Cock O’Barton, Barton - 1 mile

Our recommendation: Jump on the bikes and head up to this lovely pub for some drinks and nibbles or go the whole hog and enjoy a three course meal. It’s our local and you’ll usually find us in there on a Sunday afternoon enjoying their lovely Roast dinners!

You can expect a warm welcome whether you are popping in for a drink or for a relaxing meal in the restaurant. The bar is bursting with fantastic beers, lagers and cask ales whilst the wine list offers a cheeky bottle to match all tastes and complement their dishes.

The menu is constantly updated with dishes to tempt your taste buds and combine many talents of local suppliers to ensure use of the freshest and tastiest ingredients.

Address The Cock O'Barton, Barton Road (A534),Nr Chester, Cheshire, SY14 7HU
Telephone 01829 782 277
Email info@cobcheshire.com
Website www.cobcheshire.com

The Carden Arms, 2.8 Miles

Our recommendation: A little bit further at just under 3 miles, however on a Sunny Summers day is a lovely bike ride, first to the Cock O Barton (1 mile) and then a further 2 miles on over to this pub. They do a weekly quiz and take away Fish & Chips on a Friday.  They also have an outdoor Pizza oven.

The Carden Arms is a traditional village Inn where you will find a very warm welcome, splendid fresh home-cooked food and super friendly service.

Address Church Rd, Tilston, Malpas SY14 7HB (Cycle or Drive)
Telephone 01829 250900
Email info@thecardenarms.co.uk
Website www.cardenarms.co.uk

The Pheasant Inn, Burwardsley - 5.9 miles

Our recommendation: Take a walk around the Sandstone ridge and enjoy the incredible views right across Cheshire. The walk takes about an hour and is steep in parts and can be muddy so good walking shoes are advised. Grab a sunny table out the front or settle yourself inside next to a roaring fire for a well earnt drink and some lunch or dinner.  Sundays can be really busy, so best to book a table if you know you’ll be going.

Discover a different view of dining at the five-star Pheasant Inn; a quintessentially English country pub nestled in the gloriously unspoilt Peckforton Hills.

Proudly overlooking everything from the Cheshire Plain to North Wales from its location along the historic Sandstone Trail, this hidden treasure is a retreat for locals and visitors alike, championing delicious, honest, homecooked food made from the finest locally sourced fresh ingredients and produce.

Address The Pheasant Inn, Higher Burwardsley, Tattenhall, Cheshire, CH3 9PF
Telephone 01829 770 434
Email info@thepheasantinn.co.uk
Website www.thepheasantinn.co.uk

Stretton Water Mill, 1 mile

Step back in time and visit one of the country’s best preserved demonstration water powered corn mills, in beautiful rural Cheshire.

Learn about the history of the mill, then join one of our millers on a fascinating tour of the building. See the ancient wooden machinery in action, listen to stories, have a go at milling grain, work miniature models, wander around the displays or just relax and enjoy the beautiful countryside setting.

Address Stretton Watermill, Mill Lane, Stretton (near Farndon) SY14 7JA

Opening hours
April: Weekends and Bank Holiday Monday 1pm − 5pm
May to August:  Tuesday to Sunday (and Bank Holiday Mondays), 1pm − 5pm
September: Weekends only, 1pm − 5pm

The mill is closed from October to March.

The Ice Cream Farm

The Ice Cream Farm is a free to enter (and free to park) family friendly tourist attraction located in the heart of the Cheshire countryside.  Even if you dont have kids, if you love an ice cream, its worth a visit to enjoy one (or more) of over 50 flavours of delicious ice cream on offer! Guinness World Records even awarded the 851sqm ice cream parlour 'The World's Largest Ice Cream Shop' world record!

Address The Ice Cream Farm, Newton Lane, Tattenhall, Chester, Cheshire CH3 9NE

Opening hours 10.00am to 5:00pm DAILY

We are closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day

Chester Zoo

Chester Zoo was opened in 1931 and is the most visited zoo in the UK. With over 21,000 animals and 125 acres of zoological gardens. Be one of the 1.9 million people that visit this lovely zoo each year.

Address Chester Zoo, Upton by Chester, Chester, Cheshire, CH2 1EU

Website www.chesterzoo.org

Visit Chester

The ancient city is a truly breath taking experience. Each chapter of Chester's history is etched into the very fabric of the city. Walk where Roman Legionaires marched to war, Viking raiders wreaked havoc and Norman invaders conquered Anglo Saxons.

Chester has the most complete city walls, the oldest racecourse and the largest Roman Amphitheatre in Britain, plus a 1000 year old Cathedral with Europe's finest example of medieval carvings - and of course the one and only 700 year old Rows galleries where shopping is a double delight.

More info www.visitcheshire.com

Peckforton Castle

Peckforton Castle is a Victorian country house built in the style of a medieval castle. It stands in 4000 acres of woodland and operates as a hotel and events venue. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. The house was built in the middle of the 19th century as a family home for John Tollemache, a wealthy Cheshire landowner, estate manager, and Member of Parliament. It was designed by Anthony Salvin in the Gothic style. During the Second World War it was used as a hostel for physically handicapped children.

The Tollemache family used the castle for occasional gatherings, but otherwise it was unused until 1969. From 1969 to 1980 the castle was leased by John, 4th Lord Tollemache to George W. Barrett, and it again became a private residence and closed to the public.

During the 1970s and 1980s it was used as a location for shooting films and television programmes. The castle was bought in 1988 by Evelyn Graybill, who converted it into a hotel. In 2006 it was purchased by the Naylor family, who expanded its use to include hosting weddings, conferences, and other functions.

The castle has a spa, two restaurants and is home to the Land Rover offroad driving experience.

Check out things to do and reservations here www.peckfortoncastle.co.uk

Beeston Castle

Beeston Castle and its Woodland Park are a British Heritage site. Beeston is one of the most dramatically sited medieval castles in England with a 4,000 year history. On a clear day you can see all the way from the Pennines to the Welsh mountains. It’s a ruin (unlike neighbouring Peckforton castle) so is more of a destination for a nice walk, a look in the museum and a coffee in the coffee shop.

Climb to the top of the castle and peer down into the spiralling well below.

This is one of the deepest castle wells in England, steeped in legend as the hiding place of Richard II's lost treasure.

Thought to be buried here in 1399, the treasure has been missing for centuries despite many attempts to find it.

Address Chapel Lane, Beeston, Cheshire, CW6 9TX

Opening times and What’s On : www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/beeston-castle-and-woodland-park

Sandstone Trail

Cheshire’s Sandstone Trail is one of the finest and most popular long distance walks in North West England.

It’s also been voted by ITV viewers as one of ‘Britain’s Favourite Walks‘.

The Trail stretches for 34 miles/55 kilometres and offers superb, unbroken, and often elevated walking across the still largely green and pleasant English county of Cheshire. Dont worry- you dont have to walk it all!

The trail can be broken up into smaller sections and The Lakehouse is situated just two miles from the closest part of the trail.

We would recommend completing the section of the trail listed as Burwardsley to Larkton Hall and maybe finishing off with Dinner at our favourite pub The Pheasant Inn.

Find out more here: www.sandstonetrail.co.uk