Our close proximity to Liverpool makes Cheshire the perfect place to stay and make your base whilst you enjoy Liverpool's Eurovision events whilst exploring everything that we have to offer here in Chester and Cheshire too. It's just 20 miles by car and 40 minutes on the train, you can find out train times and book your tickets here.
With many of Liverpool's accommodation providers filling up, our hotels, apartments, cottages and campsites are ready and waiting to welcome you for a fabulous break.
Whilst you are here don't forget to take some time out to visit some of our fabulous attractions! If you're staying in Chester it's steeped in 2000 years of history with the most complete city walls, the oldest racecourse, and largest Roman Amphitheatre in Britain, plus a 1000 year old cathedral and 700 year old unique shopping rows to discover. Not forgetting our famous zoo, copious walking tours and trails themed around various different aspects of history, fascinating museums and plenty of places to shop including Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet just down the road.
If you want a different way to experience the city you can get on two wheels for a cycle tour, hop into a kayak or take a relaxing cruise down the river, if you are feeling energetic take a running tour or experience a memorable food tasting experience with one of our Taste of Chester food walking tours.
Outside of the city, quaint towns and villages can be found dotted throughout the largely unspoilt rural landscape, each one with its own unique range of places to eat, stay and visit.
With Eurovision coming so close to Cheshire it makes us think about our own musical connections and gives us a reason to celebrate all things musical! We have a whole range of places where you can go to hear some of the best live music around, from pubs and venues to market halls and town halls you can hear from some of Cheshire's best local talent and top-notch tribute acts. We also have many theatre's dotted throughout the county showcasing some of the best musical performances around. We've put together a list of some of our best live music venues here.
We are known for our events and festivals and this year we have more music festivals and music related events taking place than ever! Check out a full list of music events here or see some of our top music festivals featured below, we've got some big names coming to Cheshire this year including Gwen Stefani, David Guetta, Tom Grennan, Richard Ashcroft, Madness and more.
We bet you didn't know that many of the country's top musical artists were originally from Cheshire? (Maybe a certain Harry Styles?) Well, now you do and can find out who they are and listen to them with our Cheshire Artists playlist here.