50 Great Days Out

From grand country estates to action-packed activity centres, and everything in between, Cheshire and its surrounding area has something for everyone. With many of our attractions beginning to re-open their doors* we share 50 highlights from across our stunning county. We cannot wait to welcome you back to #OurCheshire

PEACE, HOPE AND DANCE

What started as a lockdown project for Wilmslow’s Senem Peace blossomed into a series of pictures capturing the grace and power of ballerinas, as well as raising money for a mental health charity

BUILDING THE DREAM { part one }

When Kunal Trehan and his partner Thomas Hope decided to create their own home, they couldn’t have imagined quite how many building blocks would come their way

PETER MUNDAY - Real husband of Cheshire

The bond between a man and his dog is ingrained in history – almost as long as the rest of the family have handed over the walks to dad

CHESHIRE'S TOP CHURNERS

It’s high summer and the sun should (hopefully) be blazing. There’s no better time to dip into the county’s ice-cream creators. Here’s the scoop on five places to find some of the best

LOUISE MINCHIN - The BBC breakfast host on life beyond the red sofa

Grease is the word for Louise, as she and her family take a drive-in to 1950s America

Blooming tasty

Green-fingered Zoe Smith tells Jade Wright about her growing Congleton cottage garden industry

OUR DRAGONS' DEN QUEENS

We chat to the Altrincham women whose businesses have caught the eye of the entrepreneurs on the hit BBC show

A country life for me

BBC reporter Rebecca Wood has been leading two lives in lockdown, and from milking cows to herding hens, it’s given her a fascinating view of working on a Cheshire farm

If any of you are having trouble, pray*

Bishop Mark Tanner was appointed to the Diocese of Chester in May and will be moving to Cheshire with his family this month, before taking up his duties in September

Eric's Art Is Where His Home Is

Lockdown has given artist Eric Jackson more time to paint – and new inspiration for his irreverent illustrations of people and places in the North West

Sooty's house move

A brush with coronavirus has persuaded Peter Corbett, of Sooty and Sweep fame, to move from Lymm’s most photographed cottage

“I DO” (…but not quite yet)

The impact of Covid-19 on the wedding industry in Cheshire has been dramatic, but all those affected are proving that love will find a way

Milling around in times past

To Etherow Country Park at Compstall, Stockport, this month, to explore a beauty spot which, like so many, has been shaped by industry

Your perfect cottage garden

The right combination of colourful plants creates a sweet-smelling, spirit-lifting welcome. Here’s how to create yours

What's the BUZZWORD?

Cheshire Wildlife Trust’s Rosie Mason shares her advice on how you can help protect bees in the county and welcome them into your garden

The work-life-kids juggle? It really can be wearing…

Sisters Becs Jeffery and Fi Woodhead have turned the soundtrack to homelife under lockdown into a family fashion brand

Get the scoop

There’s a delicious solution to socially distanced ice cream, and that’s a Snugburys drive-thru and take-home tubs

COMFORTS AND JOYS

Emma Mayoh serves up the first in a series of articles celebrating her life in food with a nostalgia-sprinkled look at family favourites

Cheshire's crown jewels

When their dental practices had to close during lockdown, Jan and Kevin Dobbs, of Daresbury, were not ground down...

Love In The Time Of Coronavirus

Cheshire Life journalist Lauren Allen and her husband Ben, a doctor on a Covid-19 ward at Wirral’s Arrowe Park Hospital, talk about the fears and joys of the unexpected newlywed life they are living

LADY of the FLOWERS

A day in the life of Delamere Flower Farm creator Alice Taylor, as she juggles family with growing British cottage garden blooms and creating artisan arrangements for weddings

MARPLE AND MARPLE BRIDGE

Where town meets country

Birdsong and boating

This month’s walk is an easy four-mile stroll through some pretty countryside just east of Lymm

THE BOY WHO GREW AND GREW

Robert Thompson learned to garden at his mother’s knee during the war years. Today, the 83-year-old is still producing good things to eat and pretty things to see

Garden of Carden

In just a few years the gardens at Carden Hall have gone from a blank canvas to something breathtakingly beautiful, as Kate Houghton learned during a fascinating, if frustrating, video-chat

NICK FREEMAN: The Loophole Lawyer from Mere. Never afraid to court controversy

When two men and a dog went to raise money for a cause close to their hearts, the wondrous Cheshire countryside joined the campaign

There's a new sheriff in town

Nick Hopkinson is a High Sheriff for the 21st Century and he’s on a mission to improve lives in Cheshire

The sweet buzz of a summer day

Avid gardener Linda Sage flutters into the world of pollinating insects and suggests ways of encouraging them into your own garden

EAT, SLEEP, GARDEN, REPEAT.

Life beyond the gates may be dormant, but Tatton Park is all of a flourish