Local Area
There are lots of things to do in the local area, below are just a few ideas.
Local Places to Eat.
Please see the various menus in the back of your welcome pack in the pod. We also have an online version of our welcome pack.
Local Attractions
There’s nothing better than taking a break from the hustle and bustle of everyday life and spending some quality time with nature. At Malpas pick your own strawberries and pumpkins, located in the Cheshire countryside, you can spend the day picking your own produce.
https://www.magicalmalpaspyofarm.com/
A huge, award winning forest of family fun and outdoor adventure. Treehouses, Wobbly Wires, Slippery Slopes, Crocklebogs, Twiggles and Boggles, storytelling, and really yummy food!
Port Sunlight, Birkenhead, Wirral
The village founded by ‘Soap King’ William Hesketh Lever in 1888. The village was built to house Lever’s ‘Sunlight Soap’ factory workers, but today is home to a fascinating museum, beautiful architecture, a world-class art gallery, stunning parkland and a thriving community.
30 miles
One of the most astonishing feats of engineering from the Industrial Revolution.
Part of 11 miles of World Heritage Site.
19 miles
Oulton Park Circuit, Cheshire, Tarporley CW6 9BW
The UK's most picturesque motor racing venue.
16 miles
Ironbridge Gorge, Telford.
Working steam engines, Victorian Town and the famous Iron Bridge over the river Severn. Erected in 1779 by Thomas Telford.
34 miles
Sculpture park with imaginative, patriotically bold, dramatic and theatrical and showcased art and sculptures from both local and worldwide artisans.
20 miles
2 golf courses and luxury spa.
5 miles
Whitchurch.
Macdonald Hill Valley, Whitchurch
2.5 miles
Bolesworth Castle, Bolesworth Rd, Tattenhall, Chester CH3 9HQ
The historic home of the Barbour family. Events year round in the grounds.
8 miles
100 acres of parkland with rugged sandstone hills, gullies & caves, with a tearoom & services.
13 miles
The most visited zoo in the UK and a conservation and education charity.
19.5 miles
Tatton St, Knutsford WA16
Stately home and gardens. Victorian working kitchens.
34 miles
Arley, Northwich CW9 6LZ
Stately home and gardens. Much used in period dramas.
Featuring Harry Potter, A Forbidden Forest.
32 miles
Bridgemere garden world, Nantwich, Bridgemere, Nantwich, UK
Harthill Adventure Park is a Mountain Board and Bike Park nestled in 23 acres of stunning Cheshire countryside.
Hampton, Malpas
Walks, canal, and cafe
Grindley Brook, Whitchurch SY13
Shropshire Union Canal -Grindley Brook
2 miles
Walks and views over West Cheshire and the Welsh Hills
3 miles
Sandstone Trail, Tarporley, UK
Arts and crafts workshop
10 miles
Cheshire Farm Ice Cream, Newton Ln, Cheshire, Chester CH3 9NE
12 miles
Walks, horse riding, visitors centre, railway. Go Ape forest rope course.
15 miles
Chirk Castle, Chirk, Wrexham
18 miles
Country House & Gardens
15 miles
34 miles
UK Joint forces helicopter training school
18 miles
15.5 miles
Skydive, Tilstock Freefall Club
7 miles
Farm shop, events, wild swimming
5 miles
English Heritage - Dramatically sited medieval castle
12 miles
9.5 miles
National Trust
7.5 miles
Glamping Pods in Rural Cheshire
Old Malpas Rd, Whitchurch, UK
Magical Malpas PYO Farm. (0.5 miles)
Bewilderwood. (3 miles)
Cholmondeley Castle & Gardens. (4.5 miles)
Bickerton Hills & Peckforton Hills (7.5 and 9.5 miles)
Beeston Castle (12 miles)
Alderford (5 miles)
Tilstock/Prees Airfield – parachute jump centre (7 miles)
Jodrell Bank (36 miles)
Cotebrook Shire Horse Centre (15.5 miles)
RAF Shawbury (18 miles)
RAF Cosford – air museum (34 miles)
Erddig, National Trust House (15 miles)
Chirk Castle, National Trust (18 miles)
Delemere Forest – hiking and horse riding (15 miles)
Go Ape, Delemere Forest – tree tops walkways and zip wires (15 miles)
The Ice Cream Farm (9 miles)
Sandstone Trail (2.5 miles)
Shropshire Union Canal -Grindley Brook (2 miles)
Hampton Springs Fly Fishery (4.5 miles)
Bridgemere Garden Centre (19 miles)
Arley Hall, Northwich (32 miles)
Tatton Park (34 miles)
Chester Zoo (19.5 miles)
Hawkstone Follies (13 miles)
Bolesworth (8 miles)
Macdonald Hill Valley, Whitchurch & Carden Park – Golf courses (2.5 & 5 miles)
The Iron Works – Oswestry (20 miles)
Ironbridge Gorge (34 miles)
Oulton Park (16 miles)
Pontcysyllte Aqueduct & Canal (19 miles)
Port Sunlight (30 miles)
Within a 30 minutes drive, Chester, Shrewsbury, Nantwich, Llangollen & North Wales.
An hour’s drive will take you to Liverpool, Manchester, Conwy, Llandudno & Church Stretton.
Public Transport
Malpas village (1 mile away) is on a bus route.
Whitchurch (4 miles away) has more varied bus destinations and also has a railway station.
Please contact us before booking if travelling by public transport as we are not on a bus route.