Family Days Out

Keep your little ones entertained with a family day out in Cheshire! Have a great day out with the kids and find lots of fun things to do.

Feed their minds at Catalyst Science Discovery Centre where science has never been so much fun! Or feed their tummies at The Ice Cream Farm with over 50 irresistible flavours of ice-cream.

For some animal magic visit Chester Zoo with over 35,000 animals or get up close with Awesome Sharks at the Blue Planet Aquarium.

Award-winning outdoor adventure activities for all the family. Set within beautiful forests, families and friends of all ages can unleash their inner Ape on Treetop courses or explore the forest floor on epic all-terrain Segways. And the whole family can explore all kinds of slippery slides, extra-long zip wires, massive muddled mazes, huge rope bridges, magical treehouses at BeWILDerwood.

See how the Romans lived at the Grosvenor Museum, immerse yourself in 4000 years of history at Beeston Castle or go underground and discover the secrets of Hack Green Secret Nuclear Bunker.

Whatever the weather you are sure to find perfect family days out in Cheshire!

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Anderton Boat Lift

Book one of our extended River Cruises along the picturesque Weaver Navigation (at 11.30am or 2pm), 1 April - 1 November.
1. 1 Nov 202331 Dec 2024
National Waterways Museum

Unlock the wonders of our waterways at National Waterways Museum, Ellesmere Port.
1. 30 Mar 20241 Nov 2024
2. 1 Nov 202429 Mar 2025
Cheshire West Museums
BeWILDerwood

BeWILDerwood Cheshire is a huge outdoor adventure park for ALL the family to enjoy together. Make memories, use your imagination, be active and run WILD in the enchanted 70-acre woodland.
The Ice Cream Farm
Jodrell Bank

Jodrell Bank is an amazing, unique, and awe-inspiring place. A world-leading deep-space radio observatory, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and an award-winning national visitor attraction.
1. 27 Jul 202422 Oct 2024
2. 23 Oct 202427 Oct 2024
National Trust Places
Beeston Castle and Woodland Park

Set 350 feet above the Cheshire Plain on the sheer rocky crags Beeston Castle is a magical site with something for everyone.
1. 1 Apr 202430 Oct 2024
2. 1 Nov 202423 Dec 2024
3. 26 Dec 20241 Jan 2025
4. 2 Jan 202519 Feb 2025
5. 20 Feb 202526 Feb 2025
6. 27 Feb 202531 Mar 2025
Cheshire oaks
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Cheshire Outdoors

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Sandiway, Northwich

Cheshire Outdoors brings together a huge range of outdoor activities to pack a fun filled day from segways to lase clay, falconry to archery.

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Hack Green Secret Nuclear Bunker

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Museum

Nantwich

Discover the secret underground world of government. How would you survive a nuclear attack?

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Blakemere Village

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Shop / Shopping Centre

Northwich

Situated in the heart of Cheshire just outside Chester, Blakemere Village is home to a unique collective of independent shops, built in and around a stunning Edwardian stable block.
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ChesterBoat - Half Hour City Cruises

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The Groves, Chester

This tranquil half-hour cruise long the River Dee departs from The Groves. From there, you will be taken upstream, under the suspension bridge, past Grosvenor Park and the Earl’s Eye, then you’ll follow the long sweep of the Meadows to the city…
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Delamere Forest

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Forest

Northwich

Enjoy a fun day out in Cheshire’s largest woodland!
Located between Liverpool and Manchester, Delamere Forest provides a stunning setting for your next family adventure.

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Lymm Heritage Centre

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Heritage / Visitor Centre

Lymm

Lymm is a popular destination for visitors at any time. There’s great walks, and great places to eat drink and shop, all set in a picturesque village with the old Cross at its heart. But your trip wouldn’t be complete without paying a visit to…

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Crewe Lyceum Theatre

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Theatre

Crewe

Crewe Lyceum Theatre is Cheshire’s historic Edwardian theatre. Thrilling audiences since 1911, the Theatre is host to a varied programme of live entertainment, including Cheshire’s favourite family pantomime, 2022’s Aladdin starring Louie Spence.
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Storyhouse

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Library

Chester

Storyhouse is Chester’s multi award-winning £37m theatre, library, restaurant and cinema.

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Lion Salt Works

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Heritage / Visitor Centre

Northwich

Cheshire’s salt – the precious mineral on which this county sits – has been prized since Roman times.

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Tudor and Stuart Guided Walking Tour

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Walking Tour

Northgate Street, Chester

Learn about Tudor and Stuart Chester through its stunning architecture as your guide uses character roleplay to regale everyday stories of dissolution, plague and even civil war.

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Quarry Bank (NT)

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Water Mill

Styal

Quarry Bank is one of Britain's greatest industrial heritage sites, showing how a complete industrial community lived. Here you can discover the story of mill workers, mill owners and how the Industrial Revolution changed our world forever.

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Marbury Country Park

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Country / Royal Park

Northwich

At Marbury Country park you can wander along the mere with splendid views over the water to the church at Great Budworth, or explore the arboretum and community orchard.

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Ness Botanic Gardens

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Garden

Neston

Ness is located on the Wirral, with fantastic views across the River Dee to North Wales. They were originally created by Arthur Kilpin Bulley. He was passionate about plants, especially new plants being introduced to European gardens from China,…
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Tatton Park Gardens

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Garden

Knutsford

50 acres of award winning gardens representing over 200 years of garden design and history.

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Medieval Tours

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Walking Tour

Chester

This exciting and unique tour will focus on medieval Chester in the year of 1403

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The Lovell Quinta Arboretum

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Garden

Congleton

Nestled in the heart of the Cheshire countryside in the picturesque village of Swettenham lies this horticultural treasure. The arboretum was the lifelong project of Sir Bernard Lovell, founder of the Jodrell Bank Radio Telescope.

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Little Moreton Hall (NT)

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Historic House / Palace

Congleton

Seeing the tumbling architecture of Little Moreton Hall for the first time, engineers in 1990 could not believe their eyes either.

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Tatton Park - The Farm

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Farm

Knutsford

Tatton Park's Farm is an authentic, 40's working farm where you can meet rare breed animals and new arrivals throughout the year. In its hayday the Farm helped feed the whole of the Tatton Estate and we've brought this to life through the 'Field to…

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Grosvenor Museum

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Museum

Chester

The Grosvenor Museum is full of surprises which tell the stories of Cheshire from pre-history to the 20th century.
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Lyme (NT)

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Historic House / Palace

Disley, Stockport

Glorious house, surrounded by gardens, moorland and deer park. Nestling on the edge of the Peak District, Lyme Park was once a great sporting estate and home of the Legh family for over 500 years.

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