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Market hall
Altrincham Market
Former indoor market on Market Street that reopened in 2014 as a food hall with food and drink traders.
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Altrincham & Sale: things to do
Places worth your time in Altrincham & Sale
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Things to do in Altrincham & Sale
Landmarks, museums, parks and viewpoints in and around the area.
Civic building
Altrincham Town Hall
Municipal building on Market Street that was the headquarters of Altrincham Borough Council.
Canal
Bridgewater Canal
Canal commissioned by the 3rd Duke of Bridgewater and opened in 1761; it runs through Altrincham and Sale.
Park
Stamford Park
Public park on the eastern side of Altrincham, beside Stamford Park Road.
Theatre
Altrincham Garrick Playhouse
Amateur theatre society founded in 1914; its own playhouse has a main auditorium of 401 seats.
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Country house
Dunham Massey
Grade I listed country house and park west of Altrincham, owned by the National Trust since 1976.
Village
Bowdon
Village and suburb of Altrincham, historically in Cheshire and part of Greater Manchester since 1974.
Village
Hale
Village south-east of Altrincham, historically in Cheshire, with a village centre.
Water park
Sale Water Park
Park of 152 acres with a 52-acre artificial lake beside the Mersey, opened in 1979 and owned by Trafford Council.
Public gardens
Walkden Gardens
Gardens in Sale named after Harry Walkden, on the site of his plant nursery; a friends' group runs a website.
Arts centre
Waterside Arts
Arts centre in Sale with theatre, comedy, music, film and exhibitions; its programme is on its own website.
Shopping centre
The Trafford Centre
Large indoor shopping and leisure centre that opened in 1998, north of Sale across the M60.
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Northern Quarter & Cathedral
Independent shops, bars and music venues, with the cathedral and the football museum a short walk west
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Spinningfields & Deansgate
The Victorian civic heart and the glass offices of Spinningfields
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Castlefield & the Canals
Roman fort, canal basin and railway firsts, in the city's urban heritage park
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- Altrincham & Sale (area photo): Parrot of Doom, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Altrincham Market: Richard Sutcliffe, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Altrincham Town Hall: Mike Faherty, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Bridgewater Canal: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Stamford Park: Richard Sutcliffe, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Dunham Massey: Parrot of Doom, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Bowdon: Anthony O'Neil, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Hale: Steve Fareham, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Sale Water Park: Ian Greig, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Walkden Gardens: David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Waterside Arts: Nev1, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- The Trafford Centre: No more horses, CC0, source
- Northern Quarter & Cathedral: Anthony Parkes, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Spinningfields & Deansgate: Anthony O'Neil, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Castlefield & the Canals: Ridiculopathy, CC0, source
- Piccadilly, Chinatown & the Village: Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 4.0, source
- Ancoats & New Islington: DS Pugh, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Salford Quays & MediaCity: Rosser1954, CC BY 4.0, source
- Oxford Road & Rusholme: DrPhoenix, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Chorlton & Didsbury: Wikidwitch, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, used under the licences shown. All photo credits
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