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Opening times
Quarry Bank Garden: Opens 28 February 2009 to 1 November 2009 daily, 11.00 – 17.00
Quarry Bank Mill: January/February open Weds – Suns, 11.00 – 16.00, then daily from 28 February to 1 November 11.00 – 17.00, 4 November to 13 December, Weds – Suns 11.00 – 16.00. See website for Christmas openings. Estate open throughout the year.
Quarry Bank Garden Information
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Quarry Bank Garden is an 18th century garden created by Quarry Bank Mill’s founder, Samuel Greg, in the 1790's. The eight acre garden, was acquired by the National Trust in 2006 from private ownership and since then has been undergoing restoration. It will open to the public on 11 March 2008.
The garden is the last remaining piece in the jigsaw of Quarry Bank Mill – one of the region’s great industrial heritage sites - and returns the estate to near Greg’s original vision, as well as completing the mill complex – which includes a Victorian apprentice house; mill workers’ village and the surrounding Styal estate.
Quarry Bank Garden was originally created in the ‘picturesque’ style – fashionable in the late 18th century, and which consisted of a valley garden of meandering paths, terraces and riverside walks with beautiful vistas.
Among many interesting features is a Grotto, put to a variety of uses according to local lore over the centuries, from a dwelling for a homeless family to a blacksmith’s and a place of worship - which was popular practice in the late 18th century.
During the late Victorian period annual bedding brought colour to the parterre garden and the intention is to reinstate some of these formal schemes providing visitors with a sense of how the garden would have looked in the early 1900s.
Admission
Mill & Garden:
Adult: £10/Child £5/Family £24
Group: £8.50 (must be pre-booked and 15 persons minimum)
National Trust members free
Contact
Access
Quarry Bank Garden is set in a valley and therefore has inclines which may be challenging to some visitors. Lower areas of the garden are accessible by wheelchair and mobility scooter. Please telephone in advance for further information.
Quarry Bank Mill: accessible WC, restaurant, Braille and large print guides; disabled parking area – transfer to mill available by buggy; wheelchair hire available; ramped access inside mill for steps; slopes in grounds.
