Cheshire - Britain's Finest Hotels, Museums & Galleries, Historic Houses, Gardens, Attractions and Bed & Breakfast


Cheshire - Britain's Finest Hotels, Museums & Galleries, Historic Houses, Gardens, Attractions and Bed & Breakfast are listed below. The Cheshire Plain is a rolling dairy farming region renowned for Cheshire cheese and the remarkable black and white half-timbered architecture. Scattered within this lovely area are some fascinating houses that theholiday...read more



Luxury Hotels in Cheshire

The Alderley Edge Hotel

Macclesfield Road, Alderley Edge, Cheshire
In a beautiful setting overlooking the Cheshire Plain, Alderley Edge Hotel offers a special approach in everything it does, so all the rooms are individual in... more

The Chester Grosvenor & Spa

Eastgate, Chester, Cheshire
Built in 1865, The Chester Grosvenor hotel and Spa is situated in the heart of historic Chester and is one of a handful of hotels outside... more

Hillbark Hotel

Royden Park, Frankby, Cheshire
Hillbark Hotel is set in 250 acres of beautiful parkland overlooking the Dee Estuary and the hills of North Wales. Originally built in 1891, the hotel... more

Rookery Hall Hotel & Spa

Main Road, Worleston, Nantwich, near Chester, Cheshire
Rookery Hall hotel is a magnificent Georgian mansion set in 38 acres of gardens, wooded parkland and meadows bordered by the River Weaver, bears more than... more

Shrigley Hall Hotel

Shrigley Park, Pott Shrigley, near Macclesfield, Cheshire
Barceló Shrigley Hall Hotel is located on the edge of The Peak District set in 262 acres of spectacular countryside estate. All guest bedrooms are beautifully... more



Small Hotels / Inns in Cheshire

Longview Hotel & Restaurant

Manchester Road, Knutsford, Cheshire
The Longview Hotel retains the character of the Victorian era with the use of antiques, prints and period decoration, but it smoothly combines this with excellent... more

The Pheasant Inn

Higher Burwardsley, Tattenhall, Cheshire
The Pheasant Inn is tucked away in a peaceful corner of rural Cheshire and enjoys some of the most magnificent panoramic views in the area. A... more



Bed & Breakfast in Cheshire

Ashbrook Towers Farm

Lea Green, Church Minshull, Nantwich, Cheshire
Ashbrook Towers Farm B&B is set in 15 acres of Cheshire parkland close to the historic town of Nantwich. The property was built approximately 200 years... more

Churton Heath Farm

Chapel Lane, Bruera, Chester, Cheshire
Churton Heath Farm B&B is just four miles from Chester, in the middle of very peaceful countryside. Lovely Georgian farmhouse, on a working farm. We have... more

Hill House Farm

The Hall Lane, Rushton, Tarporley, Cheshire
Hill House Farm B&B is a Victorian former farmhouse situated in the middle of the beautiful Cheshire countryside. It offers spacious accommodation with comfortable bedrooms and... more

Wizards Thatch

Macclesfield Road, Alderley Edge, Cheshire
Wizards Thatch takes its name from a local legend, and its hospitality is also legendary with Champagne and chocolates on arrival. Guests at this 5 star... more



Museums / Art Galleries in Cheshire

Grosvenor Museum

27 Grosvenor Street, Chester, Cheshire
The Grosvenor Museum houses Chester´s biggest collection of its local and international history, spread over three floors of a classic 19th century building. In the Roman... more

Quarry Bank Mill & Styal Estate

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Styal, Wilmslow, Cheshire
The Georgian working water powered cotton mill still spins and weaves cotton to be sold. There are demonstrations of a spinning jenny and mule in action,... more

Warrington Museum & Art Gallery

Museum Street, Warrington, Cheshire
The Warrington Museum & Art Gallery opened in 1857 as a museum, the art galleries were added in 1877 and 1931. Originally the collection was from... more



Historic Houses in Cheshire

Adlington Hall

Macclesfield, Cheshire
The History of Adlington Hall can be traced to as far back as the Domesday Survey. With little knowledge of the hall prior to the Norman... more

Arley Hall & Gardens

Arley, Northwich, Cheshire
Arley Hall is one of the most interesting and attractive stateley homes in the North West. The elaborate ceilings and oak panelling, impressive fireplaces, intricate stained... more

