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Beeston Castle in Tarporley, Cheshire.

Tarporley (15 Pictures)

in the county of Cheshire (1.2 miles, 1.9 km, direction W)

Attractive large village which developed as a coaching stop on the main London to Liverpool road during the 17th and 18th-centuries...

Delamere Forest, Nr Tarporley, Cheshire

Delamere (39 Pictures)

in the county of Cheshire (3.7 miles, 6.0 km, direction N)

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.....

Nantwich

Nantwich (36 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cheshire (8.4 miles, 13.5 km, direction SE)

Today, Nantwich is a busy bustling place of business and commerce that still manages to retain its unique 'Elizabethan' flavour...

Summit of Helsby hill looking over River Mersey towards Liverpool.

Helsby (16 Pictures)

in the county of Cheshire (9.2 miles, 14.8 km, direction NW)

Helsby is famous for Helsby Hill which rises to a height of 462ft, and has traces of an Iron-Age camp...

Oakhanger Mere,

Crewe (4 Pictures)

in the county of Cheshire (9.5 miles, 15.3 km, direction SE)

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...

A view of Frodsham, Cheshire.

Frodsham (11 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cheshire (9.9 miles, 15.9 km, direction N)

In the medieval times Frodsham was an important port and borough belonging to the earls of Chester...

Chester Racecourse - Sunset Sept 2009

Chester (290 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Cheshire (10.6 miles, 17.1 km, direction W)

Chester, the county town of Cheshire, is one of the oldest and most complete walled cities with fantastic architecture and history...

Saint Ediths Church, Shocklach, Cheshire

Shocklach (1 Pictures)

in the county of Cheshire (12.0 miles, 19.4 km, direction SW)

Shocklach is a small rural hamlet set beside a tributary of the River Dee between Wrexham and Nantwich. It is a lovely agricultural area of quiet lanes stringing together pretty.....

A picture of Audlem

Audlem (3 Pictures)

in the county of Cheshire (13.4 miles, 21.6 km, direction SE)

A walk around the village reveals pleasant black and white timber framed properties, delightful cottages, and buildings of the Victorian era when the canal system and railways came to the area...

Canal Tow-path

Widnes (37 Pictures)

in the county of Cheshire (13.7 miles, 22.1 km, direction N)

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...

Tatton Park, Near Knutsford, Cheshire

Knutsford (29 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cheshire (14.6 miles, 23.5 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...

Warrington Centre

Warrington (109 Pictures)

in the county of Cheshire (15.7 miles, 25.2 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...

Lymm, Cheshire

Lymm (19 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cheshire (16.4 miles, 26.5 km, direction NE)

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.....

Town Hall. Congleton, Cheshire

Congleton (54 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cheshire (17.6 miles, 28.3 km, direction E)

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"...

Mow Cop at sunset

Mow Cop (15 Pictures)

in the county of Staffordshire (18.1 miles, 29.2 km, direction E)

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...

Lady Lever Gallery

Port Sunlight (8 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (19.1 miles, 30.8 km, direction NW)

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...

Hodnet Hall, Market Drayton, Shropshire

Market Drayton (9 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Shropshire (19.2 miles, 30.9 km, direction S)

Market Drayton is famous as the home of Gingerbread, and as the birthplace of Robert Clive - Clive of India, he was educated at the Grammar School, founded in 1558, and his desk bearing his carved initials is still preserved...

View from Stormy Point, Alderley Edge, Cheshire

Alderley Edge (16 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cheshire (19.3 miles, 31.0 km, direction NE)

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.....

Sunset over Hilbre Island - taken from West Kirby promenade, Wirral, Merseyside

Wirral Peninsula (7 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (19.7 miles, 31.7 km, direction NW)

The Wirral Peninsula is an area of Merseyside approximately 60 square miles (160 square Km) known as 'The Wirral'..

House Front, Dunham Massey, Cheshire.

Altrincham (16 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Greater Manchester (19.7 miles, 31.7 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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Oulton Park Superbikes, Oulton Park, Cheshire

Oulton Park (10 Pictures)

(1.5 miles, 2.4 km, direction NE)

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Beeston Castle

Beeston Castle (41 Pictures)

(3.1 miles, 5.0 km, direction SW)

Set on a lonely hillside along the run of the Peckforton Hills, lie the ruins of Beeston Castle. It was built in the.....

