Visitor Centre Facilities

The centre contains information about the park, local countryside, community activities, events and tourist information.
It is the perfect venue for your business meeting or community group, easy parking, wheelchair friendly access and panoramic views over Astbury Mere!

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Visitor Centre Room Hire

The perfect venue for your business meeting or community group, easy parking, wheelchair friendly access and panoramic views over Astbury Mere!

The Visitor Centre can be hired for private and community use. Cost: from just £17.50 per session.

To book or enquire about bookings, please email our Countryside Ranger by clicking AMCP Room Booking, Telephone 01260 297237 or send an enquiry through the contact page, we are happy to help.

BOOKINGS ARE CURRENTLY SUSPENDED DUE TO COVID-19, WE AiM TO RESTART THEM fROM JUNE 21st

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Astbury Mere Country Park,
Sandy Lane, Congleton, Cheshire, CW12 4FP

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Astbury Mere Trust is always looking to improve the park so please get in contact if you have any feedback, questions or ideas!

For events and organisations who use the park please contact the providers directly, contact details on the What's On Page.

Astbury Mere Country Park

4.5

Based on 1022 reviews

Melissa Booth

10:20 02 Jun 21

Lovely walk with great scenery, plenty of benches to rest around the lake and a large grass area for picnics. Parking... is only 50p for 4 hours. There are public toilets and a little cafe. Overall great day out.read more

Tj Mean

17:42 13 Apr 21

Beautiful place to walk around. Parking was just 50p for 4 hours which was plenty. Nice little coffee shop serving what... you would expect and plenty of bins. You can tell they look after the park hereread more

John Hunter

17:15 12 Apr 21

Lovely park. The path around the mere is almost exactly a mile. Perfect for an exercise routine. Parking. Visitor... centre. Cafe. Perfect.read more

shahzada nawaz

00:33 11 Apr 21

Beautiful place for a day out. Very nice picnic area. Parking can be an issue on a busy day but it is cheap. Clean... toilet on site. Good day out with kids and nice even circular path around the reservoir. Definitely recommend to check out.read more

Mick Jackson

20:50 07 Apr 21

Been tidied up since I last visited. Nice place for a gentle walk. Access good,flat, level surface to walk on. Car... parking 50 p for up to 4 hours. £1 all day. That's a good deal as green spaces local to us are ratcheting up parking fees. Indian restaurant and a café on site . Hopefully we can use them normally soon. Fishing and water sports on site.read more

Emma Harrington

06:43 07 Apr 21

Great country park, flat path all the way round the lake. The route is about 1 mile. There are other paths and trails... through woodland too. Very well kept. There are benches to. Parking is very good and the fee is 50p. This is a well used country park by fishermen, runners and walkers. Gets busy, particularly at weekends.read more

Nicki Mayers

13:49 05 Apr 21

Lovely wide, well-kept paths. Plenty of open space and benches and a great little cafe selling a good selection of... drinks and snacksread more

Steve Whitehurst

15:00 03 Apr 21

Lovely walk round the lake. Good paths. Approx 1 mile round no hills ideal for walkers or wheelchairs.

Diane Welch

14:51 27 Mar 21

First visit and definitely won't be the last. I can see that it could get very busy when the nice weather comes along.

Talia Lyndsay

09:47 27 Mar 21

Lovely place to walk or cycle round. If you're walking I'd recommend the Isabella Plantation or avoiding the road- far... more to be seen off the beaten track.read more

Debi Scott

23:07 09 Mar 21

Beautiful place, limited parking but it's usually enough, just especially busy just now. Very reasonable charge for... parking and it goes towards the upkeep of the park. Coffee shop on site also toilets ( currently closed 😣)read more

stefankaz53

14:01 03 Mar 21

Has a good cafe on site, get a hot drink and food. The park itself is a comfortable walk round about half a mile.

Gareth Houghton

08:18 28 Feb 21

1 mile loop walk around the mere. Limited parking available, its 50p and contributes to the upkeep of the park yet... visitors insist on parking on the residential road outside causing traffic problems. Small takeaway on site for got and cold drinks. Dog water provided looked like it was straight from the mere and when asked for fresh was met a frosty response. Not much social distancing or walking in families going on. At the moment its 1 star, will revisit in the new world.read more

Michael Hughes

20:14 26 Feb 21

Great place for a short walk (1 mile), and some fresh air. Good facilities, and parking is only 50p!!

Richard Williams

13:00 22 Jan 21

Lovely flat circular walk around the mere. Benches to enjoy the views and fresh Coffee from the Cafe in the main car... park.read more

James Challinor

13:22 05 Dec 20

Lovely place to walk your dog or go for a run. The footpath is mostly wide all the way round so it is easy for people... to pass without getting too close. Car parking is £0.50 minimum, cash only.read more

Dave Larson

10:20 18 Oct 20

A really nice place for a short walk. It’s just over a mile round the mere on wheelchair friendly paths and at 50p... parking for four hours, it’s reasonable to park. It’s dog friendly, with areas for them to be off the lead, with plenty of dog waste bins. They even have a small area for dogs to paddle or swim if your dog like water.read more

Iain Nash

21:42 14 Sep 20

A great place to walk dogs or play with the kids or push a pram or just go for a stroll. Stick to the flat path round... the mere or climb the steps and walk through the woods. Most of the lakeside is set aside for anglers but there's one dedicated spot for dogs and if you rent a boat or a kayak from the boating club, you can picnic on their grassy slope and even feed the ducks. There's plenty of open space to throw balls for dogs or have a kickabout or just to sit and chill. Its a pretty spot and within spitting distance of the town centre of Congleton. Just beware, it gets busy in the car park on nice days and the toilets are currently shut due to covid19.read more

20:48 14 Sep 20

A great place for a short stroll or a walk with (or without!) the kids through the woods or to push a pram around...... with plenty of open space for a friendly kickabout or a picnic. Within walking distance of Congleton town centre this place is it great local resource and a lovely place to just spend some time. A good place to walk a dog too. Most owners seem to be quite respectful and don't hang their poo bags in the trees The ground around the Lake itself is owned by a local angling society so I assume it is great for fishing and there's a very handy boating centre which will rent out kayaks and other vessels. Not a great place to feed the ducks with kids unless you are renting a boat as the only land you can get to by the water is either dedicated to dogs (so you won't find ducks there) or owned by the boat club.read more

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