Our 20 exchange partners have enjoyed many different things in and near our area. Stately Homes and parkland: Lyme Hall and Park under 20 minutes, Tatton Hall and Park 35 minutes, Chatsworth House and Park 50 minutes; as well as characterful villages and industrial archaeology from the 18th and 19th century Industrial Revolution all around. The varied offerings of the City of Manchester are less than half an hour by train; the port city of Liverpool (a very popular destination with our exchangers) is easy by train or car (1 hour 20 minutes). The Roman and Medieval cities of Chester and York are attractive day trips – Chester just over an hour and York under 2 hours by car or train. We are only 25 minutes by car from Manchester airport (low-cost routes available across Europe) and 15 minutes from the national motorway network. A visit to the coast, mountains and castles of North Wales or the lakes and fells of the Lake District can be an easy day trip. Of Britain's 15 National Parks, 4 (Snowdonia, Yorkshire Dales, Lake District, North York Moors)
are around 2 hours' drive or closer and the Peak District is only minutes away by bus or car. http://www.peakdistrict.gov.uk/