Peckforton Castle, Cheshire, taken from the outer walls of Beeston Castle.

Peckforton Castle (9 Pictures)

(4.0 miles, 6.5 km, direction SW)

This modern day version of a 12th-century castle is set in the heart of the Cheshire Plains, an area which is scattered with.....

Delamere Forest, Nr Tarporley, Cheshire

Delamere Forest Park (24 Pictures)

(5.6 miles, 8.9 km, direction N)

Green lungs do not come more beautiful than the densely tree populated Delamere Forest Park found in a haven of countryside, near.....

Cholmondeley Castle. A soldiers view in 1940. Tim Croft.

Cholmondeley Castle (19 Pictures)

(7.8 miles, 12.5 km, direction S)

The village of Cholmondeley is famous for its fascinating, romantic castle, built in 1801 in the Gothic style. Built as the seat.....

Anderton Boat Lift August 2009 (Bottom)

The Anderton Boat Lift (9 Pictures)

(8.9 miles, 14.3 km, direction NE)

The Anderton Boat Lift is the world's first boat lift, and the only working one in the UK..

View of canal from Big Wood footbridge. Marbury Country Park, Cheshire

Marbury Country Park (8 Pictures)

(9.6 miles, 15.5 km, direction NE)

Once part of a large country estate, Marbury Parks history dates back to AD 1200. Guided walks are on offer all year round, with.....

Chester Castle, Chester

Chester Castle (2 Pictures)

(10.2 miles, 16.4 km, direction W)

The extensive ruins of Chester Castle can be found on a hillside overlooking the River Dee in close proximity to where the county.....

Chester's Roman Amphitheatre

Chester Roman Amphitheatre (1 Pictures)

(10.3 miles, 16.6 km, direction W)

It is almost impossible to list the magnificent Roman treasures this town possesses. Its extraordinary Roman Amphitheatre is but.....

Chester Roman Garden

Roman Gardens (2 Pictures)

(10.4 miles, 16.7 km, direction W)

The Roman Garden, thus called is a somewhat misleading name. It was certainly not here in Roman times, but is a left-over from.....

Chester Cathedral

Chester Cathedral (40 Pictures)

(10.5 miles, 16.9 km, direction W)

A Minster was built here in the 10th-century to hold the remains of St.Werburgh, a Mercian princess who died in 707......

Orangutans at Chester Zoo, Chester, Cheshire.

Chester Zoo (24 Pictures)

(10.9 miles, 17.5 km, direction NW)

Chester Zoo makes a fascinating day out for everyone at whatever age. For mostly we all love creatures of the wild and enjoy.....

Remains of Halton Castle

Halton Castle (3 Pictures)

(11.9 miles, 19.2 km, direction N)

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Just how close do they come?

Blue Planet Aquarium, Ellesmere Port (2 Pictures)

(12.2 miles, 19.6 km, direction NW)

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Statue at Norton Priory, Cheshire

Norton Priory Museum & Gardens (6 Pictures)

(12.4 miles, 19.9 km, direction N)

Runcorn is almost entirely encircled by two canals, the Bridgewater Canal built during the middle of the 18th century and the.....

Arley Hall driveway, Northwich, Cheshire.

Arley Hall (33 Pictures)

(12.5 miles, 20.1 km, direction NE)

Arley Hall featured recently in the BBC's religious programme Songs of Praise. It's illustrious owner, Lord Ashbrook was seen.....

Tabley House, Knutsford

Tabley House (1 Pictures)

(13.2 miles, 21.3 km, direction NE)

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Ellesmere Port - Taken By David Thomas DEC 2001

Ellesmere Port Boat Museum (50 Pictures)

(13.5 miles, 21.8 km, direction NW)

At The Boat Museum in Ellesmere Port we bring Britain's canal history back to life. Come and explore the exhibitions in the.....

Walton Hall, Cheshire

Walton Hall & Gardens (8 Pictures)

(13.7 miles, 22.1 km, direction N)

Walton Hall Gardens was originally part of a much larger country estate purchased in 1812 by the Greenall family, famous for.....

Lovell telescope: scan of an old 6x4 print

Lovell Radio Telescope and Arboretum (2 Pictures)

(14.6 miles, 23.5 km, direction E)

For over 40 years the giant Lovell Telescope at Jodrell Bank has been a familiar feature of the Cheshire landscape and an.....


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