Capesthorne Hall

Siddington, Macclesfield, Cheshire
Capesthorne Hall has been the home of the Bromley-Davenport family since Domesday times. After a disastrous fire, the hall was rebuilt in Victorian times around the... more

Lyme Park

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Disley, Stockport, Cheshire
Lyme Park, originally a Tudor house, was transformed by the Venetian architect Leoni into an Italianate palace. Parts of the Elizabethan interior have survived and contrast... more

Rode Hall

Scholar Green, Stoke-on-Trent, Cheshire
Rode Hall has been in the ownership of the Wilbraham family since 1669. The house was built in three stages; in 1708 the two story wing... more

Tabley House Stately Home

Tabley House, Knutsford, Cheshire
Tabley House is home to a fine collection of furniture dating from the 17th century including work by Gillow and Bullock.... more

Tatton Park

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Knutsford, Cheshire
One of the most complete historic estates, Tatton Park was rebuilt in the late 18th century by Samuel Wyatt. The collections include family portraits, paintings, books,... more



Gardens in Cheshire

Arley Hall & Gardens

Arley, Northwich, Cheshire
Arley Hall, the award winning gardens, recently voted in the top 50 in Europe and in Britain´s top 10, have been lovingly created over 250 years... more

Cholmondeley Castle Garden

Malpas, Cheshire
Cholmondeley Castle has extensive ornamental gardens set in idyllic parkland dominated by the romantic Gothic Castle built in 1801 of local sandstone. There is an extensive... more

Dunge Valley Hidden Gardens

Kettleshulme, High Peak, Cheshire
Dunge Valley Hidden Gardens are a plant collector´s garden made since 1983 in a small valley high in the Pennines. Shelter trees were planted early on,... more

Hare Hill Garden

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Garden Lodge, Over Alderley, Macclesfield, Cheshire
Hare Hill Garden is a charming wooded and walled garden set amid rolling parkland. This woodland garden, especially spectacular in early summer, includes azaleas, hybrid and... more

Lyme Park

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Disley, Stockport, Cheshire
Lyme Park is a 17 acre high-Victorian garden boasting impressive, colourful bedding schemes, an Edwardian rose garden, Jekyll-style herbaceous border of hot colours, a ravine garden... more

Ness Botanic Gardens

Neston, Cheshire
Ness Botanic Gardens is of international repute. Founded by Arthur Kilpin Bulley, a Liverpool cotton broker and passionate plantsman; the Gardens boast plant introductions from all... more

Norton Priory Museum & Gardens

Tudor Road, Manor Park, Runcorn, Cheshire
Excavated Priory remains are the setting for Norton Priory´s extensive gardens with a site which also includes a purpose-built museum, the St Christopher statue - one... more

Rode Hall

Church Lane, Scholar Green, Stoke on Trent, Cheshire
Rode Hall gardens are set in a Repton landscape created by John Webb between 1800 and 1810. The principle features are Rode Pool and the terraced... more

Tatton Park

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Knutsford, Cheshire
Tatton Park´s gardens are almost a collection of gardens within a garden. Outside the walled garden, the earliest formal areas include the beech maze, first established... more



Attractions in Cheshire

Anderton Boat Lift

Lift Lane, Anderton, Northwich, Cheshire
Anderton Boat Lift was opened in March 2002 following a £7m restoration project to restore the famous Victorian structure. One of the `seven wonders of the... more

Blue Planet Aquarium

Cheshire Oaks, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
Now is the time to take advantage of all that Blue Planet Aquarium has to offer! Admire Europe´s largest collection of sharks, including 5 Sand Tigers,... more

Chester Zoo

Upton by Chester, Chester, Cheshire
Chester Zoo, with over 7000 animals and 500 species, all set in 110 acres of picturesque gardens, is an exciting, fun day out for all. It... more

Hack Green Secret Bunker

PO Box 127, Nantwich, Cheshire
Hack Green was one of 21 fixed radar stations in the country and one of only 12 fully equipped with searchlights and fighter aircraft control. In... more

The National Waterways Museum - Ellesmere Port

South Pier Road, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
The Boat Museum at Ellesmere Port brings Britain´s canal history back to life. Explore the exhibitions in the historic dock complex and experience life aboard the... more