Family Days Out

Keep your little ones entertained with a family day out in Cheshire! Have a great day out with the kids and find lots of fun things to do.

Feed their minds at Catalyst Science Discovery Centre where science has never been so much fun! Or feed their tummies at The Ice Cream Farm with over 50 irresistible flavours of ice-cream.

For some animal magic visit Chester Zoo with over 35,000 animals or get up close with Awesome Sharks at the Blue Planet Aquarium.

Award-winning outdoor adventure activities for all the family. Set within beautiful forests, families and friends of all ages can unleash their inner Ape on Treetop courses or explore the forest floor on epic all-terrain Segways. And the whole family can explore all kinds of slippery slides, extra-long zip wires, massive muddled mazes, huge rope bridges, magical treehouses at BeWILDerwood.

See how the Romans lived at the Grosvenor Museum, immerse yourself in 4000 years of history at Beeston Castle or go underground and discover the secrets of Hack Green Secret Nuclear Bunker.

Whatever the weather you are sure to find perfect family days out in Cheshire!

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Anderton Boat Lift

Book one of our extended River Cruises along the picturesque Weaver Navigation (at 11.30am or 2pm), 1 April - 1 November.
1. 1 Nov 202331 Dec 2024
Go Ape Delamere

Boasting three high ropes activities above the forest floor, and an all-terrain Forest Segway experience, days out at Go Ape Delamere are about having fun and creating unforgettable memories.
1. 15 Feb 202430 Nov 2024
National Waterways Museum

Unlock the wonders of our waterways at National Waterways Museum, Ellesmere Port.
1. 1 Jan 202431 Dec 2024
Cheshire West Museums
BeWILDerwood

BeWILDerwood Cheshire is a huge outdoor adventure park for ALL the family to enjoy together. Make memories, use your imagination, be active and run WILD in the enchanted 70-acre woodland.
The Ice Cream Farm
Jodrell Bank

Jodrell Bank is an amazing, unique, and awe-inspiring place. A world-leading deep-space radio observatory, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and an award-winning national visitor attraction.
1. 27 Jul 202522 Oct 2025
2. 23 Oct 202527 Oct 2025
National Trust Places
Beeston Castle and Woodland Park

Set 350 feet above the Cheshire Plain on the sheer rocky crags Beeston Castle is a magical site with something for everyone.
1. 1 Nov 202423 Dec 2024
2. 26 Dec 20241 Jan 2025
3. 2 Jan 202519 Feb 2025
4. 20 Feb 202526 Feb 2025
5. 27 Feb 202531 Mar 2025
6. 1 Apr 202530 Oct 2025
Cheshire oaks
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Grosvenor Museum

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Chester

The Grosvenor Museum is full of surprises which tell the stories of Cheshire from pre-history to the 20th century.
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National Waterways Museum

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Ellesmere Port

Unlock the wonders of our waterways at National Waterways Museum, Ellesmere Port.
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The Hole in Wand

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Mini Golf

Chester

Visit Chester’s most magical new attraction and join the quest to find The Unicorns Secret! The

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The Lovell Quinta Arboretum

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Garden

Congleton

Nestled in the heart of the Cheshire countryside in the picturesque village of Swettenham lies this horticultural treasure. The arboretum was the lifelong project of Sir Bernard Lovell, founder of the Jodrell Bank Radio Telescope.

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The Ice Cream Farm

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Farm

Tattenhall

Set in the picturesque Cheshire countryside between Beeston and Peckforton Castles, The Ice Cream Farm is the tastiest trip you will ever take, enticing hundreds and thousands of visitors every year!
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Little Moreton Hall (NT)

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Historic House / Palace

Congleton

Seeing the tumbling architecture of Little Moreton Hall for the first time, engineers in 1990 could not believe their eyes either.

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Grosvenor Park Miniature Railway

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Model Railway

Chester

Grosvenor Park Miniature Railway is a 7¼” gauge railway located only a few minutes walk from Chester’s historic city centre within Grosvenor Park.

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AirHop Cheshire Oaks (Formerly Freedome)

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Adventure Park / Playground

Ellesmere Port

Want to turn your child’s summer holidays into fun-filled, action-packed, unforgettable memories?

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Macclesfield Forest

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Nature Trail

Macclesfield

Today Macclesfield Forest is managed by United Utilities as part of the water catchment area around the reseroirs. There are four reservoirs in the vicinity with Ridgegate and Trentabank reservoirs providing Macclesfield town with drinking water.

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Teggs Nose Country Park

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Country / Royal Park

Macclesfield

At Tegg’s Nose Country Park rock dominates the landscape. Dry stone walls and sturdy barns add to the dramatic character of the steeply sided valleys while many of the hill tops are pitted with old quarries.

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Brereton Heath Local Nature Reserve

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Nature Reserve

Congleton

The Local Nature Reserve has over 50 acres of mainly silver birch and oak woodland surrounding a 15 acre lake as well as areas of heathland, a wildflower meadow and wetland areas.

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Escapism Chester

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Escape Room

Chester

Escapism Chester is a live escape room experience. You will be locked in a room for 60 minutes and challenged to hunt clues & solve puzzles to make your escape.

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Breakout Chester

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Escape Room

Chester

Breakout is a real-life escape room game based in the centre of Chester. Locked inside a room for 60 minutes, all you have is your brain as well as a series of hidden clues, riddles and puzzles to break out.

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Blue Planet Aquarium

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Aquarium

Ellesmere Port

Get up close to Awesome Sharks at Blue Planet Aquarium and see real scuba divers in our daily feed shows in the Aquatheatre.
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Rode Hall & Gardens

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Historic House / Palace

Congleton

Rode Hall is a fine early 18th century country house set in a Repton landscape. It has been the home of the Wilbraham family since 1669 and the extensive grounds include a woodland garden, a formal garden designed by Nesfield in 1860 and a stunning…

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Arley Hall & Gardens

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Historic House / Palace

Northwich

Arley Hall & Gardens is one of the most interesting and attractive stately homes in the North West.

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Blaze Farm & The Potty Sheep

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Farm

Macclesfield

Blaze Farm is set in beautiful countryside with panoramic views. We are a traditional working farm, having dairy cows, sheep, turkeys and hens.

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Reaseheath Mini Zoo

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Animal Collection

Nantwich

Come and meet the many animals, including meerkats, monkeys, rabbits and reptiles at Reaseheath Zoo.

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Vale Royal Falconry Centre

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Animal Collection

Acton Bridge

Vale Royal Falconry is a new birds of prey and wildlife centre set in the beautiful Cheshire Countryside at Acton Bridge with an emphasis on educating people about British birds of prey and their habitats

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Snugburys Ice Cream Farm

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Farm

Nantwich

Back in 1986, we started making ice cream here in our farmhouse kitchen for family and friends.

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