In the medieval times Frodsham was an important port and borough belonging to the earls of Chester...
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...
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...
Helsby is famous for Helsby Hill which rises to a height of 462ft, and has traces of an Iron-Age camp...
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.....
The picturesque village of Lymm is situated in the the county of Cheshire, England, and was mentioned in the Doomsday book of 1086. It's name is of Celtic origins and means "Place.....
Attractive large village which developed as a coaching stop on the main London to Liverpool road during the 17th and 18th-centuries...
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...
Having transcended the Industrial Revolution and shaken off its old image, St.Helens is rapidly developing into a place of culture and style...
First developed as a quiet hamlet on the edge of the sweeping Cheshire Plain, where life went quietly on...
Chester, the county town of Cheshire, is one of the oldest and most complete walled cities with fantastic architecture and history...
The centre-piece of the village is the Lady Lever Art Gallery and Museum, this was built as a memorial to Lady Lever and was opened in 1922...
Rainford is a small village attractively set in open countryside between St. Helen's and Wigan...
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...
World famous for it's football team and the birthplace of the Beatles , from early humble origins Liverpool, over the centuries has grown and developed to become one of the most.....
Wigan is a sociable town with a long history, it received it's Royal charter in the middle of the 13th-century, but prior to that the Roman's had built a settlement here...
Alderley Edge is a popular tourist spot in the county of Cheshire, consisting of a prominent 'edge' or sandstone ridge which is popular with walkers and offers stunning views. You.....
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...
The Wirral Peninsula is an area of Merseyside approximately 60 square miles (160 square Km) known as 'The Wirral'..
Just 20 minutes car journey away from the center of Manchester is the historic town of Worsley, which is best known for its scenic walks along the historic Bridgewater canal......
Runcorn is almost entirely encircled by two canals, the Bridgewater Canal built during the middle of the 18th century and the.....
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Walton Hall Gardens was originally part of a much larger country estate purchased in 1812 by the Greenall family, famous for.....
Once part of a large country estate, Marbury Parks history dates back to AD 1200. Guided walks are on offer all year round, with.....
The Anderton Boat Lift is the world's first boat lift, and the only working one in the UK..
Green lungs do not come more beautiful than the densely tree populated Delamere Forest Park found in a haven of countryside, near.....
Arley Hall featured recently in the BBC's religious programme Songs of Praise. It's illustrious owner, Lord Ashbrook was seen.....
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Sandwiched between the urban sprawl of Liverpool, Speke Hall is an astonishing survival from the past - a magnificent, unspoilt.....
A day at Tatton Park has much to offer, its two historic houses, the Mansion and Tudor Old Hall, are set in 1000 acres of.....
George Shaw of Bickerstaffe first established this handsome stone-built house of 1679 as a place of Quaker worship, since then.....
At The Boat Museum in Ellesmere Port we bring Britain's canal history back to life. Come and explore the exhibitions in the.....
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This handsome 18th century red brick house was built around an Elizabethan moated manor house, built by the first George Booth. .....
Chester Zoo makes a fascinating day out for everyone at whatever age. For mostly we all love creatures of the wild and enjoy.....
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Set on a lonely hillside along the run of the Peckforton Hills, lie the ruins of Beeston Castle. It was built in the.....
It is almost impossible to list the magnificent Roman treasures this town possesses. Its extraordinary Roman Amphitheatre is but.....
The Roman Garden, thus called is a somewhat misleading name. It was certainly not here in Roman times, but is a left-over from.....
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