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Cheshire Days Out Guide (2026)

Cheshire attractions - Top things to do in Cheshire, England

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Cheshire features historic towns, gardens, museums, waterways, heritage sites and scenic countryside across Chester, Warrington, Crewe and Macclesfield. There’s plenty to explore throughout the year.

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Active & Adventure in Cheshire

Go Ape Delamere Forest - Northwich
Go Ape Delamere Forest is a high-wires adventure experience near Delamere in.... read more
Active (sporting) things to do

Tenpin Cheshire Oaks
Coliseum Leisure Park, Coliseum Way, Cheshire Oaks, Cheshire, CH65 9HD
Active (sporting)

The Crocky Trail - Chester
The Crocky Trail is an outdoor adventure playground and trail in the East of Chester in Cheshire... read more
Active (sporting) things to do

Animals & Nature in Cheshire

Apple Jacks Adventure Farm - Stretton, Warrington
Apple Jacks Adventure Farm is a adventure farm park for children near Warrington... read more
Animals & Nature

Blue Planet Aquarium - Ellesmere Port
Blue Planet Aquarium has over 100 living water-based exhibits including Europe's largest collection of Sharks... read more
Animals & Nature • Indoor

Burton Mere Wetlands - Neston
Burton Mere Wetlands (RSPB nature reserve) in Neston. Find opening hours, admission prices, map and contact details... read more
Animals & Nature

Chester Zoo - Upton-by-Chester, Chester
Chester Zoo a 110-acre walk around animal park with over 11,000 animals of over 400 different species plus a collection of gardens... read more
Animals & Nature

Cotebrook Shire Horse Centre - Cotebrook
Cotebrook Shire Horse Centre is a Shire horse stud farm that has been breeding prize-winning Shire horses for over 40 years... read more
Animals & Nature

Gauntlet Birds of Prey Eagle and Vulture Park - Knutsford
Gauntlet Birds of Prey Eagle and Vulture Park is home to the largest collection of birds of prey in the North West... read more
Animals & Nature

Wild Wings Birds of Prey - Glazebury, Warrington
Wild Wings Birds of Prey is a bird of prey rescue and rehabilitation centre in Warrington, Cheshire... read more
Animals & Nature

Arts & Crafts in Cheshire

Bean and Brush Family Art Cafe - Sale
Bean and Brush Family Art Cafe is a cafe and an arts and crafts studio in Sale... read more
Arts and crafts activities • Indoor

Charleys Ceramics - Ellesmere Port
Charleys Ceramics in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire. Find the latest opening hours, admission prices, map and contact details... read more
Arts and crafts • Indoor activities

Little Harts Pottery Studio - Astbury
Little Harts Pottery Studio in Astbury, Cheshire. Find the latest opening hours, admission prices, map and contact details... read more
Arts and crafts • Indoor activities

HodgePodge - Audlem
HodgePodge is a pottery painting studio in Audlem in Cheshire... read more
Arts and crafts • Indoor activities

Gardens in Cheshire

Arley Hall & Gardens - Northwich
Arley Hall & Gardens in Northwich, Cheshire. Find the latest opening hours, admission prices, map and contact details...
Gardens

Bluebell Cottage Gardens and Nursery - Dutton, Warrington
Bluebell Cottage Gardens and Nursery in Dutton, Warrington, Cheshire. Find the latest opening hours, admission prices, map and contact details...
Gardens

Hare Hill - Macclesfield
Hare Hill in Macclesfield, Cheshire. Find the latest opening hours, map and contact details...
Gardens

Lovell Quinta Arboretum - Swettenham
Lovell Quinta Arboretum in Swettenham, Cheshire. Find the latest opening hours, admission prices, map and contact details...
Gardens

Ness Botanic Gardens - Ness
Ness Botanic Gardens in Ness, Cheshire. Find the latest opening hours, admission prices, map and contact details...
Gardens

Rode Hall and Gardens - Rode Heath
Rode Hall and Gardens in Rode Heath, Cheshire. Find the latest opening hours, admission prices, map and contact details...
Gardens

Stonyford Cottage Gardens - Northwich
Stonyford Cottage Gardens in Northwich, Cheshire. Find the latest opening hours, admission prices, map and contact details...
Gardens

Historical & Heritage in Cheshire

Beeston Castle and Woodland Park - Beeston
Beeston Castle and Woodland Park features a Castle with superb views plus 40 acres of woodland and park, packed with wildlife and nature trails... read more
Historical tourist attractions • Members free entry

Bramall Hall - Bramhall, Stockport
Bramall Hall is a timber-framed Tudor manor house in 70 acres of grounds in Stockport, Cheshire... read more
Historical tourist attractions

Chester Castle: Agricola Tower and Castle Walls - Chester
Chester Castle: Agricola Tower and Castle Walls in Chester. Find the latest opening hours, admission prices, map and contact details...
Historical tourist attractions

Chester Roman Amphitheatre - Chester
Chester Roman Amphitheatre in Chester. Find the latest opening hours, admission prices, map and contact details...
Historical • Free entry

Chester Cathedral - Chester
Chester Cathedral in Chester, Cheshire. Find the latest opening hours, admission prices, map and contact details... read more
Historical tourist attractions

Cholmondeley Castle Gardens - Malpas
Cholmondeley Castle Gardens are gardens just off the A49 between Whitchurch and Tarporley in East Cheshire... read more
Historical tourist attractions

Dunham Massey - Altrincham
Dunham Massey is a Georgian house with formal gardens and parkland between Lymm and Altrincham... read more
Historical tourist attractions • Members free entry

Little Moreton Hall - Congleton
Little Moreton Hall is a timber-framed Tudor manor house, surrounded by a picturesque moat, between Kidsgrove and Congleton... read more
Historical tourist attractions • Members free entry

