Stockport

The borough contains the towns and suburbs of Marple, Cheadle, Brinnington, Bosden Farm, Cale Green, Cheadle Heath, Davenport, Davenport Park, Edgeley, Foggbrook, Great Moor, Heaviley, Heaton Chapel, Heaton Mersey, Heaton Moor, Heaton Norris, Little Moor, North Reddish, Offerton, Offerton Green, Portwood, Reddish, Reddish Green, Reddish Vale, Shaw Heath, South Reddish, Stepping Hill and Woodsmoor.

By train

Stockport railway stationStockport station lies on the West Coast Main Line, and is served by 3 trains per hour to London Euston (around 2 hr) and Birmingham, as well as less frequent trains to Sheffield, Norwich, Shrewsbury, Cardiff and South Wales. Local trains link Stockport with Manchester (10 minutes), Macclesfield (12 minutes), Altrincham (15 minutes) and Chester (1 hr 15 min).

By car

Stockport is on the A6 and it has 2 entry points to the M60, the Manchester orbital motorway.

By air

Stockport is within 7 miles of Manchester Airport (MAN). A regular train service runs to Manchester Piccadilly from where trains to Stockport are frequent.

Stockport bus stationThere is a good bus network. Useful services include the Skyline 199 service between Buxton, Chapel-en-le-Frith, Stockport and Manchester Airport and the 358 service to Hayfield in the Peak District.

(An easily overlooked shortcut if you need to walk from the railway station to the bus station is as follows: turn left at the Station Road exit from the railway station, then as the road bends right, turn left onto a footpath opposite the swimming pool (well before you reach MacDonalds). Turn immediately right, down some steps signposted "Bus Station". Total walking time is around 5 minutes.)

• Hat Works

  phone: +44 161 474-2399
  address: Wellington Mill, Wellington Rd S, SK3 0EU
  "The UK's only museum dedicated solely to the hatting industry, hats and headwear!"

• Bramhall Park and Bramall Hall

  phone: +44 161 474-2020
  address: Hall Rd, Bramhall, SK7 3NX

• Lyme Park

  phone: +44 1663 762023
  address: Disley, SK12 2NR
  A stately home and extensive grounds owned by the National Trust.

• Staircase House

  phone: +44 161 218-1460
  address: 31 Market Place, SK1 1ES
  Includes Stockport Story Museum.

• Vernon Park and Museum

  phone: +44 161 474-4460
  address: Turncroft Lane, Offerton, SK1 4AR
  Stockport's oldest public park.

• Reddish Vale Country Park

  address: Stockport, Greater Manchester, SK5 7HE

• Stockport Town Hall

• Stockport Viaduct

• Air raid shelters

  phone: +44 161 474-1940
  address: 61 Chestergate, SK1 1NE
  During World War II, an extensive network of tunnels was excavated in the sandstone under Stockport town centre to provide protection from bombing raids. One section has been opened up for visitors as a museum.

• The Plaza

  phone: +44 161 477-7779 (bookings)
  address: Mersey Square, SK1 1SP
  This lovingly restored 1930s cinema shows films and hosts theatre productions. The Christmas pantomime is one of the best in the region. You are welcome to look around or visit the authentic 1930s tearoom on the first floor with views out onto Mersey Square.

• Stockport County Football Club

  phone: +44 8456 885 799
  address: Edgeley Park, Hardcastle Road, SK3 9DD

• A Laugh In Stockport comedy club

  address: Seven Miles Out arts centre, 20 Market Place

• Last Monsoon

  phone: +44 161 476-4266
  address: 54 King Street West Stockport SK3 ODT
  If you're looking for a nice Indian takeaway meal, delivered to your door right in Stockport, this is for you!

The local brewery, Robinsons, are the major supplier to most of the area's pubs, although other Manchester breweries and micro breweries are well represented. The brewery opened a visitor centre in 2013.
There are some 250 pubs and bars within the metropolitan borough of Stockport. The UK real ale organisation CAMRA (Campaign for Real Ales) features many Stockport pubs in its guide and lists a record number (5) of pubs on its National Inventory of Historic Pubs. Stockport is very appealing to fearless beer/pub architecture enthusiasts in the wider area, with far more pubs than most towns of its size. A few of the best appear below.

• Bamford Arms

  phone: +44 161 480-2968
  address: Buxton Road, Heaviley, SK2 6NB
  A Beefeater pub/restaurant located in the leafy suburb of Heaviley, around a mile south of Stockport town centre.

• The Park Inn

  phone: +44 161 480-2275
  address: 264 Newbridge Lane
  A friendly local community pub that offers plenty of entertainment, food served lunchtimes and evenings, and a jukebox with music that spans seven decades which is free.

• Arden Arms

  address: 23 Millgate, SK1 2LX
  A runner-up in the CAMRA 2005 national pub awards. Excellent food at lunchtimes and weekends, good beer and reasonable wines.

• The Olde Vic

  address: 1 Chatham Street, Edgeley
  Close to the rear entrance of Stockport Station, this rather decrepit-looking pub is one of the most successful free houses in the area, offering a minimum of 5 beers from small independent breweries around the UK. The owner, an ex-policeman, operates a no swearing and bad behaviour policy and offers a warm welcome to all in his eclectic and quirky pub.

• Porter's Railway

  phone: +44 161 429-6062
  address: 1 Avenue Street, SK1 2BZ
  This pub is often threatened by demolition but has survived. Its character and sheer range of ales is rivalled by few. Local CAMRA Pub of the Year 2007 and Cider Pub of the Year for six seven years. Among the many cask ales, it showcases the ranges of Rossendale, Outstanding and Pictish breweries (including a mild); supplemented by three guest beers at weekends.

• Crown

  phone: +44 161 480-5850
  address: 154 Heaton La, SK4 1AR
  Nestled beneath the viaduct, this characterful little boozer has long attracted beer enthusiasts due to its wide range of ales, cosy interior and spectacular location.

• The Magnet

  phone: +44 161 429-6287
  address: 51 Wellington Road North, SK4 1HJ
  CAMRA regional pub of the year 2011. This pub has been restored and offers a wide range of cask ales and bottled beer from around the world.

Limited hotels in the centre of Stockport.

• The Alma Lodge

  address: Buxton Road, SK2 6EL

• Premier Inn Stockport Central

  address: Churchgate, SK1 1YG

• Premier Inn Stockport South

  address: 73 Buxton Road, Heaviley, SK2 6NB

• Davenport Park Hotel

  address: 175–177 Buxton Road, Heaviley, SK2 6EW

• Britannia Hotel

  address: Dialstone Lane, Offerton, SK2 6AG

• Bredbury Hall Hotel and Country Club

  address: Osborne Street, Bredbury, SK6 2DH

• Manchester
• Altrincham