Altrincham
WA14 4SJ. Telephone: 0161 941 1025.
Dunham
is a Georgian house with Edwardian additions, located in a 250
acre deer park. Formerly the home of last Earl of Stamford, and
since 1976 it has been a National Trust Property. The house was
altered for the 9th Earl of Stamford between 1906-1910.
This
fine house has over 30 rooms open to public viewing, containing
outstanding collections of furniture, a collection of Huguenot
silver and paintings. It has an extensive library, a kitchen,
laundry and stables, as well as its own remnant moat and lake.
Built
on the site of an original 1616 Tudor house, whose moat still
powers a fully-working Jacobean mill by means of a waterwheel.
It has a large garden, apart from the parkland, which contains
many old and mature trees and shrubs, herbaceous borders and water
plants.
LOCATION
Location : 3 miles SW of Altrincham off the A56 (signposted),
4 miles NE of M6 motorway, junction 19, and 2 miles off junction
7/8 of M56. Buses : North Western bus on route Altrincham-Warrington.
Main line train stations at Altrincham (3 miles) and Hale (3 miles).
OPENING
House - April-October (inclusive) Saturday to Wednesday 12.00
to 5.00pm.
Last admission 4.30pm.
Last Audio Tour 4.00pm. Garden - dates as house, daily
11.00-5.30. Mill operates on Wednesday and Sunday.
Park open daily throughout the year.
Times
may have changed - please check before setting out.
ENTRANCE
Prices : House and garden about £5.50, Children £3.00, Family
£12.00. House only £4.00 & £2.00. Garden only : £2.50 and £1.00.
Reduced rate for parties.
Prices may change - please check in advance. National Trust
Members free.
FACILITIES
Car Park and Picnic Area : £2.00. Coaches free (tearoom for coach
drivers). Shop open 12.00 to dusk. Closed Christmas to early New
Year (phone to check).
House
difficult for disabled/wheelchairs (regretfully). Photographic
albums of less accessible areas of house. Reasonable wheelchair
access to Park and Gardens. Wheelchairs and self-drive powered
vehicles available.
Sympathetic
Hearing Scheme. Audio Tour, Braille guides, and large print guides
available. Licensed self-serve Stables Restaurant, on first floor,
traditional and vegetarian foods. Piers Davenport Room available
for party bookings (Telephone: 0161 941 2815).
Baby
slings available, changing unit in WC for disabled, highchairs
in restaurant, children's guidebook and games, garden trail.
Educational
facilities, environmental studies based on the National Curriculum
by arrangement with the Educational Co-ordinator (Telephone :
0161 941 4986). Teacher's resource pack, school party room (max.
30 children).
Good
walks for dogs on leads (not allowed in house or garden). Frequent
concerts and events staged - SAE for details to Property Manager
at house address.
See
also: Trafford Hotels
