Visitor Centre

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The Visitors Centre is open to the General Public on Sundays (please check the Events Calendar just in case we are closed).

Opening Times

Winter: Open at 12:00 close at 15:00 GMT

Summer: Open at 12:00 close at 16:00 BST

Please come and say hello – our volunteers will answer any question you might have.

Find out about us, bees and the taste of local honey

Our HQ – Dower House

Dower House was a plain brick building that was transformed with a decorative columned façade in 1803. The ha-ha in front of the house stopped the cattle from grazing on the formal lawns, making a barrier which can’t be seen from the house.

In 2004 it became the HQ of the Manchester & District Beekeepers’ Association.

Inside the House

There is an Observation Hive where bees can be seen going about their business. Children love to watch the hive activity. Additionally we extract honey from the comb in the most natural way possible on site.

You will also find an abundance of information relating to the Honey Bee and other pollinating insects.