Where to Stay in Cheshire
Map of Where to Stay in Cheshire
The Ormonde Guest House
Craxton Wood
Hill House Farm
Information about Cheshire
Cheshire is a county of quiet prosperity and genuine variety, a place of black and white timbered villages, a magnificent walled city, wide salt plain landscapes and an eastern fringe that rises dramatically into the southern reaches of the Pennines. Accessible from both Manchester and Liverpool yet very much its own place, it is one of the most rewarding counties in the north west of England.
The Cheshire Plain that dominates much of the county is a gentle, pastoral landscape of dairy farms, market towns and the kind of deep rural England that feels increasingly rare. The meres and mosses of the north and west — shallow glacial lakes surrounded by wetland — are important wildlife habitats and add a distinctive character to a landscape that might otherwise feel purely agricultural. Tatton Park, with its grand house, gardens and deer park, is one of the finest estates in the north of England and draws visitors throughout the year.
Chester is the undisputed highlight of the county and one of the most complete historic cities in England. Its Roman walls, medieval rows, black and white architecture and Norman cathedral combine to create a city centre that is genuinely unlike anywhere else in the country. The rows — covered medieval galleries running above street level shops — are unique to Chester and one of the most extraordinary pieces of vernacular architecture in England.
To the east, the Cheshire countryside rises towards Macclesfield and the edge of the Peak District, offering excellent walking country and a string of attractive towns and villages with strong connections to the silk weaving industry that once defined this part of the county.
Whether you are looking for a city break in Chester, a rural retreat on the Cheshire Plain or a walking holiday on the Pennine fringe, Cheshire is a county that combines history, landscape and a certain understated elegance in equal measure.
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