WEDDINGS | Cottons Hotel Wedding Showcase
Enjoy a complimentary glass of Champagne and canapés on arrival and meet our team who will be available to showcase our rooms and packages! Photography by Gemma Collins Photography
Enjoy a complimentary glass of Champagne and canapés on arrival and meet our team who will be available to showcase our rooms and packages! Photography by Gemma Collins Photography
Get ready to dive deep into the history of The Knutsford Workhouse through captivating illustrations and storytelling! Timings & Tours Saturday 20 September: 11:00 - 12:30 Sunday 21 September: 14:00 - 15:30 Location & directions Jubilee Hall, Stanley Road, Knutsford, Cheshire, WA16 0GP Pre-booking required on the link below.
A guided walk comparing views of Knutsford both past and present. A guided walk of approx 60-75 minutes, which will commence at the top of Heritage Way. Meeting at the King Canute Mosaic next to the 'Old Sessions House'. This walk will use photos of old Knutsford streets and buildings. This walk is delivered by […]
2025 is the year of Railway 200 celebrating the start of the railway system as we know it today “connecting places, people and communities”. Mid Cheshire Community Rail Partnership is marking this milestone with a baton relay event over 6 days in September. These station-to-station walks will closely follow the route of the Mid Cheshire […]
THE JOHN HACKETT BAND The John Hackett Band embodies the spirit of progressive rock. From John’s pastoral flute textures, through the funky interplay between drummer Duncan Parsons and bassist Jeremy Richardson to the intricacies of Nick Fletcher’s lead guitar the group embrace pop, rock, jazz, classical, funk and all stops in-between, from the tenderest of […]
Hand Embroidery Workshop: Floating Flowers on Tulle In this hands-on embroidery workshop, you will create a delicate, floral inspired piece on a 4-inch tulle fabric, giving your finished work an enchanting floating effect. Perfect for beginners and beyond, you'll be guided through four versatile embroidery stitches, learning step-by-step techniques, and choosing your own thread colours […]
Concert at Brook Street Chapel by the Pheonix Voices Knutsford Choir Friday 26th September 19:30 at Brooks Street Chapel Adams Hill, Knutsford, WA16 8DY (Disabled Access) Drinks available from 19:00 and in the interval in the Chapel Hall (cash donations please) Tickets £10.00 Available from Chapel Members, Knutsford Heritage Centre or Tel : 07722 743503 […]
Libby Tempest, Vice Chair of the Gaskell Society, will talk about this extraordinary woman, who spent her formative years in Knutsford which was the inspiration for her novels ‘Cranford’ and ‘Wives and Daughters’. Elizabeth Gaskell also wrote novels on Industrial Manchester and the social history happening all around her, as society rapidly transitioned from rural […]
The Mayor's Bingo night is raising money for the Mayor's charities East Cheshire Hospice and Knutsford in Bloom. Doors open at 7am at the newly refurbished Market Hall, eyes down at 7:30! For tickets email gemma.jackson@knutsfordtowncouncil.gov.uk
Dexter and Jones have teamed up with Knutsford’s real life Cilla Black, Sue Cobb, to bring you our first ever speed dating event! Each couple have 3 minutes with questions provided, if you like someone you just tick their box, simple! Tickets are £10 and can be obtained by emailing Suecobb23@msn.com This ensures we have […]
An afternoon of crime with Ruby Speechley and Caroline England at Knutsford Library! 2:00pm - 3:00pm, Friday, 10 October 2025. As the nights draw in and Halloween is looming Knutsford Library welcomes Ruby Speechley and Caroline England who will be talking about, and reading from their latest thrillers, answering your questions about their writing journey […]
Tabley Hill Chapel at Knutsford Cemetery is opening its doors for its first ever open day – and you’re invited! From 10 am to 12 pm on Saturday 11th October, we’re giving you the perfect opportunity to see inside this incredible venue as well as finding out more about Knutsford Cemetery. Our friendly staff will […]
Denise and Stefan, last years Britain's Got Talent semi-finalists, will star in this inaugaral Knutsford Last Night of the Proms Charity Concert. They are supported by experienced tenor Phil Cartwright and the Last Night Singers. They will perform songs from West Side Story, Brindisi, Habanera and All I Ask of You from Phantom of the […]
VAA - Visual Arts Association Open Spaces 2025 - A global trail in everyday spaces 500 selected international artists. One vision to share their art with their community in informal settings. I am thrilled to invite you to my art studio as part of the VVAs international art trail to share and display art in […]
A new free exhibition at Knutsford Heritage Centre which looks at Elizabeth Gaskell's contribution to Victorian Gothic and Christmas ghost stories. Find out about Victorian authors, including Charles Dickens, Henry James, Edgar Allan Poe, and their stories which still scare us today!
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