge and scenic, you can hike or bike across 3 – 5 recommended trails on the official map.
The Garden attraction took 2−3h to do and was definitely worth the money. Highlights for me, I would say, was the Japanese Gardens and the various plants and trees on show. I’m no garden expert but there were some real beautiful garden designs/​ideas here, making the visit worthwhile for us and possibly for those who aren’t even interested in garden/​landscaping.
Will update on the other attractions but so far I have to say Tatton Park was thoroughly enjoyable, more so with kids as they can roam about and appreciate the vast parkland and Cheshire countryside, not to mention the different events and activities they organize each weekend.

As I made my second trip to Tatton Park in two weeks, I thought that it was high time that I got something down in writing.
The first trip that we made was to the Foodies Festival at Tatton — the weather didn’t help out with the experience much with its ineptly inconsistent rain. One minute it was tipping it down, the next dry, making taking your coat off and putting it on again feeling like you’re participating in the world Hokey Cokey championships. But enough about the weather — it would have been the same whatever we were doing, so onto the event!
The festival itself was a little smaller than I had anticipated — we’d only paid £6 each to get in, but I was expecting something… more. I think it’s probably because we’ve only recently been to the good food show at the NEC and that was HUGE in comparison. There was a good selection of stalls there, with an excellent selection of Chilli Jams available. I have a love/​hate relationship with Chilli Jam — I can’t get enough of it, but my mouth can — it’s a pity, because they had a brilliant Naga Chilli one which unfortunately gave me the hiccoughs.
The highlight of the day was a brilliant talk from a beer expert on some of the best craft beers about — one or two of them were something of a surprise, but they talk was a) free b) interesting and c) included samples of all the beers in question. Being on a table with a large number of beer spectators was heaven for me, because I got to finish off the bottles. Mmmm.
Overall, I’d say this event specifically was a ⁵⁄₁₀ — nothing great, but for the price, well worth it.
Now, that said, they didn’t have any bread, so we took a stroll down to the courtyard of the Park itself because there’s a brilliant little shop there that sells everything foody that you could want (they had most of the stuff in there which was available at the show). If you make a trip to Tatton, you should definitely make a side-​trip to the shop — you’ll find something you like, whatever your taste. They also sell venison from the hundreds of deer on the park.
The second trip was a week later, and couldn’t have been more different. This was for the RHS flower show, and the weather was glorious (to the point that I just managed to stave off a sunburn).
If you’ve never been to the RHS Flower Show, you’re missing out — it’s a huge event, with Food, Flowers, Show Gardens and arts and crafts (and I’m sure that I’m missing a lot out from that list).
We obtained refreshment from one of the many food stalls around the show, bought quite a bit of food from the food stalls, and filled our minds with expensive ideas on what to do with the garden. Overall, a great day out, and one which I can’t do justice in this, already too long, review.
Overall, the park is great — there’s a huge adventure playground for the kids, acres and acres of land to wander around, some astonishing photo opportunities (wildlife, landscapes, buildings) and the aforementioned little shop. If you fancy a quiet afternoon picnic, or a hike of epi proportions, you’ll find it here.
Park entry is completely free, there’s a cost for the formal gardens should you choose to do that, and a £5 parking fee per car and events are ticketed separately. All in all, well worth it, and only about 10 minutes off the M56, so nice and accessible.

Tatton Park is always worth a visit on a lovely Summer’s day and we had an excellent day in the sun there. The grounds are massive and you can watch the deer and other wildlife wandering about. There is a mansion to visit as well as a medieval manor house. They have an excellent farm shop and café serving local produce. Tatton Park is a National Trust property so entry and parking isn’t cheap hence the 4 not 5 stars but it is well worth a visit.
Tatton Park also host some excellent and extremely well organised events, the best of which are the Food and Drink Festival, Halle firework concert, and the Tatton Christmas Mansion.

I recently had the pleasure of coming here for my brother’s wedding, and a good choice of venue it certainly was!
It’s an impressive place from the off, with huge. tracts of land… to be seen all around and obviously the awesome looking main building. As a venue for a wedding it didn’t disappoint though. The room that hosted the ceremony was fitting for such an occasion, and the ceremony itself didn’t feel overly long and was just right. As you’d imagine there were loads of opportunities for photos on the grounds, and we had a photographer who arranged us in a number of poses all around.
The reception hall was also very good. The room was nice and big, with a good size dancefloor and a stage which was ready for a band on our day. The bar didn’t have anything on draught at all, which frankly was a disappointment, so I made do with bottles of Corona for the evening, so it could have been worse!
I didn’t get to wander off during the day really, so I haven’t got to see most of the grounds, but it definitely looks like it’d be a good day out sometime.

Imagine a beautiful sunny day in Manchester, you are wearing your pretty summer dress and that hot shades you bought before your holiday (Yeah I know it is hard to imagine that with the current weather but we can always be hopeful). Tatton Park is just the place you wanna be at the above circumstance!
It is a gigantic park in the posh suburban countryside of Cheshire. It is lush and green with pretty trees all around definitely brings out the romantic or fun side in you depends on the company you have. It is ideal for picnics or even a romantic date with a bottle of wine and a guitar. Tatton park is one the historical locations in Manchester and has everything a park can possibly offer right from farms, birds, deer park, lakes and even a Mansion! There is also a shop that sells ice creams and other munchies, and a gigantic car park.
Verdict: Great for — family day out; take your dog out for a walk; romantic date

Ein sehr schöner und großer Park in Knutsford.
Wenn man mit dem Auto daran vorbeifährt, vermutet man gar nicht, wie groß dieser wirklich ist. Betritt man ihn aber und geht das Wäldchen, welches ihn zur Straße verbirgt hindurch, eröffnet sich ein schön gepflegter Park.
In den Wäldern bzw. der Anlage leben ganz viele Rehe und Hirsche. Die sind relativ zutraulich und laufen auch nicht weg, wenn man plötzlich auftaucht.
Das Ganze ist aber schon etwas ungewohnt, wenn man plötzlich auf eine Lichtung tritt und man Rudel Hirsche und Rehe vor sich stehen hat. Da beschleicht einen schon das Gefühl, das man jetzt doch gnaz schnell und leise verschwinden wollte.
Gestört hat es das Rudel aber nicht, die haben mich kaum mit einem Blick gewürdigt.

Hidden away in the Cheshire country side… er correction: D …actually it isn’t so hidden. I mean it is gigantic. I suppose for those of us who don’t frequent the Cheshire country side it is hidden. If you haven’t been, then you definitely should, perhaps best done on a summers day with some beautiful sunshine.
Tatton Park is actually one of the UK’s most complete historic estates. It contains a Mansion, Gardens, Farm, Old Hall, 1,000 acre deer park and speciality shops offer something for everyone along with over 100 events annually. No wonder it has won numerous awards as an estate. Another unsurprising feature of the park is that it receives over 750,000 visits each year no doubt alot of that footfall is return business.
If you do go check out the housekeeper’s store. Food and drink lovers should find themselves in heaven if they visit this place. Tatton Park has a rich tradition of good food and drink, and at the Store they stock a good spread I tell thee. All the meat sold is from the animals on the estate, and the cheeses, pates, jams, beverages and other delights are all British, sourced for their flavour and quality…
Fresh fruit and veg is available from the Garden Shop. How cool is that. There is food here for all occasions, for every meal of the day as well as for those celebrations special treats.
So have a leisurely drive down the M56 and check this great great venue out. It is free to get in for walkers and cyclists, but with a car you are looking at a fiver to get in. in order to check out the various attractions, again it is around a fiver which isn’t bad. Well worth a visit because, I think the place is just grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrreat!