Alderley Edge - The Place to Be Seen

Alderley Edge

Alderley Edge; the majority of people say that this is the hot spot within the golden triangle 'the place to eat, drink and be noticed' and for the most part this is in fact true. There are no bad dining experiences within Alderley Edge, its expensive to live in, work in and dine in, 99% of people here are millionaires and this mix of rich folk expect the best and only the best.

Alderley Edge is famous for its affluence and expensive houses. It forms part of Cheshire's Golden Triangle, named after LA's Platinum Triangle in the US. Alderley Edge has a selection of cafes and designer shops, and has attracted numerous Premier League footballers, actors and multi-millionaire North-Western business people. It is one of the most expensive and sought-after places to live in the UK outside of central London.

The area is notable for its heavily wooded streets and substantial Victorian villas set in spacious gardens. The first villa was constructed in the early 1840s and by 1850 thirty "handsome residences" had been erected, some of them in what is now the Alderley Edge Conservation Area. The cotton barons from Manchester built their mansions here and now they are changing hands for several million pounds. The village winds up a high street with many restaurants, designer shops and specialty food shops. Around the village, winding lanes are covered in their original sandstone sets and front boundary walls are usually built from the same local sandstone. The buildings are varied in style with examples of Tudor, Italian, neo-Georgian and Arts and Crafts Movement designs. The wide range of materials used reflects this somewhat eclectic mix of styles, and include stone, brick (several colors) smooth render or roughcast for the walls, and Welsh slate or clay tiles for the roofs.

So what does Alderley Edge have to offer? Well for a start its easy to navigate your way around; the main street 'London Road' is the road to eat on, this is where all of the bars and restaurants for which Alderley Edge is famous for are.