England · United Kingdom
Where to stay in Macclesfield
Macclesfield is a city in England, United Kingdom, home to about 53,000 people. This guide covers 2 hotels in Macclesfield, with about 178 rooms between them. Every one carries a published guest score, and the list below is ordered by it.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 2
- Best months
- June and July
- Nearest airport
- MAN14 km · Manchester Airport
- Currency
- GBPpound sterling
- Time zone
- Europe/London
- Language
- Cornish, English, Irish
About
About Macclesfield
Macclesfield () is a market town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East, Cheshire, England. It is sited on the River Bollin and the edge of the Cheshire Plain, with Macclesfield Forest to its east; the town lies 16 miles (26 km) south of Manchester and 38 miles (61 km) east of Chester.
The pharmaceuticals conglomerate Astra-Zeneca has a large manufacturing site in Macclesfield, though its research centre at nearby Alderley Edge was closed in 2014. The biotech and pharmaceutical industry is a significant source of local employment. In 2021, Macclesfield was home to 54,000 people. Macclesfield was first recorded under the name "Maclesfeld" in the Domesday Book of 1086. Its name is probably from a local landowner of the time. Two centuries later it was granted a charter.
Wikipedia and Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
Things to do
What to see and do in Macclesfield
See
- The 108 Steps
- Macclesfield Cemetery
- St Michael and All Angels Church
- Silk Museum and Paradise Mill
- Old Sunday School
- King Edward Street Chapel
- Barracks Square
- High Street conservation area
- Weavers’ cottages
- Street Art
- Nether Alderley Mill
Do
- Macclesfield FC
- Middlewood Way
- Macclesfield Canal
- MADS
- Cinemac
- Pictures in the Park @ Park Tavern
- Parks
- Riverside Park
- Music@Mike's
- Button Warehouse
- Nags Head
- The Queens
Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
Where to stay
The best-rated places to stay in Macclesfield
Ordered by guest score as each operator publishes it, weighted by the number of reviews so a handful of perfect scores does not outrank thousands of very good ones. Scores are shown on their own scale.
| # | Place to stay | Rooms | Guest score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Travelodge Macclesfield Adlington hotel | 78 | 4.3/5 785 reviews |
| 2 | Travelodge Macclesfield Central hotel | 100 | 4.1/5 942 reviews |
Schematic: the city centre in orange, each place to stay as a dot, distance rings in kilometres.
Where to stay
More hotels in Macclesfield
41 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata; the 40 best known are shown, by the number of Wikipedia editions that cover them. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Shrigley Hall | 6.9 km | |
| Mottram Hall | 6.7 km | |
| Old Hall Hotel Ensana Hotels | 1670 | 14.1 km |
| Palace Hotel | 1868 | 14.1 km |
| Admiral Rodney Inn Robinsons Brewery | 3.9 km | |
| Bridge Hotel | 3.8 km | |
| Cock and Pheasant Inn | 3.7 km | |
| Crewe and Harpur Arms | 19.2 km | |
| Former Macclesfield Arms Hotel | 0.4 km | |
| Grove Hotel and Grove Parade | 14.3 km | |
| Horseshoe Inn | 19.2 km | |
| Jodrell Arms Hotel | 12.4 km | |
| Lion and Swan Inn | 12.1 km | |
| Lord Clyde Inn | 3.1 km | |
| New Inn Robinsons Brewery | 14.2 km | |
| Queens Head | 12.0 km | |
| Short Street Mill The Old Millstone Inn | 0.3 km | |
| Sun Inn | 14.1 km | |
| The Grapes | 19.2 km | |
| The Knot Inn | 11.2 km | |
| The Legh Arms Hotel Robinsons Brewery | 3.8 km | |
| The Mermaid Inn | 17.7 km | |
| The Plough Inn | 9.2 km | |
| The Stanley Arms | 6.5 km | |
| 9 Green Lane Bed and Breakfast | 14.1 km | |
| Best Western Plus Buxton Lee Wood Hotel | 13.8 km | |
| Ensana Buxton Crescent | 14.2 km | |
| Fina Bar and Grill | 0.3 km | |
| Former Albion Hotel | 11.9 km | |
| George Hotel Public House | 0.6 km | |
| Grosvenor House Hotel | 14.1 km | |
| Hartington Hotel | 13.9 km | |
| Hollin Hall Hotel | 4.2 km | |
| Roseleigh Guest House | 13.9 km | |
| Roseleigh Hotel (Number 19) and Sherwood (Number 20) | 13.9 km | |
| Sandringham Hotel | 14.0 km | |
| Staden Grange | 15.9 km | |
| The Savoy Hotel | 14.1 km | |
| The Tytherington | 2.7 km | |
| Westminster Hotel (Number 21) and Eton House (Number 22) | 13.9 km |
All 43 hotels in Macclesfield, with their history and operators
When to go
The best time to visit Macclesfield
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Macclesfield are June and July. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 21 °C; October is the wettest, with about 98 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Macclesfield: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Manchester Airport (MAN), about 14 km from the city centre in a straight line; Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL, 49 km) and East Midlands Airport (EMA, 72 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
Macclesfield station is on the main train line between London Euston and Manchester and is easily accessed from by high-speed trains (Manchester 20 minutes, London 1 hour 45 minutes). Cross Country services between Manchester and Birmingham also call at Macclesfield. Local stopping services are available to Manchester and Stoke-on-Trent. The train station is just to the east of the town centre and the main shopping area. Macclesfield Bus Station Macclesfield is connected to several surrounding towns by bus.
Getting around
The town centre is easily traversable by foot. Buses to suburbs and nearby towns depart from the bus station on Queen Victoria Street. From the train station, cross the road to Waters Green and follow this up the hill and round to the left. Nowhere in Macclesfield is completely flat and some parts are rather steep, but every so often you’ll see a view of the hills that makes it all worthwhile. Be aware that cobbled streets can be slippery when wet.
Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
MAN · Manchester Airport
LPL · Liverpool John Lennon Airport
EMA · East Midlands Airport
Good to know
Accessibility, parking and families in Macclesfield
How many places to stay in this guide offer each, in their operators' own words.
of 2 places
of 2 places
Questions
Macclesfield: questions travellers ask
What are the best-rated hotels in Macclesfield?
By published guest score: Travelodge Macclesfield Adlington (4.3 / 5 · 785 reviews · www.travelodge.co.uk (operator's own guest score)); Travelodge Macclesfield Central (4.1 / 5 · 942 reviews · www.travelodge.co.uk (operator's own guest score)).
When is the best time to visit Macclesfield?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Macclesfield are June and July. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 21 °C; October is the wettest, with about 98 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Macclesfield?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Manchester Airport (MAN), about 14 km from the city centre in a straight line; Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL, 49 km) and East Midlands Airport (EMA, 72 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Macclesfield?
pound sterling (GBP).
Nearby
Destinations near Macclesfield
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.