RHS Garden Bridgewater &
the North West’s Industrial Heritage

Day 1 – Crich Tramway Village

Board our private executive coach at your preferred pick up points – nestling high up in the heart of Derbyshire overlooking the famous Derwent Valley, Crich Tramway Village is a lovingly restored period village that is also home to the National Tramway Museum and its world renowned archives – check in at the 4* Park Royal Hotel at Stretton.

Day 2 – RHS Garden Bridgewater

A full day at RHS Garden Bridgewater, so named after the nearby canal – the Garden is the fifth RHS garden and at 156 acres is one of the largest gardening projects undertaken in Europe in recent years and brings back to life the lost historic grounds at Worsley New Hall in Salford – explore the kitchen, paradise and Chinese gardens, restored Victorian greenhouses and much more.

Day 3 – The Silk Museum and Paradise Mill & Quarry Bank Mill and Styal Estate

The Silk Museum and Paradise Mill reveals Macclesfield’s 300 year story as a global centre for silk production, textiles and design and a guided tour of the Paradise Mill offers a unique insight into mill life and silk production – the restored Georgian cotton mill at Quarry Bank Mill and Styal Estate near Wilmslow tells the story of ‘King Cotton’ from a bale of raw cotton to finished cloth, and the original Apprentice House recreates the 1830s atmosphere of the lives of child workers.

Day 4 – The Anderton Boat Lift Visitor Centre & The Lowry

A memorable boat trip along the River Weaver and through the Anderton Boat Lift, built by Edwin Clark in 1875 to lift cargo boats the 50 feet from the River Weaver to the Trent & Mersey Canal – set in a magnificent waterside location at the heart of the redeveloped Salford Quays, The Lowry houses the biggest public collection of works by LS Lowry with around 350 paintings and drawings, ranging across Lowry's artistic career.

Day 5 - Black Country Living Museum

The award winning Black Country Living Museum, with period shops and houses set in a landscape of 26 acres, offers a glimpse into 300 years of history and reveals what it was like to live and work in one of the world’s most industrialised landscapes.

Four nights on half board basis at the 4* Park Royal Hotel at Stretton. Facilities at the hotel include a restaurant, bar and swimming pool. All rooms are en suite.

Single room supplement £99

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Entrance fees to places visited as part of this itinerary (NT properties free to NT members)

Reviews for RHS Garden Bridgewater & the North West’s Industrial Heritage

We arrived home yesterday form our tour of RHS Garden Bridgewater and Cheshire after what everyone agreed had been a great holiday and much was due to your excellently timed progrogramme and the fully briefed visits where we were expected and greeted on arrival. Best wishes  - and thanks again.

NW, Tavistock May 2024