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WELCOME TO CHESTER AND CHESHIRE

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW Cheshire is the area directly to the south of Manchester and Liverpool airports. It is an affluent area with a • wide variety of places and attractions of interest to visitors. From Manchester Airport to the city of Chester is 35 minutes by motorway. It is 2 hours from London by direct train. There are a number of luxurious resort hotels within 30 minutes of Manchester airport that can offer your • clients excellent golf and spa breaks. If you have clients visiting Manchester for tourism or football matches, consider adding on a few days in gorgeous countryside. Also close to Manchester Airport is a the gorgeous house and gardens Tatton Park – voted England's best large attraction in 2014. If you cant find accommodation in Manchester , consider Cheshire. Chester is a beautiful historic city where much of its charm is free – a cathedral, a walk around the Roman • walls and a beautiful riverside. It also boasts the Chester Grosvenor a 5* hotel with a 1* Michelin restaurant and a collection of excellent boutique hotels • Chester Zoo near Chester is Europe’s largest zoo. It receives circa 1.5 million visitors each year. It has a strong conservation ethos and in 2015 will open a new a new attraction Islands, where boats will allow visitors to experience six SE Asian Islands. It a is a perfect family day out.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW cont … • Cheshire Oaks is the UK’s largest designer outlet village with 145+ high end stores. Every year it receives about 7.5 million visitors. It is 35 minutes from Manchester Airport and 10 minutes from Chester. It is a must for anyone who wants a great days shopping. Throughout the summer Chester hosts a number of horse racing and polo events on England's oldest • racecourses • Chester can also be enjoyed as a day trip by train from London or a stop off en route to either North Wales or the Lake District Cheshire is famous for luxury lifestyles – many of its towns and villages offer designer boutiques, great • dining pubs and historic buildings • Excellent educational tours can be organised by combining language tuition in Chester and accommodation at the University with visits to Chester Zoo (zoology) and Jodrell Bank (space exploration) home of one of the world’s most advanced radio telescopes Marketing Cheshire is your contact for all your needs. Our websites are www.visitchester.com and • www.discovercheshire.com – your contacts are k.Michel@marketingcheshire.co.uk and a.Shacklady@marketingcheshire.co.uk • Hover over the pictures and click links for more information about hotels and attractions

EASY ACCESS CHESTER IS WELL CONNECTED BY ROAD, RAIL AND AIR WITH LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER AIRPORT ONLY 20 AND 40 MILES AWAY. .

CHESTER CATHEDRAL OUR STUNNING FREE-TO-ENTER CATHEDRAL HAS 1,000 YEARS OF HISTORY AND THE BEST VIEWS OF THE CITY.

Oddfellows The Mere Golf Resort & Spa Queen Hotel Chester ABode Chester Edgar House Roomzzz

CHESTER ZOO THE UK’S NUMBER ONE ZOO AND LEADING ANIMAL CONSERVATION CHARITY. WITH OVER 12,000 ANIMALS AND AWARD WINNING GARDENS, CHESTER ZOO WILL OFFER YOU A FULL DAY OF EXOTIC ADVENTURE AND EVERY PENNY YOU SPEND WILL HELP TO PROTECT WILDLIFE IN THE UK AND ALL OVER THE WORLD

NEW FOR 2015: ISLANDS AT CHESTER ZOO THE EXPEDITION TO SOUTH EAST ASIA BEGINS IN 2015 AS CHESTER ZOO RECREATE 6 SOUTH EAST ASIAN ISLAND HABITATS. DISCOVER THE AMAZING AND CRITICALLY ENDANGERED WILDLIFE THAT LIVE ON THESE PRECIOUS ISLANDS.

LUXURY HOTELS CLOSE TO MANCHESTER AIRPORT The Park Royal Hotel Mottram Hall Golf and Spa Resort The Cottons Hotel and Spa The Mere Golf Resort and Spa

Arley Hall & Gardens Lyme Park Gardens Ness Botanic Gardens Dorothy Clive Garden