The County of Cheshire
Cheshire is a county in North West England. The County town in Chester, with the renowned Chester Zoo close by and Chester Cathedral. It is mostly rural with a small number of towns and villages. Cheshire Cheese is produced here, and salt is also still mined here, although a lot of the salt mines have closed.
Bases in Cheshire
From Anderton travel on the 60ft Anderton Boat Lift to the Trent and Mersey Canal, tour the city of Chester with a Roman or shop in the heart of Manchester.
Read moreWrenbury Mill is set on the Llangollen canal. Do the Four Counties ring from here, or head towards Chirk and then Llangollen.
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Canals & Rivers of interest when starting from a Cheshire marina
Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigations
Towns of interest when starting from a Cheshire marina
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