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About Northwich

The fortunes of this exceedingly attractive town have for centuries been founded on the production of salt. Northwich sits above Cheshire's vast rock-salt beds, appropriately the town motto, Sal est Vita (Salt is Life) has been worked into its coat of arms, for salt mining in the area goes back to Roman times. Today, it remains the only town in Britain producing salt on a massive scale, and tourists to the town can explore its rich salt heritage at Northwich Salt Museum.

Three waterways dominate this town, these are the Weaver, the Dane and the Trent and Mersey Canal. All offer opportunities for fishing, boating and for enjoying the wildlife of the area.

Northwich is fortunate to have a wealth of black and white timber-frame buildings, some of these go back several centuries and include noted coaching inns. At the centre of the town a four storey gabled building housed the old post office, and the Brunner Public Library was given to the town by Sir John Brunner in 1887, this is a delightful noted timber building which was rebuilt early in the 20th-century following subsidence damage. Winnington Hall has timber framing from the 16th and 17th-centuries, with restoration work of 1780 when the front was rebuilt, there is further restoration work of the early part of the 20th-century.

St.Mary's Church occupies a building from a Cistercian Abbey of 1277, whilst St.Helen's Church dates back to the 15th-century, here you can see glorious windows, walls of glass and an impressive war memorial to the dead of World War I.

Visitors to the town should take the opportunity to explore the town's Water Heritage Trail, along here you will find an Edwardian Pumping Station, this opened in 1913, it is now a Grade II listed building. On show are fully restored pumps and gas powered engines.

There is an excellent shopping centre with a market hall built in 1967 to replace the old Victorian market hall. The present hall has stalls, shops, cafe's and there is a cheerful open air market held during the week.

Northwich sits close to the beautiful Delamere forest, therefore it has many "natural" open spaces these include Marbury Country Park. Recently the town has won an award for the development of its woodland areas.

Of the town's attractions, one of the most popular is Northwich's "Thundersprint" this colourful event is held annually, and regularly attracts enthusiasts numbering 100,000 plus, making Northwich a centre for Classic Motorcycle Sprint Racing.

Northwich has to be one of Cheshire's most attractive town's, as such it makes an ideal place to tarry whilst exploring the sights and sounds of an area steeped in a rich social and industrial heritage. The River Mersey with it famous historic sites is easily accessible from Northwich, so too is the Peak District National Park with its abundance of stunning limestone villages, peaks and Caverns. A little further north lies Manchester which has an amazing range of attractions including its majestic cathedral.

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Recommended attractions near Northwich

The Anderton Boat Lift	(1.0 miles, 1.6 km)	Pictures
Marbury Country Park	(1.6 miles, 2.6 km, direction N)	Pictures
Arley Hall	(4.3 miles, 7.0 km, direction N)	Pictures
Tabley House	(5.1 miles, 8.2 km, direction NE)	Pictures
Little Budworth Common Country Park	(6.3 miles, 10.2 km, direction SW)	Pictures
Oulton Park	(6.9 miles, 11.1 km, direction SW)	Pictures
Delamere Forest Park	(7.1 miles, 11.4 km, direction W)	Pictures
Tatton Park	(7.3 miles, 11.7 km, direction NE)	Pictures
Walton Hall & Gardens	(7.8 miles, 12.6 km, direction NW)	Pictures
Lovell Radio Telescope and Arboretum	(8.8 miles, 14.1 km, direction E)	Pictures
Norton Priory Museum & Gardens	(8.8 miles, 14.2 km, direction NW)	Pictures
Halton Castle	(8.9 miles, 14.3 km, direction NW)	Pictures
Dunham Massey	(9.8 miles, 15.8 km, direction NE)	Pictures
Beeston Castle	(11.5 miles, 18.5 km, direction SW)	Pictures
Risley Moss Country Park	(11.5 miles, 18.5 km, direction N)	Pictures

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Recommended towns near Northwich

