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Choose Chester for a family-friendly break

Published: 08 May 2012

If you're looking for a site that combines a relaxing natural setting with close proximity to a charming city, head for Chester.

The Chester Fairoaks Caravan Club site is conveniently placed near both the M53 (for access to North Wales) and the city of Chester, providing the ideal space to indulge in both relaxation and retail therapy.

One of the things that Chester is best known for is its shops. From familiar high street names to unique boutiques, even the most ardent shopaholic will be spoilt for choice here. A highlight is the Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet, which houses more than 140 shops offering discounts of as much as 50 per cent.

When you're ready to take a break from your retail therapy, there's a host of pretty restaurants and cafes where you can refuel. One of the best is Moules a go-go, a bright and stylish eatery known for its fresh steamed Anglesey mussels, served in aromatic sauces alongside crunchy fries.

Chester also caters extremely well for families. Visitors of all ages are sure to be enthralled by a trip to the Blue Planet Aquarium. This sea life attraction centre even offers shark diving experience for kids and adults alike, if you're brave enough to go for a swim with these toothy creatures.

The aquarium is home to the largest sand tiger collection in Europe.

Of course, no visit to Chester would be complete without exploring its beloved zoo. The award-winning Chester Zoo is the number one charity zoo in the UK and is one of the best of its kind in the world. It houses more than 7,000 species of animal.

If you're lucky enough to enjoy some sunshine on your trip to Chester Fairoaks, you might like to take a trip to the National Waterways Museum. Here you can take a boat trip along the canal and learn about the history of the area's waterways through interactive displays, films and audio recordings.

For an equally enchanting trip into the past, visit the nearby Port Sunlight Museum and Garden Village, a remarkably well-preserved village that provides insight into what life was like in the UK at the end of the 19th century.