FREE Days Out in Cheshire

Pack a picnic, grab a flask of tea and head to Cheshire for a day out at one of our FREE attractions. Many of our nature reserves, trails and parks are completely free to enter, some attractions you just need to pay for parking and others you can enter and wander around for free, only treating yourself to something if you feel like it!

Visit one of our fascinating museums, bring the kids for a play in one of our many parks or at one of the playgrounds, cool off at one of our outdoor paddling pools or take the dog for a walk around some of our stunning Cheshire countryside.

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The Delicious Dozen: Cheshire's Ice Cream Trail

Cheshire isn’t known for its sandy beaches, yet it’s just the place to go for an ice cream.
Rixton Clay Pits Local Nature Reserve

Warrington

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The Gritstone Trail

Macclesfield

Follow the 35 mile / 56km trail through Cheshire’s Peak District

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1 Jan 2024to31 Dec 2024
Warrington Museum & Art Gallery

Warrington

Situated in a charming, Grade II listed building, Warrington Museum and Art Gallery is a hidden gem.

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4 Jan 2024to24 Dec 2024Various Opening Times
Trentabank Reservoir

Macclesfield

A coniferous plantation surrounds Trentabank Reservoir with a large heronry of about 22 pairs.
Located in Macclesfield Forest some 3 miles south east of Macclesfield.
Due to its location and accessibility it is one of the most visited…
Culcheth Linear Country Park

Warrington

Enjoy miles of public footpaths and routes.

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1 Jan 2024to31 Dec 2024
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Nantwich Riverside Loop

Nantwich

Stretch your legs on this pleasant walk from the town centre, taking in the Riverside Park, the Shropshire Union Canal and the historic Welsh Row. Just follow the signs in either direction and enjoy getting to know the countryside and its history.

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1 Jan 2024to31 Dec 2024
Chester Millennium Festival Trail

Northgate Street, Chester

Welcome to the Chester Millennium Festival Trail, laid down in 2000 as part of the city's '2000 years of Building' Millennium Festival.

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Marbury Country Park

Northwich

At Marbury Country park you can wander along the mere with splendid views over the water to the church at Great Budworth, or explore the arboretum and community orchard.

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Northwich Community Woodlands, Northwich

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1 Apr 2024to30 Sept 2024Open 09:00 - 20:00

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1 Oct 2024to31 Mar 2025Open 09:00 - 17:00
Timbersbrook Picnic Area

Congleton

Today Timbersbrook picnic area is a beautiful spot where families can picnic

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1 Jan 2024to31 Dec 2024
Eastham Country Park

Wirral

Enjoy nature trails, woodlands walks, orienteering courses, bird watching and family days out. Here you will find picnic facilities, tea gardens, cafe, coach parking toilets, bird hide and a dog free children's play area.

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1 Jan 2024to31 Dec 2024Open 10:00 - 16:45
Castle Park

Frodsham

Smart Victorian formal bedding scheme which reflects the work of original designer Edward Kemp, renowned for his work at Birkenhead Park.

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1 Jan 2024to31 Dec 2024Open 08:00 - 18:00
Queens Park

Crewe

Queens Park’s beautiful 45 acres, was dedicated, to the people of Crewe, in 1887, to mark the joint occasion of the Queen's Jubilee and the fiftieth anniversary of the opening of the Grand Junction Railway.

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1 Jan 2024to31 Dec 2024
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Shakerley Mere

Northwich

Enjoy a pleasant stroll around the lake, walk your dog or stop and watch the many different species of birds. There are plenty of tables and seats along the way so you can picnic beneath the birch and oak.

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1 Jan 2024to31 Dec 2024
Little Budworth Country Park

Little Budworth

First impressions of Little Budworth Country Park are dominated by woodland but amongst the trees there is a mosaic of lowland heath, ponds and boggy mires. Paths meander through tranquil woodland and open glades providing a gentle walk whatever the

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1 Jan 2024to31 Dec 2024
Stanney Woods Local Nature Reserve

Ellesmere Port

Stanney Woods is an ancient woodland of oak and silver birch, with some hazel and holly. It is excellent for bird watching and also exceptionally good for fungi in the autumn..

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1 Jan 2024to31 Dec 2024
Discover the Rows

The Rows, Chester

Join our circular journey through an urban landscape that is unique in the world.