Top rated Historic sites in Sandbach, United Kingdom to elevate your visit (Updated July, 2023)

Top rated Historic sites in Sandbach

Experience the best that Sandbach has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 24 places from Historic site category.

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Harvington Hall

Historical place museum

Elizabethan and Georgian mansion with surviving priest holes and wall paintings, plus a malt house.

4.80 (840 reviews) (~85.72 km from centre)

Birdswood Canal Boat

Boat tour agency

👍👍 We had a wonderful two hours on the Birdswood cruising along the Cromford Canal. The commentary was most informative and the crew were both very friendly and extremely helpful. It was great getting close to the wildlife and learning about this very historic location and the lives of the people who l...

4.80 (73 reviews) (~54.73 km from centre)

Darwen Tower

Historical place

4.70 (782 reviews) (~62.7 km from centre)

Stockport Air Raid Shelters

Museum

Independent and guided tours of purpose-built underground tunnel network used as wartime shelters.

4.70 (615 reviews) (~34.31 km from centre)

Thor's Stone, Thurstaston

Historical place

👍👍 Fabulous place for kids and dogs!! Always a popular choice 👌

4.70 (448 reviews) (~56.57 km from centre)

Ellenroad Engine House Steam Museum

Museum

👍👍 This is a fascinating place for all those with an interest in the Industrial Revolution. Plenty to see with volunteers on hand to answer questions. When the engine is in steam you can really appreciate what a amazing piece of engineering it is.

4.70 (137 reviews) (~55.37 km from centre)

Castle Hill

Heritage building

Hilltop Victorian tower built on an Iron Age fort site, open during weekends and school holidays.

4.60 (2.5K reviews) (~67.9 km from centre)

Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery

Museum

Showcase in a Victorian music hall & mansion featuring local & international artifacts & art.

4.60 (980 reviews) (~53.46 km from centre)

Montgomery Castle

Historical place

These castle ruins, built by the Normans on the English/Welsh border, date from the 11th century.

4.60 (659 reviews) (~81.71 km from centre)

Windleshaw Chantry

Historical place

👍👍 Interesting piece of St Helens history. Now being well looked after and graves restored by local community group. Lots of history for those so inclined.

4.60 (167 reviews) (~45.22 km from centre)

Riley Graves

Tourist attraction

👍👍 Contemplative, peaceful place. Well worth the walk uphill from Eyam, to this circle of stones holding the Riley family graves. Set there within a field there beneath woodland and moorland it's a special place to honour our ancestors and appreciate the sacrifices the people of Eyam made to keep other...

4.60 (122 reviews) (~50.66 km from centre)

St James Priory Ruins

Historical place

👍👍 love looking at the brickwork. sturdy walls

4.60 (99 reviews) (~71.03 km from centre)

The Great House Barn

Tea house

👍 Great House Barn is jestled in the picturesque countryside, this historic venue offers a warm and inviting atmosphere. The barn has been beautifully restored, retaining its original features while incorporating contemporary touches. The exposed wooden beams, stone walls, and high ceilings create a c...

$$ $$

4.50 (2.1K reviews) (~55.93 km from centre)

Williamson Tunnels Heritage Centre

Historical place museum

An underground network of passages, chambers and tunnels, built by a 19th-century philanthropist.

4.50 (543 reviews) (~49.38 km from centre)

National Trust - Sunnycroft

Historical place

Suburban villa & mini-estate, former home to 3 generations of a brewer's family.

$$ $$

4.50 (489 reviews) (~49.23 km from centre)

Old Warke Dam

Historical place

👍👍 Beautiful place to visit in Worsley. Nice walk through the woods via Roe Green loop line or Worsley woods.

4.50 (297 reviews) (~41.5 km from centre)

Rochdale Pioneers Museum

Museum

Exhibitions mark the birth of the business revolution formed here with the rise of co-operatives.

4.30 (116 reviews) (~56.2 km from centre)

Wincobank Hill Fort

Park

👍👍 A much under used and historically significant area showing the areas tactical dominance over the don valley through the centuries. Great woodland area with paths and fantastic panoramic views, especially on the south side of the fort walls, which on a clear day you can see from Lincolnshire to the...

4.30 (111 reviews) (~69.91 km from centre)

Hacienda

Apartment complex

👍👍 Before this closed down I visited one day to service their public payphone - behind the reception counter I saw a large wooden axe handle!!! - I wondered what that might be used for?? Respect for Tony Wilson - he was such a great Manchester bloke for setting up this club AND helping new bands get se...

4.30 (86 reviews) (~39.22 km from centre)

Radcliffe Tower

Historical landmark

Ruins of a 1400s stone-&-brick tower, once attached to a grand manor, with interpretive signs.

4.30 (75 reviews) (~48.45 km from centre)

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