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All the United Kingdom England Cheshire East

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Cheshire East

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Cheshire East, England

Updated August 24, 2011

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Giant Straw Sculptures of Snugburys Ice Cream Farm

Each year a new straw behemoth is born.
Hack Green Secret Nuclear Bunker. (Wikimedia Commons)

Cheshire East, England

Hack Green Secret Nuclear Bunker

On a site with a long military history, a 1980s shelter.
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Little Moreton Hall from the outside

Congleton, England

Little Moreton Hall

This logic-defying 16th-century Tudor manor still stands to the delight and astonishment of onlookers.
2 miles from Cheshire East
Biddulph Grange

Biddulph, England

Biddulph Grange

This fantastical and eclectic English garden takes its inspiration from Egypt, China, the occult and more.
3 miles from Cheshire East
Mow Cop Castle

Mow Cop, England

Mow Cop Castle

This crumbling folly looks like an enchanted left over from Middle Earth.
3 miles from Cheshire East
Harry’s Wall

Holmes Chapel, England

Harry's Wall

A Victorian-era viaduct has become a pilgrimage site for Harry Styles fans.
6 miles from Cheshire East
Orrery at Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre

Macclesfield, England

Orrery at Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre

One of the largest mechanical models of the solar system in the world.
6 miles from Cheshire East

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