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Come and enjoy a day of family fun at the picturesque and historic Walton Hall and Gardens. The Hall is also available for exclusive use for weddings.
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Walton Hall, the former home of Lord and Lady Daresbury is an Elizabethan style mansion, set amidst tranquil parkland. The grounds offer a breath taking photographic setting at any time of year with rhododendrons providing a blaze of colour during spring and summer and later as the trees take on autumnal shades, golden leaves carpet the manicured lawns during autumn and early winter. The Hall is i

deal for weddings, birthdays, christenings, family celebrations, funerals, seminars, conferences, presentations, and business meetings. Carefully restored and refurbished, the interior boasts antique furniture, Victorian paintings, oak panelled hall, grand staircase, a magnificent fireplace, and high gilded ceilings provide a warm and inviting atmosphere, much as it did for the guests of the Daresbury's over a century ago. At Walton Hall we have four function rooms arranged over two floors for either daytime or evening events. We also have three outdoor options for wedding ceremonies during the summer months - the bandstand, the pergola and, new for Spring 2022, the woodland hideaway! Our lovingly restored glasshouses stand proudly in the gardens, providing a home for exotic plants, an atrium for community events and activities, and an educational hub for our partners, Myerscough College and the Walton Lea Partnership. The park has a children's play area, children's zoo, pitch and putt, adventure golf, bowling, high ropes course, and a coffee shop (some attractions are seasonal). The formal gardens offer a variety of plants and shrubs as well as local wildlife - rabbits, squirrels, buzzards, and if you are lucky, even a weasel or badger! There is also an ornamental pond with carp (and the odd terrapin!), and beautiful walks through the woodland for you to enjoy.

12/12/2024

If you're planning to visit us over the festive period, there will be some slight changes to our usual opening hours across the estate. 🎄🎅

Please make sure you check through our timings ahead of your visits, to ensure you and your family have the best experience possible this Christmas!

Head to waltonhallgardens.co.uk/visit to find out more.

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11/12/2024

Say hello to the newest additions to our Children’s Zoo! 👋 🐑

The three boys landed at Walton earlier today and are already settling right in to their new home.

Who’s heading up to the zoo this week to say hello to our new friends? 🙋‍♂️

10/12/2024

If you're looking for the perfect place to visit with the family this Christmas we have plenty to keep everyone entertained! 🎄🎅🏻

From our accessible playground, to our adventure golf and high ropes course, there's something to suit all ages and budgets.

For more information on our outdoor activities, visit waltonhallgardens.co.uk/outdoor-activities

09/12/2024

There is now just a handful of tickets remaining for our final Christmas at the Zoo event this Sunday. 🎄🎅

You'll be treated to a tour of the Children’s Zoo, before heading over to our Education Centre for a festive craft session. Here, you’ll get to decorate your very own cardboard Christmas bauble, which you can proudly place on the zoo’s Christmas tree. 🎄

Tickets are just £8 per child (adult supervision is required) and spaces are now extremely limited, grab yours today at waltonhallgardens.co.uk/christmas-at-the-zoo.

08/12/2024

If you're looking for that last minute gift idea, take a look at our alpaca walks! 🎁🎄

With plenty of dates available to book over the Christmas period, it's the perfect gift for someone to enjoy over the festive break. 🎅

To find out more and book your walk today, head to waltonhallgardens.co.uk/walk-an-alpaca.

07/12/2024

There is still time to sign up to join Warrington Disability Partnership's Santa Dash which kicks off at 10am tomorrow morning! 🎅 🎄

It takes just seconds to join up online and the entry fee is just £10 and this includes a 5 piece Santa suit you can wear on the route.

So why not start a new tradition this Christmas and join up now - waltonhallgardens.co.uk/santa-dash

06/12/2024

Host your wedding with us here at the award winning Walton Hall and Gardens 💍❤

Celebrating your wedding with us means you'll have access to our beautiful grounds with countless opportunities to capture that perfect photograph, no matter the time of year.

