Dunham Massey, Woodhouse Lane, Altrincham, Cheshire WA14 4SJ
Details
Accessibility
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/dunham-massey#Facilities%20and%20access
2025:
"Accessible toilet
In the Visitor Centre, accessible toilet facilities include a ceiling track hoist, wash and dry shower and changing bench. A standard accessible toilet can be found in the Stables building.
Changing Places
Ask our friendly welcome team to direct you to our place to change.
Designated parking
Our car park has disabled parking spaces on the left after you pass the car parking hut. There are also spaces for larger vehicles.
Induction loop
Hearing loops are fitted at all tills and a portable loop system is available on many guided tours.
Level access to food outlet
Follow the ramp down to the Visitor Centre and access the café via the single-level corridor. Access to the first floor Stables Restaurant is via a lift outside the Ice Cream Parlour.
Level access to shop
The shop is located next to the welcome desk in the Visitor Centre via a ramp and level paths.
Level access/terrain
The vast majority of Dunham's parkland and garden paths are accessible.
Lift
Lift access to the first floor Stables Restaurant. Lift to accessible route in the house.
Powered mobility vehicle available
Call ahead to prebook one of our free-to-use mobility vehicles.
Ramped access/slopes
Ramped access to the house – please ask at the Visitor Centre or house entrance during house opening hours (March to early November).
Seating available
Seating is available throughout the deer park and gardens, as well as in the Restaurant, Ice Cream Parlour and Café. Find accessible picnic tables in the North Park.
Space to Change
Our Space to Change is located in the Visitor Centre. Please ask one of our friendly welcome team for access.
Transfer available
A shuttle buggy runs from the Visitor Centre to the house and garden entrances from February to early November – dependant on volunteer availability, please call in advance to confirm.
Virtual tour
Inside the house, virtual tours and films investigate the history and collection, provided on a tablet on the ground floor.
Wheelchairs available
Call ahead to prebook one of our free-to-use wheelchairs."
Brief description
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/cheshire-greater-manchester/dunham-massey#Facilities%20and%20access
2025:
"Nestled between the vibrant city of Manchester and the beginnings of rural Cheshire, Dunham Massey includes a 300-acre deer park, a historic house and buildings, and all-season gardens.
Outdoors, accessible paths pass roaming fallow deer and ancient trees in the parkland, while the Winter and Rose Gardens reveal the sights and scents of the seasons. Across the moat, the Georgian house offers a backdrop to the formal gardens making a picturesque spot for picnickers.
Indoors, ornate rooms and servants' quarters hold a collection that spans the history of the house, while the water-powered mill and other historic buildings add further context that beckons you into the past.
Trails, events and seasonal happenings are frequent, as is the tendency to return to this much-loved place."
Address
Woodhouse Lane, Altrincham, WA14 4SJ
dunhammassey@nationaltrust.org.uk
Phone
Website
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/dunham-massey
Directions
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/cheshire-greater-manchester/dunham-massey#Facilities%20and%20access
2025:
"By road
Dunham Massey is located on Woodhouse Lane in Altrincham, off the A56. Exit at junction 19 off the M6; and junction 7 off the M56. Please park in the marked bays.
Sat Nav: The postcode for Dunham Massey is WA14 4SJ.
On foot
Dunham Massey is connected to a number of excellent wider walks. Dunham Massey features as part of the GM Ringway from Irlam to Altrincham via the rural Bollin Valley Bridgewater Canal Nature Trail which connects Manchester City Centre with Altrincham and beyond. Dunham Massey is also close to the Trans Pennine Trail route.
Car-free
Travel the green way and help us preserve this special place. As a thank you for arriving car-free, you're invited to enjoy 10% off when you show an on-the-day bus/train ticket, or a bike helmet. Find out more about exploring car-free"
Opening Times
Always check with the venue directly for up-to-date information including opening times and admission charges as they may be subject to change
Transport
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/cheshire-greater-manchester/dunham-massey#Facilities%20and%20access
2025:
"By train
The closest train stations are Altrincham (3 miles) and Hale (3 miles). From Altrincham, you can catch the hourly 280 buswhich stops at the Dunham Massey entrance gate.
By bus
Catch The hourly 280 bus from Altrincham in Greater Manchester to the Dunham Massey entrance gate, a trip that takes just 10 minutes.
Buses from Warrington take 40 min and stop a 20 minute stroll away, through the park.
As a thank you for arriving car-free, you're invited to enjoy 10% off in the café and restaurant when you show an on-the-day bus ticket. Find out more about exploring car-free
Cycling
Dunham Massey is close to Trans-Pennine Trail and Bridgewater Canal. Cycling in the park is for under 5s only but make use of the bike park in the main car park and enjoy a stroll across the park and gardens.
As a thank you for visiting car-free, you're invited to enjoy 10% off in the café and restaurant on the production of a bike helmet.
Find out more about exploring car-free"
Amenities
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/cheshire-greater-manchester/dunham-massey#Facilities%20and%20access
2025:
"Adventure playground/play area
The Log Pile natural play area is located right next to the car park and approx. 200 yards from the Visitor Centre front doors and accessible toilet. Accessible paths and accessible seating available.
Bookshop
Find the second-hand bookshop on the left as you enter the Visitor Centre. Access via ramp and level paths. There is a fiction section including classics, teens and children's books. Non-fiction includes food and drink, gardening, biographies, travel and a wide range of other topics.
Café
Find the Stamford Café in the Visitor Centre
Car park
There are disabled bays to the left as you enter the car park. Ample space for pre-booked buses and larger vehicles
Dogs allowed
Dogs are welcome during opening hours in the parkland and North Park, and from 12 midday in the gardens. Please keep dogs on a short lead in the gardens and parkland. Well behaved dogs can run off the lead in the North Park. Dog owners can order from the café and use the seated outdoor café terrace. Dogs are welcome in the Stables Restaurant family room.
Guided tour
Tours of Dunham Mill and gardens, season dependant. Tours are subject to volunteer availability
Picnic area
There are accessible picnic tables located in the North Park, adjacent to the car park and approx. 200 yards from the Visitor Centre front doors. It is possible to picnic on the lawn in the gardens, please bring your own mats.
Plant shop
During the warmer months, plants can be purchased from the onsite Shop
Restaurant
Find the Stables Restaurant on the first floor of the Stables building
Shop
Dunham's shop offers a variety of seasonal, unique, and locally sourced produce.
Toilet
Wheelchair-accessible toilet and baby changing areas at the Visitor Centre, as well as female/male toilets and a Place to Change accessible toilet with a ceiling track hoist, wash and dry shower and changing bench. Female/male and disabled toilet facilities also in the Stables building."
Travel Information
For further travel information please see: www.traveline.info
Or call Traveline on 0871 200 22 33
(Calls cost 12p per minute plus your phone company's access charge)
Location
Nearest Venues
Unitarian Chapel, Altrincham, Greater Manchester
1.99 miles*
Altrincham, Greater Manchester
2.13 miles*
*Distances are calculated in a straight line from the current venue, please allow extra time/distance based on available paths or roads.