Cheshire Towns

Visit the many market towns in Cheshire and you'll discover the home of Elizabeth Gaskell in Knutsford, the evening hangouts of the rich and famous in Alderley Edge, Anglo-Saxon crosses in Sandbach, independent galleries, antique shops and boutiques and of course fantastic markets selling a whole range of delicious Cheshire produce. Nantwich is a gorgeous town with a beautiful church, plethora of independent shops and a varied events programme throughout the year. Macclesfield is home to the famous Treacle Market, fascinating museums about the town's textile history and the perfect base to explore the Peak District area. With Warrington it's location, location, location as its perfectly placed to discover everything Cheshire and the surrounding cities of Liverpool and Manchester have to offer, not only this its home to Gulliver's World Resort, a great day out for all the family. Bunbury is a delightful rural village with many old cottages, narrow winding lanes, and several other characteristic features, which led to it being used as the location for fictional village Great Paxford in ITV drama HomeFires.

Many of the towns are linked by the Cheshire Ring of canals that you can explore aboard a narrowboat for the day or even longer.

Browse the individual pages below for information about places to stay, eat, visit and events in some of the many towns in Cheshire.

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Alsager

Alsager is surrounded by pleasant walks and bridleways, as well as attractions such as the Potters Barn at Hassall Green, Rode Hall Gardens and Alsager Golf and Country Club.
Bollington

Bollington nestles in the foothills of the Pennine range and is a gateway to the Peak District National Park. The town provides a great base for walking, cycling, boating and horseriding in the Peak District.
Congleton

Congleton is well known for its festivals, flowers, ribbons, beers and bears!
Crewe

When most people think of Crewe, they think of railways. During the 19th century Crewe was one of the world's greatest railway workshops and was a hotbed of craft and invention, building elegant locomotives that brought wealth to the town.
Ellesmere Port

Ellesmere Port is home to Cheshire Oaks, the largest discount shopping village of its type in the country and the adjacent Coliseum Leisure Park, including brands such as Ralph Lauren, Burberry, Armani and Ted Baker.
Frodsham

Frodsham is a thriving Cheshire Market Town that dates from the 13th century. Rich in history and many of today’s buildings stand on the original plots of land laid out in the 13th and 14th centuries.
Knutsford

If you are visiting Cheshire, do not overlook this quaint and quirky market town. Conveniently situated just off the M6 (its more than its motorway services) it is an ideal town for a day or weekend visit.
Macclesfield

Macclesfield is perfectly placed to enjoy a weekend break in the Peak District. Within minutes of the town centre you can escape to the Peak District National Park and enjoy spectacular views across Cheshire.
Middlewich

Middlewich is an historic and ancient settlement at the heart of Cheshire, which dates back into pre-history and the first hunter gatherers.
Nantwich

Nantwich is situated on the banks of the River Weaver with the Shropshire Union Canal running through the town making a junction with the Llangollen Canal.
Northwich

With a rich, varied history and close ties to the salt industry, Northwich is a thriving market town nestled in the heart of Cheshire.
Poynton

Poynton nestles in the foothills of the Peak District National Park and is a perfect base for exploring the Cheshire countryside.
Sandbach

Sandbach history is officially recorded from as early as the Doomsday book, but a significant part of its history occurred prior to William the Conquerer.
Warrington

Warrington has been welcoming visitors for over 2000 years since the Roman Empire marched into the area and established a base at Wilderspool in 100 AD.
Wilmslow

Wilmslow is a shopper’s paradise. From designer boutiques and upmarket interior designers, to chic charity shops and Hoopers department store, Wilmslow is a small place with a big attitude.

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Alsager

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Alsager is surrounded by pleasant walks and bridleways, as well as attractions such as the Potters Barn at Hassall Green, Rode Hall Gardens and Alsager Golf and Country Club.
Bollington

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Cheshire Peak District

Macclesfield

Bollington nestles in the foothills of the Pennine range and is a gateway to the Peak District National Park. The town provides a great base for walking, cycling, boating and horseriding in the Peak District.
Congleton

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Cheshire Peak District

Congleton

Congleton is well known for its festivals, flowers, ribbons, beers and bears!
Crewe

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Crewe

When most people think of Crewe, they think of railways. During the 19th century Crewe was one of the world's greatest railway workshops and was a hotbed of craft and invention, building elegant locomotives that brought wealth to the town.
Disley

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Cheshire Peak District

Stockport

Disley is a picturesque village a stone’s throw away from the Peak District National Park, and is a great base for exploring the Peak District.
Ellesmere Port

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Ellesmere Port

Ellesmere Port is home to Cheshire Oaks, the largest discount shopping village of its type in the country and the adjacent Coliseum Leisure Park, including brands such as Ralph Lauren, Burberry, Armani and Ted Baker.
Frodsham

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Town

Frodsham is a thriving Cheshire Market Town that dates from the 13th century. Rich in history and many of today’s buildings stand on the original plots of land laid out in the 13th and 14th centuries.
Knutsford

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Cheshire Peak District

Knutsford

If you are visiting Cheshire, do not overlook this quaint and quirky market town. Conveniently situated just off the M6 (its more than its motorway services) it is an ideal town for a day or weekend visit.
Macclesfield

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Cheshire Peak District

Macclesfield

Macclesfield is perfectly placed to enjoy a weekend break in the Peak District. Within minutes of the town centre you can escape to the Peak District National Park and enjoy spectacular views across Cheshire.
Middlewich

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Middlewich

Middlewich is an historic and ancient settlement at the heart of Cheshire, which dates back into pre-history and the first hunter gatherers.
Nantwich

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Nantwich is situated on the banks of the River Weaver with the Shropshire Union Canal running through the town making a junction with the Llangollen Canal.
Neston

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Neston has always been an important town locally, despite its changing fortunes as a medieval agricultural settlement, 17th century port, mining village and market town.
Northwich

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Northwich

With a rich, varied history and close ties to the salt industry, Northwich is a thriving market town nestled in the heart of Cheshire.
Poynton

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Cheshire Peak District

Macclesfield

Poynton nestles in the foothills of the Peak District National Park and is a perfect base for exploring the Cheshire countryside.
Saltscape

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Saltscape is the area of Cheshire’s Weaver Valley that has been shaped by the salt that was laid down here millions of years ago, that then brought the Iron age and Roman Communities, mining then chemical industries and has shaped the landscapes,…
Sandbach

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Sandbach

Sandbach history is officially recorded from as early as the Doomsday book, but a significant part of its history occurred prior to William the Conquerer.
Warrington

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Warrington

Warrington has been welcoming visitors for over 2000 years since the Roman Empire marched into the area and established a base at Wilderspool in 100 AD.
Wilmslow

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Cheshire Peak District

Wilmslow

Wilmslow is a shopper’s paradise. From designer boutiques and upmarket interior designers, to chic charity shops and Hoopers department store, Wilmslow is a small place with a big attitude.