With six different ceremony locations, including outdoor options, our friendly and helpful team can help you create the day of your dreams. ✨

For more information on weddings and to request a brochure, head to waltonhallgardens.co.uk/weddings.

📸 Naomi Mills Photography

05/12/2024

Are you looking for a new location for your next corporate event?

Inside Walton Hall, our concert room is suitable for a variety of uses such as conferencing, banqueting, team-building, product launches and Christmas parties to name just a few! 🎁🎅

For more information and to receive a copy of our corporate brochure, visit waltonhallgardens.co.uk//corporate-events.

04/12/2024

If you'll be out and about for a walk this week with your furry friends, don't forget that the Heritage Cafe at Walton Hall Gardens is dog friendly!

It's the perfect spot for you and your pooch to warm up this winter, with treats for everyone to enjoy. 🐶

03/12/2024

If you're looking for the perfect gift for the animal lover in your life this Christmas, how about treating them to one of our animal adoptions? 🎁🐰🎅

Each adoption lasts for one year and includes a personalised adoption pack containing:

🎁 Certificate
🎁 Thank you card
🎁 Animal fact pack
🎁 Meet our animals booklet
🎁 Postcard
🎁 A cuddly toy of your chosen animal

The lucky recipient will also receive a card on their birthday, their name added to our adoption boards within the zoo itself AND an invitation to our 'meet the animals' zoo tour, an exclusive event for our animal adopters.

All of this for just £25!

Order yours now for guaranteed Christmas delivery and find out more by heading to waltonhallgardens.co.uk/animal-adoption.

02/12/2024

Christmas has officially arrived at Walton Hall and Gardens! 🎄🎅

There's plenty of things to keep you feeling festive this month, make sure you check out our full listings at waltonhallgardens.co.uk/events and join in the fun this Christmas.

01/12/2024

December is finally here and the countdown to Christmas is on! 🎄🎅

If you're planning to visit us over the festive period, there will be some slight changes to our usual opening hours across the estate.

Please make sure you check through our timings below ahead of your visit, to ensure you and your family have the best experience possible this Christmas!

🎁🎅

30/11/2024

In case you missed it, the line-up for next year's Could Be Real Tribute Festival has been revealed!! ⚡🎶

After a stunning debut earlier this summer, the ultimate tribute festival will return to Walton Hall and Gardens on Friday 20 June 2025, featuring some of the UK's best tribute's to:

🎸 ABBA
⚡ Amy Winehouse
🎸 Blur
⚡ Elton John
🎸 Kings of Leon
⚡ Oasis
🎸 Queen

Tickets are yet to go on sale, however you can sign up now to get access to early bird tickets before anyone else!

Simply head to waltonhallgardens.co.uk/could-be-real.

**PLEASE NOTE: this event is for those aged 14+ only. Anyone under the age of 18 needs to be accompanied by an adult**

29/11/2024

Join us tomorrow for a bumper weekend of Christmas artisan markets! 🎅🎄

Kickstarting at 10am, the Eventive NW team will once again be bringing together a selection of the finest independent traders from across Warrington and beyond, selling food, crafts, drink and so much more!

Make sure you join us this Saturday and Sunday for a great day of Christmas shopping small and supporting local businesses - see you there! 👋

28/11/2024

Did you know that we have a lovely line-up of independent businesses here at Walton?

As well as our ever popular Heritage Cafe at Walton Hall Gardens, our courtyard is home to several other businesses, offering everything from gifts, vintage clothing, floral arrangements, painting lessons and more!

Check each of them out on the pages below:

💛 The Willow Wood Fairy
🧡 Argan Jones Emporium
🩵 Turner's Painting School
❤️ Body, Mind & Sole Holistic Therapies

Pop in and say hello on your next visit, we just know they'd love to see you!

