Days Out

To list all possible days out from the village would be impossible,partly because there are so many things to do, partly because people have different tastes, and partly because people have different views of what is an acceptable distance to travel. For example there is a couple from Chester (5 miles west of Tarvin) who travel regularly to Blackpool for a day's dancing in the Tower Ballroom. From Tarvin it is 77 miles (154 miles round trip) by road to Blackpool. I would be prepared to do the same but not on a regular basis. However, my wife and I go to Bodnant Gardens in Wales two or three times each year. The gardens are 52 miles from Tarvin. So, whilst I would be prepared to travel to all the venues in this list, others might not. The list is in no particular order, is not exhaustive, the distances are from Autoroute, and the opinions are my own.

Family Days

The Blue Planet. (11 miles)
This is a modern aquarium near Ellesmere Port which equals "The Deep" in Hull and outshines "The Sealife Centre" in Blackpool. A wonderful place for children.

Chester Zoo (5 miles)
Chester Zoo is one of the best zoos in the country. It has something for everyone and it is so big that even on the busiest days there is room to look around.

The Catalyst Museum (22 miles)
The Catalyst Museum is in Widnes and the brochure says "explore Catalyst and dicover the colourful world of science and technology - where finding out is fun." There is a scary glass lift on the outside of the building which is fun in itself without all the stuff in the museum.

Ellesmere Port Boat Museum (11 miles)
"The Boat Museum, with the world's largest collection of canal craft, is set in Ellesmere Port's historic 200- year-old dock complex. " "Here you can discover the fascinating social and industrial history of Britain's canals." Well worth a look.

Shopping
Chester(5 miles) (4 miles to Park & Ride)
The rows
Grosvenor Arcade
The Forum
Eastgate street etc

Cheshire Oaks- An out of town shopping area near Ellemere Port (11 Miles)

Trafford Centre (a very big shopping mall 43 miles away near Manchester)

Manchester City Centre (43 miles) A major city with more than shopping to offer - the art gallery alone would attract some people and the architecture would attract others.

Liverpool City Centre (30 miles via tunnel - toll) (34 miles via bridge - toll free) Another major city with more to offer than shopping. The Walker Art Gallery and The Sudley Art gallery are major holders of Pre-Raphaelite art.
NB There is another collection of Pre-Raphaelite art in the Lady Lever gallery at Bebington on the Wirral. (About 23 miles)

Warrington (25 miles)

Northwich (13 Miles)

History
Chester
The walls
The cathedral
The Grosvenor Museum
Dewa Experience

Beeston Castle (9 miles)

National Trust
Tatton Park (34 miles)
Dunham Massey (34 miles)
Erddig (20 miles)
Quarry Bank Mill ( 39 miles)

Anderton Lift (14 miles) This is a piece of restored Victorian engineering which enables canal boats to be lifted from one canal to another.

Chester
Races
Riverside
Grosvenor Park
The Arena

Gardens

Ness gardens (16 miles )

Arley Hall ( 18 miles)

Bodnant (52 miles)

Walking

Delamere Forest (7 miles)

Primrose Hill/ Gresty Waste (4 miles)

Welsh mountains; Moel Famau, ( 26 miles) Moel Arthur (??)

Peckforton Hills (10 miles)

It must be obvious that this page is still under construction.