Why visit Lymm
Townapedia lists 5 museums and landmarks, 13 parks and trails, 33 places to eat, 1 place to stay and 3 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Thelwall Viaduct, Warburton High Level Bridge, Dunham Massey Hall and Lymm Cross.
Weather in Lymm
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About Lymm
Lymm is a village and civil parish in Cheshire, North West England, now in the Borough of Warrington. It incorporates the hamlets of Booths Hill, Broomedge, Church Green, Deansgreen, Heatley, Heatley Heath, Little Heatley, Oughtrington, Reddish, Rush Green and Statham. At the 2021 United Kingdom census, the parish comprised a population of 12,660, with the built-up area having a population of 11,545.
From the Wikipedia article Lymm (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Lymm on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do3
Thelwall Viaduct
Bridge · 1.3 mi
Motorway viaduct in Warrington, United Kingdom
Warburton High Level Bridge
Bridge · 2.0 mi
Bridge in Warburton, Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Museums and landmarks5
Dunham Massey Hall
Museum · 3.2 mi
Grade I listed building in Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, UK
Parks, trails and playgrounds13
Birchwood Forest Park
Park · 3.4 mi
Park in Birchwood, Warrington, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Paddington Meadows
Park · 3.3 mi
Nature reserve in Paddington, Warrington, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Rixton Clay Pits
Park · 1.9 mi
Former clay extraction site in Rixton, England
Grappenhall Heys Walled Garden
Park · 3.4 mi
Park in Grappenhall, United Kingdom
Woolston Park
Park · 3.1 mi
Park in Woolston, Warrington, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
1 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes33
Church Green
Bar and pub
Higher Lane, Lymm
Mo-Su 09:30-11:30, Mo-Fr 12:00-21:00, Sa 12:00-22:00, Su 12:00-19:00
The Star Inn
Bar and pub · 0.7 mi
64 Star Lane, Lymm
Mo-Fr 15:00-24:00; Sa 13:00-24:00; Su 12:00-23:00
21 more on the map.
History
The name Lymm is thought to have been derived from three possible meanings: the first of Celtic origin, meaning a "place of running water" and is possibly derived from an ancient brook that flows through the village centre. Another being from the Latin, limes meaning on the "limit" of the County of Chester. And finally a third is thought to come from the Old English hlimme meaning "the torrent", which possibly refers to the noise made by Slitten Brook on its course through a ravine in the middle of the village. The village appears as "Limme" in the Domesday Book of 1086.
Primarily agricultural until the Industrial Revolution, which brought the Bridgewater Canal and the Warrington and Altrincham Junction Railway, Lymm developed prominence through the salt mining, goldbeating and cotton industries (many of its inhabitants becoming fustian cutters).
Voted one of the best places to live by The Times and The Sunday Times list in 2017, Lymm was voted as one of Britain's most desirable towns by The Daily Telegraph, and third most desirable place to live in Northern England by The Telegraph in 2023.
From the History section of Lymm on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Arts and culture
Lymm Heritage Centre opened in June 2017 at 1 Legh Street and hosts exhibitions related to local history as well as activities for schools and visitors.
Morris dancing has taken place since at least the Civil War at Lymm, first being recorded in 1817 then becoming organised to celebrate rushbearing during the Victorian era.
Lymm Morris Dancers perform annually at the Feast of St Mary the Virgin, patron saint of Lymm Church, as well as other village fairs throughout the year, such as the Lymm Festival, Lymm May Queen Festival and Lymm Dickensian Festival.
Lymm is twinned with Meung-sur-Loire in France, an ancient village now a Commune near Orléans.
Education
Lymm High School accepts students from Lymm and the surrounding villages and hamlets. Judged as 'Good' by Ofsted in 2024, its sixth form was accorded 'Outstanding'. In December 2023 and 2024 The Sunday Times ranked the school as one of the top five secondary schools in North West England and one of the top secondary schools in the Warrington area. Lymm is also in the out of area catchment for Altrincham Grammar School for Boys and Altrincham Grammar School for Girls where entrance has become more competitive in recent years.