27/11/2024

Join us this Christmas for our special Christmas Jumper Alpaca Walks! 🎅🎄

Don your festive finery and join us for a walk around our stunning estate with our three amigos Jim, Mally and Topaz! And to fully ensure you're feeling the festive spirit, you'll make a pit stop at the Heritage Cafe at Walton Hall Gardens for a hot chocolate and a mince pie, before making your way back to the Children's Zoo. ☕

Why not kick start Christmas week with something a little different this year?

Head to waltonhallgardens.co.uk/christmas-alpaca-walk to secure your spot today!

26/11/2024

Following a sell out debut last month, we're pleased to announce that Mike Hough Spirit Medium will return to Walton for an evening of uplifting and healing messages in 2025.

Mike is bringing his popular ‘Connections 2 Heaven’ event to the Old Riding School on Monday 3 March from 7pm.

The last event sold out in record time, so make sure you grab your tickets before it's too late! For more information and to buy your tickets now, head to waltonhallgardens.co.uk/connections-2-heaven.

25/11/2024

Warrington Disability Partnership's Santa's Grotto will return to the Old Riding School this weekend as Father Christmas officially arrives in Walton! 🎅 🎄

Santa's Grotto will be open every Saturday and Sunday in the lead up to Christmas, with tickets costing £10 per child, which includes a visit to see Santa, a present and a reindeer puzzle trail. 🎁

To secure your spot with Santa and to see what date's the grotto is open, head to waltonhallgardens.co.uk/events/santas-grotto.

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Walton Lea Road
Warrington
WA46SN

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 8pm
Tuesday	8am - 8pm
Wednesday	8am - 8pm
Thursday	8am - 8pm
Friday	8am - 8pm
Saturday	8am - 8pm
Sunday	8am - 8pm

Telephone

+441925262908

Website

http://www.waltonhallgardens.co.uk/

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👻🎃 Happy Halloween! 🎃 👻 We hope you all have an amazing time and enjoy your night as much as Acorn and Conker, our pigs from the Children’s Zoo, enjoyed tucking into this pumpkin earlier!

POV: When you have to get the round in at this weekend’s Oktoberfest! 🍻🥨 If you want to be part of the fun, you better act fast! The last few tickets now remain, grab yours today at waltonhallgardens.co.uk/oktoberfest.

Oktoberfest is back!

We're now just one week away from our Oktoberfest launch for another fantastic weekend of fun! 🍻🥨 Enjoy a traditional Oktoberfest experience complete with steins, cuisine and our very own live oompah band as well as other entertainment! Don't miss out on your chance to join us as we kick off the celebrations from Friday 4 October. 🎟 Grab your tickets now at waltonhallgardens.co.uk/oktoberfest. 🎟

Frontier Sapiens Film Festival - 2024 trailer

We're now just 4 weeks away from the debut of the incredible Frontier Sapiens Film Festival in Warrington! 🎉⚡️ Join us on Wednesday 21 August for this incredible, one of a kind, outdoor cinema event! Grab your chance to watch five ground-breaking, new films on a big screen, including huge new ski descents on the iconic Baffin Island, the rehabilitation of race horses in the mountains of Mallorca, a visionary base jump in Pakistan, and lots more. Check out the brilliant trailer and book your tickets today - head to waltonhallgardens.co.uk/frontier-sapiens-film-festival.

Are you looking for the perfect place to get married? Then why not come and check out Walton Hall and Gardens, Marketing Cheshire's Wedding Venue of the Year? With six different venue locations, from an outdoor, boho relexaed day to a more formal, tradional indoor celebration, we can help you build your dream day. For more information and to check out our six different locations, head to waltonhallgardens.co.uk/weddings

Julius Caesar - outdoor theatre 2024

We're now at the 2 week countdown until outdoor theatre is back! This year, we will be welcoming Oddsocks Productions, as they bring their unique brand of family-friendly, laugh out loud Shakespeare performance to Walton. Join us on Friday 7 June for this brilliant rendition of Julius Caesar and prepare to laugh your socks off as the bonkers but talented cast of five actors, plus a life-sized puppet or two, pitch up to perform Shakespeare as you’ve never seen it before! Tickets are on sale now and start from just £10 - buy yours today be heading to waltonhallgardens.co.uk/julius-caesar.

