Ultimate Guide to Chester and Cheshire

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Launch yourself into 2018 with the best that
Cheshire has got to offer (or get yourself out of
the post-festive doldrums) with our guide to the
great outdoors. Winter gardens, snowdrop walks,
pubs with fires and even an Alpine sauna all
feature (page 9), or start planning your Valentine’s
Day with an off-the-beaten-track walk and some
very romantic places to eat (page 18).
Fancy a day out? You’d be hard pressed to beat
the market-town charms of Macclesfield (page
54), whose epic Treacle Market is the basis for
a top day trip, or else we give you a run-down
of what to do with the kids over half-term and
beyond (page 32). Elsewhere, we listen to the rags
to riches (and back again) tale of the man behind
Reclaimed World (page 48), and hear first-hand
why a dance-circus performance at Storyhouse
is one of spring’s must-see highlights (page 11).
There’s also the history of Cheshire’s silver
(page 51) and excellent eats at the Scottish
Steakhouse (page 56).
We are also banging the drum for Cheshire’s
women this year – which, given that 2018 marks
100 years since women were granted the right to
vote, feels nothing if not timely. Our potted history
of Cheshire’s women of note traces a route
from a warrior queen to present day politics,
and also gives a run-down of what’s on this year
to celebrate a 1,000 years of feminism. Expect
everything from walks and festivals, with some
theatre and art thrown in for good measure (page
40). And if all that’s not enough, check our full
listings of what’s on and where in Cheshire this
season. As ever – enjoy.
Find out more about what’s on in Cheshire at:
visitcheshire.com
This guide has been put together by
Marketing Cheshire and was made possible
with the help of our editor, Susie Stubbs
and with the invaluable support, ideas and
reality checks of Marketing Cheshire’s
Rachel McQueen and Leanne Eaton, and
Storyhouse’s Jen Chapman and Nancy
Davies. Thanks also to our interviewees and
contributors, including Mark Littler, Jeff
Pearce, Laurel Johnson, Kevin Finnan, Lucy
Dwyer, Nicola Haigh, Bill Elms and Steven
Hayes. Special thanks should be given to
Carolyn Barnwell, for her sterling research
into Cheshire’s suffragettes.
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Artwork by Lemondrop Creative
Editorial and advertising:
Ashley Shacklady
a.shacklady@marketingcheshire.co.uk
Leanne Eaton
l.eaton@marketingcheshire.co.uk
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Motionhouse, image by Dan Tucker
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