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All the United Kingdom England Stockport

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Stockport

8 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Stockport, England

Updated May 21, 2025

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Part of the process of making a felt hat.

Stockport, England

The Hat Works

Great Britain's only hat-making museum.
The pigs at the Garden House.

Stockport, England

The Garden House

This delightful hidden farm is home to Victorian ruins and a wonderful menagerie of animals.
Site Of Strawberry Studios, Stockport

Stockport, England

Strawberry Studios

Paul McCartney, Joy Division, and many others created era-defining music at this former recording studio.
A museum entrance with sliding glass doors below a sign in blue letters that says "Stockport Air Raid Shelters"

Stockport, England

Stockport Air Raid Shelters

Nicknamed the 'Chestergate Hotel,' the underground tunnel had beds, lights, and even flushing toilets.
Plaza Theatre

Stockport, England

Plaza Theatre

Opened in 1932, this theater in Stockport's Mersey Square is a bonafide Art-Deco gem.
An Obscure Start

Stockport, England

Where The Mersey Rises

The river that gave its name to a 1960s musical movement has a rather inauspicious starting point in town outside of Manchester.
Winters Clock

Stockport, England

Winter's Clock

Three mechanical figures—a soldier, a sailor, and Father Time—announce the time on this local landmark.
One of the BHS murals tells the origin story of Stockport.

Stockport, England

The BHS Murals in Stockport

The history of Stockport is rendered In colorful concrete artwork.
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