Lyme Park, House and Garden - Disley, Stockport
Lyme Park, House and Garden is a stately home dating from the 1500's, with gardens and a 1300 acre estate... read more
Historical tourist attractions • Members free entry

Nether Alderley Mill - Macclesfield
Nether Alderley Mill is a 15th century corn mill in the village of Nether Alderley in Cheshire... read more
Historical tourist attractions • Members free entry

Paradise Mill - Macclesfield
Paradise Mill is a 1930's silk mill in Macclesfield with 26 restored working Jacquard looms to see... read more
Historical tourist attractions

Quarry Bank Mill and Styal Estate - Styal, Wilmslow
Quarry Bank Mill and Styal Estate is a historic cotton mill, pauper house, gardens and a 400 acre estate North West of Wilmslow... read more
Historical tourist attractions • Members free entry

Sandbach Crosses - Sandbach
Sandbach Crosses in Sandbach, Cheshire. Find the latest opening hours, admission prices, map and contact details...
Historical • Free entry

Stretton Watermill - Stretton, nr Farndon
Stretton Watermill is a working water-powered corn mill in East of Wrexham in Cheshire... read more
Historical tourist attractions

Tatton Park - Knutsford
Tatton Park consists of a Tudor old hall, a mansion, 50 acres of gardens, 1000 acres of parkland the town of Knutsford... read more
Historical tourist attractions

Family & Kids Activities in Cheshire

Antz in Your Pantz - Timperley
Antz in Your Pantz is a working water-powered corn mill in East of Wrexham in Cheshire... read more
Kids days out • Indoor

Coco's Playbarn - Frodsham
Coco's Playbarn is a indoor play centre for children up to a height of 4'6″ tall located between Frodsham and Kingsley... read more
Kids days out • Indoor

Crazy Town Ellesmere Port - Ellesmere Port
Crazy Town Ellesmere Port is an indoor play centre for children up to the age of 10 located in Ellesmere Port... read more
Kids days out • Indoor

Fun2B (Childrens Indoor Play Centre) - Warrington
Fun2B (Childrens Indoor Play Centre) in Warrington, Cheshire. Find opening hours, admission prices, map and contact details... read more
Kids days out • Indoor

Giddy Kidz Party and Play Centre - Warrington
Giddy Kidz Party and Play Centre is a children's indoor soft play centre in Warrington... read more
Kids days out • Indoor

Wild Things Soft Play Centre - Bramhall, Stockport
Wild Things Soft Play Centre is a children's indoor play centre in Bramhall, South of Stockport... read more
Kids days out • Indoor

Museums & Galleries in Cheshire

Anson Engine Museum - Poynton
Anson Engine Museum is a museum about the history of the combustion engine and man's quest for power with over 250 engines on display... read more
Museums & Galleries

Catalyst Science Discovery Centre - Widnes
Catalyst Science Discovery Centre is a family attraction created to inform visitors about chemistry in an exciting way that is accessible to all... read more
Museums & Galleries • Indoor

Cuckooland Museum - Tabley, near Knutsford
Cuckooland Museum is a museum displaying a collection of cuckoo clocks near Knutsford... read more
Museums & Galleries

Deva Roman Experience - Chester
Deva Roman Experience is an educational attraction about Roman life in Chester city centre... read more
Museums & Galleries • Indoor

Grosvenor Museum - Chester
Grosvenor Museum is an educational attraction about Roman life in Chester city centre... read more
Museums & Galleries • Free entry • Indoor

Hack Green Secret Nuclear Bunker - Nantwich
Hack Green Secret Nuclear Bunker is a nuclear shelter experience set in one of the nations most secret defence sites... read more
Museums & Galleries • Indoor

Silk Museum - Macclesfield
Silk Museum is a museum about the silk making process and it's history with respect to Macclesfield, Cheshire... read more
Museums & Galleries

Stockport Air Raid Shelters
61 Chestergate, Stockport, Cheshire, SK1 1NE
Museums & Galleries • Indoor

Stockport Museum
30/31 Market Place, Stockport, Cheshire, SK1 1ES
Museums & Galleries • Indoor

Warrington Museum and Art Gallery - Warrington
Warrington Museum and Art Gallery in Warrington, Cheshire. Find opening hours, admission prices, map and contact details... read more
Museums & Galleries • Free entry

Weaver Hall Museum and Workhouse - Northwich
Weaver Hall Museum and Workhouse in Northwich, Cheshire. Find opening hours, admission prices, map and contact details... read more
Museums & Galleries • Indoor

Other Places to Visit in Cheshire

Anderton Boat Lift - Anderton, Northwich
Anderton Boat Lift is located on the river Weaver 3 miles from Northwich and was constructed in 1875... read more
Other places to visit

Cheshire Farm Ice Cream - Chester
Cheshire Farm Ice Cream is centred around an ice cream parlour and includes a cafe, adventure playgrounds, gift shop and animal corner... read more
Other places to visit • Free entry

Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre - Macclesfield
Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre houses the Lovell Telescope, the third largest steerable dish radio telescope in the world... read more
Other places to visit

Theme Parks in Cheshire

Gulliver's World Warrington - Warrington
Gulliver's World Warrington in Warrington, Cheshire is a family orientated theme park for families with children between 2 and 13 year old... read more
Theme Parks

Transport & Railways in Cheshire

Halton Miniature Railway - Runcorn
Halton Miniature Railway in Runcorn, Cheshire. Find opening hours, admission prices, map and contact details... read more
Transport days out

Whether you're planning a family day out, looking for things to do with the kids or searching for ideas for adults and couples, Cheshire has a great mix of attractions and places to visit.

Page Updated: 19th May 2026