The Cuckooland Museum

Tabley, Cheshire

REGARDED as the largest museum of its kind, the Cuckooland Museum has more than 600 cuckoo clocks from the Black Forest region of Germany, and was established by clock restorer brothers Roman and Maz Piekarski.

The craft of cuckoo clock making has an intriguing history, with the first thought to date back to the 1700s to a clock master who loved the chiming of church bells.

The museum also has a large collection of authentic Black Forest tools and machines, so visitors get a unique insight into how the specialist clocks are made.

ADMISSION: Guided tours only,

£7.50 per person