Official visitor guide produced in association with the
Visit Chester & Cheshire regional tourist board.
Sunday, 14th March 2010
You're spoilt for choice for things to do in Cheshire. See below to find stately homes, luxury spa facilities, award-winning gardens, waymarked country trails and outdoor activities ranging from crag-climbing and wildlife walks, archery lessons and falconry sessions, to craft workshops and children’s holiday courses. Whether you want to pack your diary full or prefer to take life at a more leisurely pace, you'll find a selection of fantastic stuff to visit, see and learn.
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Knutsford
With forty indoor servants to spit and polish, cook and clean, wash and iron, this elegant Regency mansion was a constant bustle of activity in the days of the Egerton family which owned the house from the turn of the 18th century. With its impressive south-facing portico dominating the view of the...
Historic House / Palace
Congleton
Step back in time, over 500 years.
Historic House / Palace
Northwich
The Lion Salt Works represents all the characteristic features of a family works.
Industrial Archaeology
Neston
Voted Large Attraction of the Year 2008 at the recent Visit Chester and Cheshire Tourism Awards.
These outstanding botanic gardens overlooking the Dee Estuary contain the finest collection of rhododendron and azaleas in the Northwest.
Garden
Knutsford
Tatton Park Gardens voted one of Britain's Best!
Garden
Altrincham
Here is one of the North West's great plantsman's gardens with richly planted borders and majestic trees, as well as an orangery, Victorian bark house and well house.
Garden
Altrincham
Park with formal avenues and fallow deer.
Municipal Park
Chester
Excellent reputation for providing its customers with quality horticultural and lifestyle products,
Garden Centre
Runcorn
Amid the engaging sights at this 800-year-old religious retreat - herbs, vegetables and fruits grown, including the national collection of quince trees.
Museum
Holmes Chapel
With over 2,500 species of trees and shrubs, this arboretum, next to the world famous Lovell Radio Telescope is a tree lovers’ paradise.
Parkland / Woodland Garden
Knutsford
Perfect for all the family, the farm provides a picture of rural life where time has stood still since the 1930s.
Farm
Dunham Massey
A family-run, small craft brewery, from a barn on the Dunham Massey estate, producing 12 beers, including brews with the novel names of Chocolate Cherry Mild and Deer Beer.
Brewery
Styal
One of our garden’s greatest secrets has been revealed!
Water Mill
Tattenhall
The largest ice cream parlour in the region offering 40 flavours of ice cream and sorbet.
Adventure Park / Playground
Holmes Chapel
The Jodrell Bank Visitor Centre is the visitor centre for the world famous Lovell Radio Telescope.
Heritage / Visitor Centre
Stockport
Great National Trust estate with lavishly decorated house and fine gardens.
Historic House / Palace
Northwich
Enjoy freshly-made ice cream with 18 different flavours.
Tea / Coffee Shop
Warrington
Bents is a complete gardening, home and leisure experience and the current holder of the GCA's Best Garden Centre in the UK Award 2009.
Garden Centre
Bunbury, Tarporley
Have a go at making your own flour and even sample the resulting flour-based products.
Water Mill
Altrincham
An 18th century mansion with over 30 rooms open to the public. Collections of furniture, paintings and silver. Library, laundry, kitchen and stables.
National Trust property.
Historic House / Palace
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