THINGS TO DO - PLACES TO GO

[Animals & Zoos] [Art Galleries] [Country Parks] [Craft & Heritage Centres] [Historic Properties & Gardens] [Museums] [Sport & Leisure]
What I've done on this page is to collate loads of information from the Internet, from brochures etc. into one place to provide some ideas! I have tried to limit it to our local(ish) area, so that car journeys won't be tedious. I think the furthest away is Colwyn Bay Zoo - but its straight down the A55 so not too far in terms of time.
Animals & Zoos
Blue Planet Aquarium Cheshire Oaks, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, CH65 9LF (11.5 miles) [Map]
Chester Zoo Caughall Road, Upton, Chester, Cheshire, CH2 1LH (9 miles) [Map]
Farmworld Middle Sontley, Wrexham, LL13 0YP (7 miles) [Map]
Knowsley Safari Park Knowsley Park, Prescot, Merseyside, L34 4AN (24 miles) [Map]
Welsh Mountain Zoo Old Highway, Colwyn Bay, Clwyd, LL28 5UY (36 miles) [Map]

Art Galleries
Lady Lever Art Gallery Port Sunlight, Wirral (22 miles) [Map]
Tate Liverpool Albert Dock, Liverpool, Merseyside, L3 4BB (29 miles) [Map]

Country Parks
Alyn Waters Country Park Mold Road, Gwersyllt, Wrexham, LL11 4AG (5 miles) [Map]
Bonc Yr Hafod Hafod Road (off Bangor Road), Johnstown, Wrexham. (10 miles) [Map]
Loggerheads Country Park Loggerheads, Mold, Denbighshire, CH5 5LH (21 miles) [Map]
Minera Country Park Wern Road, Minera, Wrexham, LL11 3DU (11 miles) [Map]
Moel Famau Country Park - (26 miles) [Map]
Nant Mill Country Park Rhosberse Road, Coedpoeth, Wrexham, LL11 3BT (9 miles) [Map]
Stryt Las Country Park Cwm Glas Road, Off Park Street, Johnstown, Wrexham (10 miles)
Ty Mawr Country Park Cae Gwilym Lane, Cefn Mawr, Wrexham, LL14 3PT (13 miles) [Map]
Wirral Country Park Station Road, Thurstaston, Wirral, Merseyside CH61 OHN (30 miles) [Map]

Craft & Heritage Centres
Bersham Heritage Centre Bersham, Wrexham, LL14 4HT (7 miles) [Map]
Blakemere Craft Centre Chester Road, Sandiway, Northwich, Cheshire CW8 2EB (20 miles) [Map]
Boat Museum South Pier Road, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire CH65 4FW (?? miles) [Map]
Cheshire Farm Ice Cream Tattenhall, Chester, Cheshire CH3 9NE (14.5 miles) [Map]
Greenfield Valley Heritage Park Holywell, Flintshire, CH8 7GH (22 miles) [Map]
Minera Lead Mines Minera (8.5 miles) [Map]
Llangollen Railway The Station, Abbey Road, Llangollen, Denbighshire, LL20 8SN (20 miles) [Map]
Plassey Craft Centre Eyton, Wrexham, North Wales LL13 0SP (12.5 miles) [Map]

Historic Properties & Gardens
Beeston Castle Tarporley, Cheshire, CW6 9TX (11 miles) [Map]
Bodelwyddan Castle Bodelwyddan, RHYL, Denbighshire LL18 5YA (34 miles) [Map]
Castell Dinas Bran Llangollen (20 miles) [Map]
Chirk Castle & Gardens Chirk, Wrexham, LL14 5AF (18 miles) [Map]
Cholmondeley Castle Gardens Cholmondeley, Malpas, Cheshire, SY14 8AH (10 miles) [Map]
Erddig Hall & Gardens Wrexham, LL13 0YT (9 miles) [Map]
Holt Castle Holt (4.6 miles) [Map]
Ness Botanical Gardens Ness, Neston, South Wirral, CH64 4AY (22 miles) [Map]
Plas Newydd Butter Hill, LLangollen LL20 8AW (20 miles) [Map]
Pontcysyllte Aqueduct Trevor/Froncysyllte (15.8 miles) [Map]
Port Sunlight Heritage Village Port Sunlight, Wirral (22 miles) [Map]
Valle Crucis Abbey Llangollen (20 miles) [Map]

Museums
Cheshire Military Museum The Castle, Chester CH1 2DN (7 miles) [Map]
Deva Roman Experience Pierpoint Lane, Off Bridge Street, Chester, CH1 1NL (7 miles) [Map]
Grosvenor Museum 27 Grosvenor Street, Chester, CH1 2DD (7 miles) [Map]
TECHNIQUEST@NEWI Science Discovery Centre Plas Coch, Mold Road, Wrexham, LL11 2AW, North Wales (6 miles) [Map]
Wrexham County Borough Museum County Buildings, Regent Street, Wrexham, LL11 1RB (6 miles) [Map]

Sport & Leisure
Darland Sports Centre Chester Road, Rossett, (0 miles!) [Map]
Deeside Leisure Centre (& Ice Rink) Chester Road West, Queensferry, Deeside, Flintshire CH5 1SA (14 miles) [Map]
The Groves Sports Centre Penymaes Avenue, Wrexham, LL12 7AP (5.5 miles) [Map]
Gwyn Evans Sports Centre Heol Cefn, Gwersyllt, Wrexham, LL11 4HG (6 miles) [Map]
Northgate Arena Chester, CH2 2AU (7 miles) [Map]
Plas Madoc Leisure Centre Llangollen Road, Acrefair, Wrexham, LL14 3HL (12 miles) [Map]
Runcorn Ski Centre Town Park, Palacefields, Runcorn, Cheshire WA7 2PS (24 miles) [Map]
St David's Sports Centre Rhosnesni Lane, Wrexham, LL13 9ET (5 miles) [Map]
Wrexham Waterworld Holt Road, Wrexham, LL13 8DH (6 miles) [Map]

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