Mid Cheshire Community Rail Partnership

The city of Chester began life as a Roman garrison town and is the only place in the UK to have a full circuit of city walls, parts of which date back nearly 2 millennia. Here you can fine plentiful bars restaurants, museums, a day at the races, cathedral, historical sites, Storyhouse and more.

This quiet country station is surrounded by scenic rolling countryside. To enjoy some platform pampering there’s Whistles Hair and Beauty Salon situated in the old station house. Plus The Goshawk pub just across the street.

Delamere Forest is the largest continuous area of woodland in Cheshire and it`s not for nothing that its name means Forest of the Lakes. Here you can hire bikes, have fun at Go Ape, ride a segway, walk and bike various trails and don't forget to look out for the Gruffalo.

In this spread-out village which has has merged with neighbouring Sandiway, you`ll find a good selection of shops. Plus The White Barn pub is opposite the station and there is a large playground just 2 minutes walk down Norley Road.

Greenbank is on the outskirts of Northwich and is the town’s only fully accessible station. The Marshalls Arm Nature Reserve is just short walk from the station.

Not all that long ago Northwich was home to a booming salt mining and chemical industry which has left behind a rich industrial heritage-the word wich, in old English, means a place where salt was produced. Here you can visit Anderton Boat Lift and the surrounding Woodlands, Sheeran Stake Park, riverside walks, shops, bars, festivals, the cinema and more.

This residential suburb of Northwich has a school, church, boat yard, take away and pub called The Slow and Easy just a short walk from the station. The Lion Salt Works can be reached by joining the Trent and Mersey Canal at Lostock.

A pretty village with two pubs, The Smoker and The Golden Pheasant with the latter being a regular stop off for the Mid Cheshire Music Trains which run through the summer and autumn. The Golden Pheasant pub is two mins walk from station.

You`ll find everything you might need in Knutsford, a smart and independently spirited market town. Walk or cycle to Tatton Parklands. At the end of King Street you will find boutiques, restaurants and bars, historic architecture and more.

If you`ve an avid plane spotter in the family visiting Mobberley is a great way low-cost way to entertain them. Don't forget to visit the Railway Inn pub.

The hamlet of Ashley might only have a couple of hundred residents, but it still has one pub The GreyHound which, true to its name, has a dog friendly room.

The Victorian Grade 11 listed Hale Station with its Victorian platform canopy make it amongst the prettiest along the line.

This thriving South Manchester town has a fantastic selection of high street and independent retailers and a very popular artisan market and food hall.

This station is the best stop off to catch a show at the Garick Playhouse.

An impressive railway viaduct with its 27 arches sets the landscape for this historic town just South of Manchester.

Manchester Piccadilly - In the vibrant Northern city of Manchester being bored is not an option.