Cheshire Top Attractions

Here we have listed some of Cheshire's Top attractions. With this list we are trying to list those attractions that you would want to spend at least 3-4 hours at to have a good day out. This is the start of a list that will both grow over time and hopefully we will be able to add more columns or information.

Where the names in the first column is hyperlinked this links to a Location page with more information on this site and over time more of these will be added, we will be delighted if some of you would like to also produce location pages.

For more attractions to visit within Cheshire, then take a look at the Cheshire County page and find other listings such as railways, gardens, abbeys and more.

Codes: NT = National Trust, EH = English Heritage, Wiki = Wikipedia

Attraction	Near	NGR	Website Link	Notes
Adlington Hall	Macclesfield		Adlington Hall Wiki Great British Gardens
Alderley Edge	Macclesfield		Wiki NT
Aldford Castle		SJ419596	Wiki
Anderton Boat Lift	Northwich	SJ647753	Own Wiki
Anson Engine Museum	Poynton		Wiki
Arley Hall Gardens	Arley	SJ675809	Own Wiki
Beeston Castle	Taporley	SJ538591	Wiki EH
Bickerton Hill	Bickerton	SJ508548	Wiki
Bishop Bennet Way	Chester		Wiki	Walk (34 miles from Beeston Castle to Wirswall)
Biddulph Grange Garden	Congleton		NT
Bidston Hill Lighthouse	Bidston	SJ285895	Own
Bidston Windmill	Bidston	SJ287894	WW LB geograph Wiki Wiki
Blue Planet Aquarium	Ellesmere Port		Own
Bluebell Cottage Gardens	Northwich	SJ583779	Own
Boat Museum (The)	Ellesmere Port	SJ405772	Own wiki Ellesmere Port Dock
Bridgemere Garden World	Nantwich	SJ725438	Own
Buckton Castle	Carrbrook	SD989016	Wiki
Bulkeley Hill	Crewe	SJ525552	Wiki
Bury Castle	Bury	SD803108	Wiki
Capesthorne Hall	Macclesfield	SJ841727	Own
Catalyst Science and Discovery Centre	Widnes	SJ513842	Own Wiki
Cheshire Military Museum	Chester		Own
Chester Boat	Chester		Own	Boat cruises on the River Dee
Chester Castle	Chester		Own Wiki EH
Chester Cathedral	Chester		Own Wiki
Chester City Sightseeing Tour	Chester		Own
Chester city walls	Chester		Own Wiki EH
Chester Heritage Tours	Chester		Own
Chester Roman Amphitheatre	Chester	SJ408661	Wiki EH
Chester Zoo Gardens	Upton on Chester	SJ411705	Own Wiki
Chester Zoo	Upton on Chester	SJ411705	Own Wiki
Cholmondeley Castle Gardens	Malpas	SJ536513	Own Wiki
Congleton Museum	Congleton		Own
Cotebrook Shire Horse Centre & Countryside Park	Tarporley		Own
Crewe Heritage Centre	Crewe		Wiki	Railway Museum
Delamere Forest	Delamere		Own Wiki	Forestry Commission
Dewa Roman Experience	Chester		Own
Dunge Valley Hidden Gardens	High Peak		Own
Dunham Castle	Dunham Massey	SJ734874	Wiki
Dunham Massey	Altrincham		NT
Dunham Massey - White Cottage	Altrincham		NT
Ellesmere Port - The Boat Museum	Ellesmere	SJ405772	Own
Frodsham Castle	Frodsham	SJ514775	Wiki
Gawsworth Old Hall	Gawsworth	SJ891697	Own Wiki
Grosvenor Museum	Chester	SJ404659	Own Wiki
Grosvenor Park Miniature Railway	Chester		Own
Gulliver's World	Warrington		Own Wiki
Hack Green Secret Nuclear Bunker	Nantwich		Own Wiki
Halton Castle	Runcorn	SJ537821	Wiki
Hare Hill	Macclesfield		Wiki NT
Harlequin Theatre	Northwich		Wiki
Hatchmere Lake	Delamere		Wiki
Helsby	Frodsham	SJ491755	Wiki
Ince Manor	Ellesmere Port	SJ449765	Wiki
Jodrell Bank Observatory	Macclesfield		Own Wiki
Kingsley Castle	Kingsley	SJ533734	Wiki
Lakemore Country Park	Crewe	SJ733583	Visit Cheshire	Country Park, rare breeds and 5 lakes in 36 acres.
Lamaload Reservoir	Rainow	SJ972750	Wiki
Leasowe Lighthouse	Leasowe	SJ252913	Own
Lion Salt Works	Northwich		Wiki
Little Moreton Hall	Congleton		Wiki NT
Llangollen Canal	Ellesmere Port		Wiki
Lyme Park	Stockport		Wiki NT
Macclesfield Forest	Macclesfield	SJ961711	Peak District Page Wiki
Macclesfield Silk	Macclesfield		Own
Marches Way	Chester		Wiki	Walk (320 miles) linking Chester to Cardiff
Mount Pleasant Gardens	Kelsall		Own
Ness Botanic Gardens	Neston		Own
Nether Alderley Mill	Macclesfield		Wiki NT
New Brighton Lighthouse	New Brighton	SJ308946	Wiki
Norton Priory	Runcorn	SJ548830	Own Wiki
Paddington Meadows	Warrington		Wiki	Nature Reserve
Peckforton Castle	Peckforton	SJ533580	Wiki
Peckforton Hills	Peckforton	SJ529557	Wiki
Port Sunlight Village	Port Sunlight		Own
Pulford Castle	Pulford	SJ375587	Wiki
Quarry Bank Mill	Wilmslow		Wiki NT
Quinta Arboretum (The)	Swettenham		Own
Radcliffe Tower	Manchester	SD795075	Wiki
Risley Moss	Birchwood		Wiki
Rode Hall and Gardens	Alsager		Own
Roman Gardens	Chester	SJ411667	Chester City Roman Gardens
Salt Museum	Northwich		Own Wiki
Sandbach Crosses	Sandbach		Wiki EH
Shotwick Castle	Saughall	SJ350704	Wiki
Shropshire Union Canal	Ellesmere Port		Own Wiki
St John the Baptist's Church	Chester	SJ409661	Wiki
Stapeley Water Gardens	Nantwich		Own
Stockley Farm	Northwich		Own
Stockport Castle	Stockport	SJ897905	Wiki
Stonyford Cottage Gardens	Northwic		Plant Hunters
Stretton Watermill	Stretton		Own Wiki
Tabley House	Knutsford		Own Wiki
Tatton Park - Deer Park House Home Farm Tudor Hall & Cruck Barn Gardens	Knutsford	SJ750817	Wiki
Tegg's Nose	Macclesfield	SJ947725	Own Wiki
The Bridestones	Congleton	SJ906622	Megalithic.co.uk Wiki
Ullerwood Castle	Ringway		Wiki
Walkden Gardens	Sale		Own
Walton Hall Gardens	Warrington		Own
Warrington Transporter Bridge	Warrington		Wiki
Watch Hill Castle	Bowdon	SJ474859	Wiki
Weeping Ash Gardens	Warrington	SJ671976	Cheshires Gardens