National Trust - Lyme - Stockport

S S.

The most beautiful house and gardens. Absolutely loved our day out at Lyme Park. The staff in the house are extremely friendly and knowledgeable. Loved dressing up in the Jane Austin costumes, you can even stroll around the grounds in them! Gorgeous walk around the lake with stunning views of the house. Just perfect!

No N.

This is one of the best National Trust sites in the North West. The place is buzzing with life, and my whole family is loving it!
The hall is beautiful and steeped in history — there’s so much to take in that it can be overwhelming at times, but in a good way. We’ll definitely be coming back soon.The gardens are fantastic and family-friendly. We thoroughly enjoyed our visit, especially with the lovely weather. I highly recommend this place and will be returning with the family for another dose of history and a relaxing picnic.

Valeriia B.

Beautiful place to visit at any time of the year. If the weather is nice there are many walks you can take and there is a chance that you'll see highland cows (not too sure what the actual name of the breed is) and deer. If you visit on a rainy day, there are two nice cafes you can visit, along with the hall itself.

David V.

Excellent house. Try the personalised tours which take you behind the scenes. They're free but you need to get your ticket and lanyard from the ticket desks.
There are food and drink options both in the house and near to the car park.
The gardens are immaculate, and the walks in the parkland are exhilarating.
You need to be fairly fit to walk the parkland, though a free buggy ride is available from the car park to the house.

Stewart C.

We enjoyed a fabulous, bracing walk uphill into the woods at Lyme Park. It was unusually quiet with very few people about and no shortage of parking spaces. There was a fresh wind blowing but it was not at all cold. Today's weather was great for walking and really invigorating. The views as you walk uphill towards the woods across the plain towards Manchester city centre are spectacular. £8 to park all day is decent value.

Simon S.

This is the most wonderful place to visit; a large park with cafe's for general walking, the gardens surrounding the house (not the best out there but provide a lovely walk for spotting Spring flowers etc and getting different views of the house) and the house itself with every room telling a different story. The volunteers within the house are just amzing, very frienbdly and really knowledgable which helps you spot some of the things you would otherwise miss, like some of the amazing clocks and hidey holes from when people had to hide for fear of being arrested and so on. Well worth a day out

Lyndall G.

A rather large and extensive property which is also a bit hilly! The staff are very helpful and there are regular talks and tours. The gardens are beautiful and are well worth exploring.
There was very little mobile service within the grounds.

M S.

Excellent place for a day out and a leg stretch. Extensive grounds with various follies. We have been several times. There are deer sanctuaries and you can easily spot the deer. Most dogs walkers are sensible and have their dogs on leads in the designated areas. Plenty of parking. Good food choices - pizzas, pasty, sandwiches and ice cream. Lovely gardens and house too.

The only downside is walking uphill to the house if you are not able to walk up hills easily but they have buggies for transport which you might be able to hop into.