10 Best Things to Do in Altrincham

Altrincham Market dates back to the town's 13th-century charter and still offers opportunities to shop for items grown and crafted by local producers. High-quality produce is available, of course, but you'll also find furniture created by local craftspeople along with stunning flowers.

Despite the historical tradition of the market, the modern market strives to be as contemporary as possible, and that means offering conveniences like premade meals and food operators offering items like wood-fired pizza and steak and chips. You'll find the market near the town centre a few steps away from the town hall.

Dunham Massey Hall and Gardens consists of a stunning, historic English country house surrounded by immaculate garden greens with numerous walking paths. It's classified as a National Trust property, and you can explore this Grade I-listed building to discover a prime example of 17th-century architecture with much of the interior furnishings still in place.

The surrounding gardens are impressive and are home to more than 700 different plant species. This is also where you'll find the largest winter garden in Britain with snowdrops, daffodils and bluebells. You'll find Dunham Massey Hall and Gardens a few miles west of the town centre.

John Leigh Park is a lovely and well-maintained green space where you'll find several playgrounds, walking paths and a trail that highlights the variety of trees in the area. While your family is enjoying the wonders of the park, you can spot adorable small animals and birds in the area that add a greater feeling of life to the already vibrant location.

The walking paths and playgrounds are certainly popular, but this park also contains space for sports and activities like tennis, football and cricket. You'll find this park a few minutes' walk north of the town centre.

Denzell Gardens is a pristine green space in town where you'll find plenty of walking trails and landscaped areas for a relaxing experience outside. You can also bring your pup along, as this public park area is pet friendly. Several heritage spots can be found here as well, including a Grade II-listed house.

You'll even find a lychgate and an ornamental pond with a gravity-fed fountain. Don't hesitate to see it all for yourself across Dunham Road from the golf club.

The Stamford Quarter is a shopping centre that features a wide variety of shops you can enjoy offering clothes, food and speciality services like a spa. This is one of the most popular shopping centres in all of Altrincham thanks to its diversity of offerings. Despite its popularity, there always seems to be plenty of room to park, so don't hesitate to travel by car.

When you reach the shopping centre, you'll find high-end clothing retailers alongside more affordable alternatives, plus dessert shops and proper restaurants. You can find it all directly in the town centre.

Stamford Park is a spacious green space that offers opportunities for outdoor activities such as strolls, sports and seeing native animals. The duck pond is particularly popular, as it's surrounded by a walking path along with well-maintained green space. Much of the park consists of sports facilities where you can enjoy football, tennis and lawn bowls.

This park is pet friendly as well, so don't hesitate to take your pup along. You'll find it just south of the golf course near the town centre.

The Altrincham Garrick Playhouse is a theatre and performing arts company that puts on all sorts of shows including dramas, comedies, musicals and pantomimes. The theatre seats up to 400 people and showcases 12 productions each year in addition to several put on by visiting theatre companies. One-night shows by individuals are fairly common as well.

While the theatre offers everything you need to comfortably enjoy a show, you can also check out the well-stocked snack bar for that extra something special. You'll find the playhouse about half a mile north of the town centre.

Mort Subite is a beer bar that offers a notably opulent atmosphere to go along with its diverse selection of delicious international beers. You'll find more than 250 beers on their menu, with many coming from Belgium and others from Germany and the Netherlands. Of course, local favourites are stocked as well.

The beer is just the beginning, as this bar has a modest wine list as well as tea and coffee. Plus, you can enjoy some snacks like meat, cheese and pickles. You can find this bar in the town centre in a quiet building's basement.