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Recommended Towns & Villages near Peckforton

St Helen's Church, Tarporley

Tarporley (15 Pictures)

in the county of Cheshire (4.1 miles, 6.6 km, direction N)

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

Magnificent Looking Building, Corner of Pillory Street & Hospital Street, Nantwich, Cheshire

Nantwich (36 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cheshire (7.5 miles, 12.0 km, direction E)

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

Saint Ediths Church, Shocklach, Cheshire

Shocklach (1 Pictures)

in the county of Cheshire (7.7 miles, 12.3 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.....

Delamere Forest, Nr Tarporley, Cheshire

Delamere (39 Pictures)

in the county of Cheshire (8.1 miles, 13.0 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.....

Oakhanger Mere,

Crewe (4 Pictures)

in the county of Cheshire (10.4 miles, 16.8 km, direction E)

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...

Town crier.

Chester (290 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Cheshire (10.5 miles, 16.9 km, direction NW)

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

The Shroppie Fly.  Canal-side pub in Audlem.

Audlem (3 Pictures)

in the county of Cheshire (10.9 miles, 17.5 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...

Summit of Helsby hill looking over River Mersey towards Liverpool.

Helsby (16 Pictures)

in the county of Cheshire (12.2 miles, 19.7 km, direction N)

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

A view of Frodsham, Cheshire.

Frodsham (11 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cheshire (13.6 miles, 21.8 km, direction N)

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

The mere, Ellesmere, Shropshire

Ellesmere (8 Pictures)

in the county of Shropshire (16.1 miles, 25.9 km, direction SW)

Ellesmere, has a lovely 'holiday' atmosphere which gives it an 'away from it all' feel...

St. Mary's Church in Market Drayton, Shropshire.

Market Drayton (9 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Shropshire (16.2 miles, 26.1 km, direction SE)

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...

Colemere near Ellesmere in Shropshire, UK.

Colemere (2 Pictures)

in the county of Shropshire (16.2 miles, 26.1 km, direction SW)

Clolemere is a countryside heritage site with miles of waymarked walks circling over 70 acres of water, woodland and sweet scented meadows...

Widnes Runcorn bridge, Cheshire.

Widnes (37 Pictures)

in the county of Cheshire (17.6 miles, 28.3 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, Knutsford, Cheshire

Knutsford (29 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cheshire (19.0 miles, 30.6 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...

Mow Cop at sunset

Mow Cop (15 Pictures)

in the county of Staffordshire (19.7 miles, 31.8 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...

Congleton Town Centre, Cheshire

Congleton (54 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cheshire (20.0 miles, 32.2 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"...

A picture of Warrington

Warrington (109 Pictures)

in the county of Cheshire (20.2 miles, 32.5 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...

View from Corbet Wood (Grinshill), Shropshire

Grinshill (3 Pictures)

in the county of Shropshire (20.5 miles, 33.0 km, direction S)

The picturesque village of Grinshill is spread beneath Grinshill Hill, an isolated rocky outcrop which rises above the plains of the Severn Valley...

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

Wirral Peninsula (7 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (20.9 miles, 33.6 km, direction NW)

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

War Memorial

Port Sunlight (8 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (21.0 miles, 33.9 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...

Recommended attractions near Peckforton

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

Peckforton Castle (9 Pictures)

(1.2 miles, 1.9 km, direction N)

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

Beeston Castle

Beeston Castle (41 Pictures)

(1.8 miles, 2.9 km, direction N)

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

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

Cholmondeley Castle (19 Pictures)

(3.2 miles, 5.2 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.....

Oulton Park Superbikes, Oulton Park, Cheshire

Oulton Park (10 Pictures)

(6.1 miles, 9.9 km, direction NE)

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Delamere Forest, Nr Tarporley, Cheshire

Delamere Forest Park (24 Pictures)

(9.5 miles, 15.3 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.....

Chester Castle, Chester

Chester Castle (2 Pictures)

(9.9 miles, 15.9 km, direction NW)

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)

(10.2 miles, 16.4 km, direction NW)

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)

(10.2 miles, 16.4 km, direction NW)

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)

(10.3 miles, 16.6 km, direction NW)

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)

(11.8 miles, 19.0 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.....

Anderton Boat Lift August 2009 (Bottom)

The Anderton Boat Lift (9 Pictures)

(13.6 miles, 21.9 km, direction NE)

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

Just how close do they come?

Blue Planet Aquarium, Ellesmere Port (2 Pictures)

(13.7 miles, 22.0 km, direction NW)

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The Gardens at Erddig House, Wrexham (NT).

Erddig (3 Pictures)

(14.2 miles, 22.8 km, direction W)

This large, handsome red-brick house was built during the 1680's by Thomas Webb for Joshua Edisbury, High Sheriff of.....

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

Marbury Country Park (8 Pictures)

(14.3 miles, 23.1 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.....

Hawarden Castle, Hawarden, Flintshire, taken from the Cricket Club.

Hawarden Castle (2 Pictures)

(14.7 miles, 23.7 km, direction W)

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Ellesmere Port - Taken By David Thomas DEC 2001

Ellesmere Port Boat Museum (50 Pictures)

(15.4 miles, 24.8 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.....

Remains of Halton Castle

Halton Castle (3 Pictures)

(16.0 miles, 25.7 km, direction N)

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Statue at Norton Priory, Cheshire

Norton Priory Museum & Gardens (6 Pictures)

(16.6 miles, 26.6 km, direction N)

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

Hawkstone Folly

Hawkstone Park (14 Pictures)

(17.0 miles, 27.4 km, direction S)

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A picture of Castle Ewloe near Buxton in northern Wales

Ewloe Castle (1 Pictures)

(17.1 miles, 27.4 km, direction NW)

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