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National Waterways Museum
Unlock the wonders of our waterways at National Waterways Museum, Ellesmere Port.
With its delightful waterside setting, flotillas of historic boats and fascinating displays housed in fine Victorian buildings, the museum is a great day out whatever the weather.
Visitors can take a boat...
Type:
Museum
Location
Ellesmere Port
Stapeley Water Gardens & Palms Tropical Oasis
You’ll find more than just moisture-loving plants to whet your appetite at Stapeley Water Gardens! Delve into a tropical paradise at the Palms Tropical Oasis, home to a myriad of dazzling and exotic plants, over 100 species of wildlife and all year round tropical temperatures. Discover Tamarin...
Type:
Water Garden
Location
Nantwich
Norton Priory Museum & Gardens
This 38-acre award-winning museum and gardens has a 2.5-acre Georgian Walled Garden with Rose Walk, herb garden, fruit garden, vegetable plots and herbaceous borders.
Norton is home to the largest Quince collection, this almost-forgotten fruit - with records dating back to 1275, the walled...
Type:
Museum
Location
Runcorn
Jodrell Bank Visitor Centre & 3D Theatre
The Jodrell Bank Visitor Centre is the visitor centre for the world famous Lovell Radio Telescope and the Jodrell Bank Observatory, the astronomy research centre of the University of Manchester.
A phased redevelopment of the visitor facilities at Jodrell Bank has commenced. Details of the plans...
Type:
Heritage / Visitor Centre
Location
Holmes Chapel
Chester Zoo
GIANTS STAMPEDE TO CHESTER ZOO
THE giants are ‘marching’ their way to Chester Zoo this year proving that big is best!
2010 will be the Year of Giants at the award-winning zoo with the arrival of two magnificent new species.
Giant Anteaters and Giant Otters will be making their home at the...
Type:
Animal Collection
Location
Chester
Beeston Castle
Set 350 feet above the Cheshire Plain on the sheer rocky crags Beeston Castle is a magical site with something for everyone. With stunning views to take your breath away, long walks through rich woodland for nature lovers and nooks and crannies for kids to hide in you’re sure to have a magnificent...
Type:
Castle / Fort
Location
Tarporley
Anderton Boat - River Trips
Board the Edwin Clark trip boat, sit back and enjoy the unique experience of being transported 50 feet between two waterways. Listen to the informative and lively commentary and learn how the Cathedral of the Canals is a master of Victorian Engineering.
Type:
Boat Trip
Location
Northwich
Ness Botanic Gardens
Voted Large Attraction of the Year 2008 at the Visit Chester and Cheshire Tourism Awards and winner of Large Visitor Attraction of the Year at the Mersey Tourism Awards on 28th May 2008.
These outstanding botanic gardens overlooking the Dee Estuary contain the finest collection of rhododendron...
Type:
Garden
Location
Neston
Tatton Park - Home Farm
Perfect for all the family, the farm provides a picture of rural life where time has stood still since the 1930s and traditional breeds are still resident. Children can feed the goats and hens, meet the pigs and donkeys and visit Aunt Mary’s 1930s cottage.
The Farm is home to Tatton's rare...
Type:
Farm
Location
Knutsford
The Salt Museum
Britain's only salt museum tells the fascinating story of Cheshire's oldest industry. Salt is essential to so many things in life - isn't it time that you found out why? There is also a temporary exhibition programme and events.
Type:
Museum
Location
Northwich
The Parkland & Adventure Playground at Tatton
Tatton's 1,000 acres of Open Park offers trails for you to explore, fishing and horse riding, a playground for the adventurous, the perfect setting for a picnic and the opportunity to see abundant wildlife. It remains a beautiful place with grand vistas, changing moods throughout the year and...
Type:
Municipal Park
Location
Knutsford
Silk Museum: Park Lane Galleries
Museum in a former school of art, looking at the properties of silk, design education, Macclesfield's other textile industries, social history and machinery.
Audio visual programmes and interactive gallery computer.
Temporary exhibition gallery.
Library and family history materials by...
Type:
Museum
Location
Macclesfield
Silk Museum: Paradise Mill
Silk Museum: Paradise Mill is an award-winning museum with 26 jacquard hand looms.
The mill has been restored to give an idea of working conditions during the 1930s when the mill prospered, including a design room and manager's office.
The shop sells silk products and novelties...
Type:
Museum
Location
Macclesfield
Silk Museum: Heritage Centre
Silk Museum: Heritage centre Galleries, in the magnificent Old Sunday School, built in 1814, is a new gallery displaying vibrant silk costumes from 1830 to the present day, haberdashery and manufacturers silk pattern books.
Choice lace and an interactive gallery computer complement and...
Type:
Heritage / Visitor Centre
Location
Macclesfield
Cotebrook Shire Horse Centre
Voted Small Visitor Attraction of the Year 2008 at the recent Visit Chester and Cheshire Tourism Awards.
Set in 50 acres in the heart of Cheshire countryside, the centre offers everything for a perfect day out. Home of the internationally-renowned Cotebrook Shire Horse stud, the centre has been...
Type:
Farm
Location
Tarporley
Chester Zoological Gardens
Almost as famous for its plants as its animals, Chester Zoo has won many prizes for its horticultural displays. Plants make Chester Zoo a beautiful place and you will find them used in many different ways.
Animals rely totally on plants for their survival. Whether it is directly, or indirectly,...
Type:
Garden
Location
Chester
Anderton Boat Lift - Visitor Centre
The Operations Centre houses a fascinating interactive exhibition, explaining the history of the lift and its unique place in waterways history. There is a children's play area with a special maze constructed from the old counterweights. End the visit with a light snack followed by a browse in the...
Type:
Boat Trip
Location
Northwich
Anderton Boat Lift - Lift Trips
Enjoy a 30 minute boat trip on the glass top Edwin Clark as the magnificent Victorian Boat Lift towers above you.
Travel through time as the boatmaster recounts its fascinating history.
Type:
Boat Trip
Location
Northwich
Walton Hall & Gardens
Once owned by the Greenall family, the famous brewers of Warrington, Walton’s gardens retain a fine collection of specimen trees and shrubs and an extensive display of rhododendron and azaleas in the early summer. With ornamental ponds, resplendent rose gardens, herbaceous borders and even a...
Type:
Historic House / Palace
Location
Warrington
Cholmondeley Castle Rare Breeds
Extensive ornamental gardens dominated by romantic Gothic Castle, built in 1801 of local sandstone. Beautiful Temple water garden, rose garden and many mixed borders. Lakeside picnic area, children's play area, rare breeds or farm animals, including Llamas. Ancient private chapel in the park. Gift...
Type:
Farm
Location
Malpas
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