Wandering around the National Trust property – Dunham Massey

Wandering around the National Trust property – Dunham Massey I think the last time I posted about visiting the National Trust property at Dunham Massey was back in November 2022. Dunham Massey sits between Manchester and the start of Cheshire.  This particular National Trust property is probably the one we visit the most, and one […]

Read More

Autumn Dunham Massey National Trust

Autumn Dunham Massey National Trust I don’t think we have ever been to Dunham Massey and been disappointed with our visit. It’s a terrific National Trust property located close to Altrincham in Greater Manchester. Last time we were there was a few months ago in July. Parkland, gardens and more Walking at Dunham is a […]

Read More

Visiting Moreton Hall – National Trust

Visiting Moreton Hall – National Trust Visiting Moreton Hall (near Congleton) really is a worthwhile place to visit. It’s actually known as Little Moreton Hall or Old Moreton Hall and it is really quite remarkable. A casual look at it makes you wonder how on earth it stays up and a closer inspection has you […]

Read More

Visiting Dunham Massey – a short picture post

Visiting Dunham Massey – a short picture post The National Trust property at Dunham Massey is a regular pace for us on our visit list during the year as well as having been to the After Dark event on a couple of occasions at Christmas time. We were there most recently a week or so […]

Read More

December walking at Lyme Park

December walking at Lyme Park A cold but bright day is always good enough for a visit to Lyme Park – the splendid National Trust property – just a few miles from Manchester and Stockport. This is simply a picture post and mainly of the red deer –  no words are needed for this visit […]

Read More

Visiting Lyme park Cheshire – National Trust

Visiting Lyme Park Cheshire – National Trust The National Trust site at Lyme Park is always a wonderful place to visit and we made a pretty much spur of the moment decision last week to head over that way for a wander around. We were there relatively early and whilst it was still pretty quiet. […]

Read More

Another visit to Dunham Massey – National Trust

Dunham Massey For the first time in ages we travelled a little bit futher than normal, and instead of our regular ‘lockdown’ walking route we took the car and visited the National Trust property at Dunham Massey. We were still being sensible of course and respecting the covid rules – our journey was just some […]

Read More

Visiting Lyme Park – National Trust

Visiting Lyme Park The last time I wrote about visiting Lyme Park was earlier in the year, back in January and you can go back to that post at this link.   For our most recent visit,  as with other National Trust properties visits currently need to be pre-booked to enable active and safe management […]

Read More

Visiting Dunham Massey – National Trust

Visiting Dunham Massey It’s hard to imagine visiting the National Trust property at  Dunham Massey and coming away disappointed.  With it’s magnificent house and fabulous deer park, Dunham Massey really is a wonderful place. The National Trust property is located in the Borough of Trafford in Greater Manchester, fairly close to the town of Altrincham. […]

Read More

Formby – red squirrel walk

We headed off to the National Trust site in Formby recently, mainly in the hope of seeing red squirrels in the woodlands that make up part of the National Trust land in that area, which is in the borough of Sefton Merseyside. Formby itself had a pleasant enough town centre to walk around and there […]

Read More