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Macclesfield ( / mækəlzfiəld /) is a market town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East, Cheshire, England, on the River Bollin and the edge of the Cheshire Plain, with Macclesfield Forest to its east, 16 miles (26 km) south of Manchester and 38 miles (61 km) east of Chester .
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Macclesfield, town and former borough (district), Cheshire East unitary authority, historic county of Cheshire, northwestern England. The former borough included a narrow strip of the Pennines in the east that is part of the Peak District National Park. Macclesfield was the centre of the silk.
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Things to Do in Macclesfield, England: See Tripadvisor's 38,779 traveler reviews and photos of Macclesfield tourist attractions. Find what to do today, this weekend, or in May. We have reviews of the best places to see in Macclesfield. Visit top-rated & must-see attractions.
- What are the top attractions to visit in Macclesfield?The top attractions to visit in Macclesfield are: Tegg’s Nose Country Park Blaze Farm Silk Museum Jodrell Bank Macclesfield Forest See all attracti...
- What are the best outdoor activities in Macclesfield?The best outdoor activities in Macclesfield according to Tripadvisor travelers are: Tegg’s Nose Country Park Macclesfield Forest Hare Hill Park and...
- What are the most popular things to do in Macclesfield with kids?The most popular things to do in Macclesfield with kids according to Tripadvisor travelers are: Silk Museum Tegg’s Nose Country Park Blaze Farm Jod...
- Silk Museum and Paradise Mill. The perfect introduction to Macclesfield’s industrial heritage, the Silk Museum combines a world-class collection of silk textiles with the preserved Paradise Mill (1860), kept exactly how it was in the 1930s.
- The Peak District. If you want easy access to the west side of the Peak District National Park there’s no better town than Macclesfield. The Peak District is the UK’s oldest National Park, founded in 1951 and with diverse landscapes.
- Jodrell Bank. Macclesfield is in the orbit of the Jodrell Bank Observatory, founded in 1945 and part of the University of Manchester. The primary telescope at Jodrell Bank is the colossal Lovell Telescope, built in 1957 and still the third largest steerable dish radio telescope in the world, at 76.2 metres in diameter.
- Tegg’s Nose Country Park. There’s an early taste of the Peak District right on Macclesfield’s eastern flank at this park on the slopes of the dominant Tegg’s Nose hill.
Macclesfield is bursting with things to see and do! Here you will find stately homes and historic houses, canal boats for hire, glorious gardens, quaint little churches and interesting museums and galleries.
Things to Do in Macclesfield, England: See Tripadvisor's 38,731 traveller reviews and photos of Macclesfield tourist attractions. Find what to do today, this weekend, or in May. We have reviews of the best places to see in Macclesfield. Visit top-rated & must-see attractions.
Macclesfield grew as one of the main silk centres of the country, renowned for the skill of its designers and for its richly patterned woven fabrics. Fashionistas will love discovering the story of Macclesfield’s textile heritage as told at the Silk Museum and the Heritage Centre.