Frontier Sapiens Film Festival - 2024 trailer

💥 The 2024 Frontier Sapiens Film Festival trailer is finally here! 💥 Huge new ski descents on the iconic Baffin Island, the rehabilitation of race horses in the mountains of Mallorca, a visionary base jump in Pakistan and lots more… Join us on Wednesday 21 August and watch 5 of the very best adventure, cultural and environmental films, over the course of one evening, set in the beautiful surroundings of our gardens! Tickets for this incredible, one of a kind event are on sale now! Head to waltonhallgardens.co.uk/frontier-sapiens-film-festival to grab yours today!

Only 5 more days to go until the Old Time Sailors dock back at Walton for an evening of singing and dancing! If you missed this one of a kind show last year, you can check out just a snippet of what’s to be expected below 👇 So get your dancing shoes on and gather your shipmates for a night like no other! A small amount of tickets remain, so don’t miss your chance and buy yours today at waltonhallgardens.co.uk/old-time-sailors.

Old Time Sailors return to Walton!

We're now just over two week's away until the incredible Old Time Sailors return to Walton for another incredible night of singing and dancing! In case you missed them last time, or if you're unsure of what to expect on the night, take a look at the brilliant video below ⬇️ If you love dancing and singing the night away, then this is definitely a show you do not want to miss! Tickets to this one of a kind show are limited and are selling fast, and with last year's event selling out, you don't want to delay securing your spot. Head to waltonhallgardens.co.uk/old-time-sailors to book your tickets today!

Can you believe we're now just over a month away until Could Be Real Tribute Festival finally arrives at Walton?! ⚡️🥳 Join us on Friday 21 June, as we host a selection of the UK's best tribute acts for artists including: ⚡ ABBA ⚡ ARCTIC MONKEYS ⚡ FLEETWOOD MAC ⚡ OASIS ⚡ QUEEN ⚡ SAM FENDER ⚡ THE BEATLES A small amount of tickets now remain, so don't miss your chance to join us at this spectacular event and grab your tickets whilst you still can at waltonhallgardens.co.uk/could-be-real. **This event is 14+ only - anyone under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult**

Gloworm lands at Walton Hall and Gardens this summer!

We're now just over three months to go until the first ever Gloworm Warrington! 🐛🤩 Join us on Sunday 23 June as we play host to this incredible one day family festival, Gilbert's Big Day Out, with meet and greets available with Bluey, Bingo and the main man himself Gilbert Gloworm! Make sure you're following the Gloworm Warrington page for all of the latest announcements as more acts are yet to be revealed! Tickets are on sale now, grab yours by heading to waltonhallgardens.co.uk/gloworm

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Walton Hall, the former home of Lord Daresbury is an Elizabethan style mansion, set amidst tranquil parkland.

The grounds offer a breathtaking photographic setting at any time of year with rhododendrons providing a blaze of colour during spring and summer and later as the trees take on autumnal shades, golden leaves carpet the manicured lawns during autumn and early winter.

The Hall is ideal for weddings, family celebrations, seminars, presentations and business meetings. Carefully restored and refurbished, the interior boasts antique furniture, Victorian paintings, oak panelled hall, grand staircase and high gilded ceilings producing a warm and inviting atmosphere, much as it did for the guests of Lord Daresbury over a century ago. At Walton Hall we have four function rooms arranged over two floors for either day or evening events. The Hall is also available for exclusive use for weddings.

The park has a children's play area, children's zoo, pitch and putt, adventure golf, bowling and a coffee shop (some attractions are seasonal).