Delamere, in the county of Cheshire (6.4 miles, 10.4 km, direction SW)
The village of Delamere can be found in the midst of beautiful Cheshire countryside in an area of forests and rivers. It is perhaps best known as the home of the magnificent...
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Knutsford, in the county of Cheshire (6.7 miles, 10.8 km, direction NE)
Its name derives from Canute, the great Danish King who is said to have journeyed this way when he quite possibly forded the local stream.
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Tarporley, in the county of Cheshire (9.3 miles, 15.0 km, direction SW)
Attractive large village which developed as a coaching stop on the main London to Liverpool road during the 17th and 18th-centuries.
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Warrington, in the county of Cheshire (9.6 miles, 15.4 km, direction N)
This town can claim to have something made for Queen Victoria, which was famously rejected by her - this is the pair of Golden Gates made in 1850 for Sandringham House.
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Helsby, in the county of Cheshire (10.5 miles, 16.8 km, direction W)
Helsby is famous for Helsby Hill which rises to a height of 462ft, and has traces of an Iron-Age camp.
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Widnes, in the county of Cheshire (11.1 miles, 17.8 km, direction NW)
There is much that is Victorian about Widnes, this can be seen in the splendid public library building and the park named after a great Queen and Empress.
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Altrincham, a Historic Market Town in the county of Greater Manchester (11.4 miles, 18.3 km, direction NE)
First developed as a quiet hamlet on the edge of the sweeping Cheshire Plain, where life went quietly on.
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Crewe, in the county of Cheshire (11.5 miles, 18.5 km, direction S)
Crewe has always been associated with its great railway junction, and it is from this point in the "hey-day" of rail travel that Crew began to prosper.
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Nether Alderley, in the county of Cheshire (11.8 miles, 19.0 km, direction E)
Nether Alderley shows a pleasant mixture of architectural gems which include well decorated timber frame properties so typical of the glorious Cheshire landscape.
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Styal, in the county of Cheshire (12.7 miles, 20.4 km, direction NE)
The village of Styal stands on the River Bollin close to the town of Wilmslow. It is renowned for Quarry Bank Mill and the surrounding Styal Estate with houses once occupied by the mill workers.
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Nantwich, in the county of Cheshire (13.3 miles, 21.5 km, direction S)
Today, Nantwich is a busy bustling place of business and commerce that still manages to retain its unique 'Elizabethan' flavour.
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Congleton, in the county of Cheshire (14.1 miles, 22.7 km, direction SE)
This lively market town stands on a bend of the River Dane, it quite possibly takes its name from the Celtic word "congle" which in English means "a bend".
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Chester, a Historic City in the county of Cheshire (16.2 miles, 26.1 km, direction W)
Chester, the county town of Cheshire, is one of the oldest and most complete walled cities with fantastic architecture and history.
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St Helens, in the county of Merseyside (16.3 miles, 26.3 km, direction NW)
Having transcended the Industrial Revolution and shaken off its old image, St.Helens is rapidly developing into a place of culture and style.
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Mow Cop, in the county of Staffordshire (16.4 miles, 26.3 km, direction SE)
The sheer scale of the height of this village with the quaint sounding name has made it famous, for it is believed that on a clear day the hill is visible to no less than five counties.
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Nearby travel help

Greenbank Station	(1.0 miles, 1.6 km)
Northwich Station	(1.2 miles, 1.9 km, direction E)
M6 Junction 19	(5.5 miles, 8.9 km, direction NE)
M56 Junction 10	(5.8 miles, 9.3 km, direction N)
Manchester Airport	(12.4 miles, 19.9 km, direction NE)
Liverpool John Lennon Airport	(14.8 miles, 23.8 km, direction W)
Northwich to London	(157.8 miles, 253.8 km, direction SE)

Hotels & Accommodation in Northwich

Hotel Name	Approximate distance from Northwich center
Floatel	(0.2 miles, 0.4 km)
Wincham Hall Hotel	(2.2 miles, 3.5 km, direction NE)
Tall Trees Lodge	(3.9 miles, 6.2 km, direction NW)
Nunsmere Hall Hotel	(5.1 miles, 8.2 km, direction SW)
The Park Royal - A QHotel	(6.0 miles, 9.6 km, direction N)
Cranage Hall	(6.7 miles, 10.8 km, direction SE)
Merecourt Hotel	(6.9 miles, 11.1 km, direction NE)
De Vere Daresbury Park Hotel	(7.1 miles, 11.5 km, direction NW)
Ye Olde Vicarage	(7.3 miles, 11.7 km, direction SE)
Best Western Fir Grove Hotel	(8.3 miles, 13.4 km, direction N)
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