Cheshire has some of the most beautiful arable areas in the northwest - full of farms that specialise in crops, root vegetables such as potatoes and is famous for the cattle herds that gave essence to one of the most famous cheeses throughout the world - Cheshire Cheese. Stockley Farm in Nantwich is a great venue for taking your kids too and will present opportunities of feeding the animals and watching the wonderful birthing moment of the lambs in season. For the horse lover, the Shire Horse Centre in Cotebrook will give you an impressive insight into the world's largest horse and its essential use in transport before the motor vehicle emerged. From animals to adventure will keep the children entertained with a visit to Gulliver's World in Warrington.
The most prominent city in Cheshire is the Roman walled town of Chester that encircle the town in a two mile radius. Wonderfully wrapped within are some of the most prominent stores in Britain, architecturally styled to fit in with the ancient ambience. Couple these with the quaint shops selling crafts, art and flower arrangements parades a wonderful shopping experience. The Eastgate clock, the second most famous clock after the world renown Big Ben in the capital stands out as the central trophy of this historic and steeped with heritage urban metropolis.
Chester, Stockport and Northwich offer a range of active sports for the more adventurous, such as horse riding, climbing and skateboard centre.Specialists can revel in the exquisite miniature railways of Poynton, Runcorn and Chester. The Catalyst Science Discovery Centre in Widnes is dedicated to the preservation of the chemical industry and is visited by many schools and other interested parties. It also has a state of the art play area and this folds towards the Bridgewater Canal to an older children's play area which is fitted with a zip wire and rope construction intended to challenge the dextrous. The canal here is an enjoyable stroll and if you wish to discover more about the canals of Cheshire there is a National Waterways Museum housed in nearby Ellesmore Port which is also home to Cheshire Oaks, which has a vast retail outlet, a huge variety of international cuisine restaurants and the Blue Planet Aquarium: a living exhibition of a diverse range of sea creatures from the Nemo clown fish to the fantastical manta rays.
Stately homes will present themselves in the vast grounds of Tatton Park in Knutsford and Beeston Castle in Tarporley and alongside Chester's monuments, the Cheshire countryside offer a host of amazing things to do, see and pleasure in this estimable region of the North West of England.
Looking for self catering holiday accommodation in Cheshire, then below is a selection of houses, holiday homes, flats and holiday cottages in Cheshire that can be rented direct from their owners. You can either click on each listing for further details or you can use our search engine on the left if you are looking for something in particular.
