Local Attractions, Places to Visit and Things to Do

Please note that many of the following need pre-booking.

Alderford Lake

5 miles
www.alderford.com

Wild swimming or bring your own paddle board or kayak/canoe. Nice cafe & lake to walk around.

Sandstone Trail

2.5 miles

sandstonetrail.co.uk

34 mile walk, but can be broken down into sections. www.sandstonetrail.co.uk

Three Wrens Cheshire Distillery

10 miles

www.threewrensgin.com

Gin Distillery Tours & Distilling Workshops  (Saturdays only, booking required)

Shropshire Union Canal & Staircase Locks.

2 miles

www.canalrivertrust.org.uk

Hampton Springs Fishery

4.5 miles

www.hamptonsprings.co.uk

Coarse fishery

Bickerton Hills

7.5 miles

www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Nature walks and rambles. Great views towards Snowdonia

Peckforton Hills

9.5 miles

www.getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk

MacDonald Hill Valley Golf Course

2.5 miles

www.macdonaldhotels.co.uk

Two golf courses and restaurants.

Carden Park Golf Course

5 miles

www.cardenpark.co.uk

Two golf courses and restaurants.

Beeston Castle & Woodland Park

8.5 miles

www.english-heritage.org.uk

English Civil War Castle and woodland. Commanding views of the Cheshire Plain

Hawkstone Follies

13 miles

www.hawkstonefollies.co.uk

Beautiful woodland walks and Victorian Follies.

Erddig, National Trust

15 miles

www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Country House and Gardens (closed at present)

Chirk Castle, National Trust

18 miles

www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Castle & Gardens (closed at present)

Delamere Forest

30 miles

www.forestryengland.uk

Forest Walks and cycle tracks.

Ellesmere Lake

14 miles

www.shropshiregreatoutdoors.co.uk

Beautiful lakeside and village.

Pontcysyllte Aqueduct & Canal

19 miles

www.pontcysylite-aqueduct.co.uk

Country Walks, great views and aqueduct.

Bridgemere Garden Centre

19 miles

www.bluediamond.gg

Garden centre, gift shop and cafe.

Grosvenor Garden Centre

18 miles

www.bluediamond.gg

Garden centre, gift shop and cafe.

Bellis Brothers Garden Centre & Farm Shop

10 miles

www.bellisbrothers.co.uk

Garden Centre and Farm Shop.

Fenn’s, Whixall & Bettisfield Mosses National Nature Reserve

11 miles

www.shropshiregreatoutdoors.co.uk

Nature reserve and walks

Tatton Park

34 miles

www.tattonpark.co.uk

Country Park and working Country House

Ironbridge Gorge Museums

34 miles

www.ironbridge.org.uk

Museums celebrating the very start of the industrial revolution. (closed at present)

Cotebrook Shire Horse Centre

16 mile

www.cotebrookshirehorses.co.uk

Shire horse centre and cafe.

Oulton Park Motor Racing Circuit

13 miles

www.oultonpark.co.uk

Motor Racing track

Jodrell Bank

24 miles

www.jodrellbank.net

UNESCO World Heritage Site. (closed at present)

Chester Zoo

16 miles

www.chesterzoo.org

World famous zoo and conservation centre.

Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet

20 miles

www.mcarthurglenn.com

Designer brand outlet

Chester Cathedral

17 miles

www.chestercathedral.com

Cathedral and gift shop

Chester City Walls

17 miles

www.visitchester.com

Roman Wall surrounding the roman settlement of Diva (modern day Chester)

Blakemere Village

20 miles

www.blakemerevillage.com

Cheshire Segway

20 miles

www.cheshiresegway.co.uk

Segway rides

Bishop Bennet Way

15 miles

www.visitcheshire.com

34 mile country walk

Cholmondeley Castle Gardens

3.5 miles

www.cholmondleycastle.com

Gardens and cafe

Brown Knowl

5 miles

www.getoutside.ordancesurvey.co.uk

Running, cycling & walking routes

Visit Cheshire

www.visitcheshire.com

This website has lots of ideas of places to visit, events etc.

There are plenty of nature reserves & walks in the local area. We also have a public footpath that runs through the farm.

Bring your bike and plan routes before you arrive on:-

Visit Cheshire

Route you

MapMyRide

Travel Cheshire

Plot a Route

Shropshire Great Outdoors

Plan your walking routes by downloading maps from:

All Trails

Sandstone Trail

Grab Your Boots

Get Outside Ordnance Survey

Nearby Areas, Towns and Cities

Chester, Shrewsbury, Nantwich, Llangollen & North Wales – Approximately a 30 minute drive

Liverpool, Manchester, The Wirral, Conwy, Llandudno & Church Stretton – Approximately a 60 minute drive