There are four primary schools within Lymm all of which received 'Good' and 'Outstanding' ratings in their recent Ofsted inspections. Three of the primary schools (Oughtrington, Ravenbank and Statham) combined as an Academy 'The Beam Education Trust' in May 2021.
Lymm is also home to Willow Tree Park School, a specialist independent school supporting vulnerable young people with complex learning, communication and sensory needs.
The Manchester Japanese School (マンチェスター日本人補習授業校 Manchesutā Nihonjin Hoshū Jugyō Kō), a weekend Japanese educational programme, is held at the Language Centre at Lymm High School.
From the Wikipedia article Lymm, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Notable people from Lymm
Ruth Lea, Baroness Lea of LymmBritish political economistPhoto: Roger Harris, CC BY 3.0
Matthew GibsonBritish cyclistPhoto: Nicola, CC BY-SA 4.0- Elizabeth PulmanNew Zealand photographer (1836-1900)
- C. Fox SmithEnglish poet
- Edwin LeeEnglish footballer (1879-1940)
- Harry LeighEnglish footballer (1888-?)
- Malcolm CarlisleEnglish cricketer and British Army officer
- Dee CollinsBritish police officer
Born in Lymm, according to Wikidata (CC0). Each name links to its Wikipedia article.
Where to stay1
Statham Lodge Hotel and Restaurant
Motel and hotel · 1.0 mi
Warrington Road, Lymm
Churches and places of worship13
St. Winefride's Catholic Church
Church · Catholic · 0.4 mi
Booths Hill Road, Lymm
Shopping5
Gas and EV charging1
Schools, colleges and libraries8
Healthcare3
Map of Lymm
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Getting there and nearby towns
Manchester Airport (MAN) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 9 miles away.
- Warrington 4 mi west, about 7 min by car
- Timperley 6 mi east, about 10 min by car
- Newton-le-Willows 7 mi northwest, about 11 min by car
- Swinton 10 mi northeast, about 16 min by car
- Salford 11 mi northeast, about 17 min by car
- Wilmslow 11 mi east, about 17 min by car
- Manchester 12 mi northeast, about 19 min by car
- St Helens 12 mi northwest, about 19 min by car
- Westhoughton 12 mi north, about 19 min by car
- Wigan 13 mi northwest, about 21 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Photo credits
- Lymm, David Jones from Isle of Wight, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0
- Stocks at Lymm Cross, Dave.Dunford, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lymm - panoramio (2), Tanya Dedyukhina, CC BY 3.0
- Lymm Bridgewater Canal - panoramio, Tanya Dedyukhina, CC BY 3.0
- Lymm - panoramio (4), Tanya Dedyukhina, CC BY 3.0
- Lymm in Autumn - panoramio, Graham Thomson, CC BY 3.0
- Thelwall viaduct, Martin Clark, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Dunham Massey 2015 105, Photograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net )., CC BY-SA 4.0
- Thelwall All Saints 2, Peter I. Vardy, Public domain
- The Chapel of the Blessed Virgin Mary, High Legh, Delusion23, CC BY-SA 3.0
- St Werburgh, Warburton, David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0
- St Wilfrid's, Grappenhall, Peter I. Vardy, Public domain
- Woolston Eyes nature reserve main hide, Andy Mabbett, CC BY 3.0
- Lymm St Mary 4, Peter I. Vardy, Public domain
- St Peter's Church, Oughtrington, David Long, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Aston Webb buildings in snow, The University of Birmingham, Dec 2009, Simonham, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Lymm Cross, Andrew Huggett, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Birchwood Forest Park - Moss Gate Entrance © David Dixon, David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0
- River Mersey at Paddington Meadows, Warrington, Szzuk, CC0
- Rixton with Glazebrook - Rixton Clay Pits, Galatas, CC BY-SA 2.0
- 2021- picture of Lymm Dam reflected against the sky. JPG, Davieslr, CC BY-SA 4.0
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