Rated 4 of 5

Rated 4 of 5

Peace and tranquility

Rated 5 of 5

Access to local places of interest

Rated 4 of 5

Beauty of surroundings and scenery

Rated 5 of 5

Ease of arrival/welcome

Ideal for visiting Chester

We booked a 4 night stay so as to visit Chester and in particular the Christmas Market. We booked by email and Caroline sent a very detailed email in return containing lots of useful information as well as instructions as to where we were to pitch up etc. Being a motorhome we pitched up on the large hardstanding - which is perfectly big enough for two units. Chester is easily accessible by bike and bus. Our first visit was by bike. We planned our route using our Ordnance Survey map. Fortunately there are lots of National Cycle Routes in the area and the one we chose took us in via the pretty village of Christleton and then on to the cycle route that took us in via the canal. Our circular ride back brought us back through Great Barrow. The following day we planned a route through Tarporley and Tarvin - and back on the NCR71 which took us over the medieval bridges - which are worth a visit as they too are very pretty. To visit the Christmas Market we chose to go in by bus. There is a good bus service into Chester from the top of Cotton Lane on the A51 - a 10 minute walk from the CL. There are two bus companies that run buses into Chester - the number 82 run by D&G and the number 84 run by Arriva. The number 82 runs past the hour and is cheaper than its competitor which runs to the hour. The latter also has a service that runs into the evening - whereas the D&G bus only runs until just after 5. The last 84 bus back leaves the Chester bus interchange just before 9pm. The Stamford Bridge pub is very nice - we didn't have a meal there - but we did pop in for a drink after our day visiting the Christmas Market. The Christmas Market was very small and not as big as we were hoping. The Cathedral was worth a visit especially as it was gearing up for the Christmas Tree Festival. There were lots of trees in situ but the decoration of them was a work in progress - but enough were lit and decorated so as to give a very "Christmassy" atmosphere. For walkers there is a lovely walk to Great Barrow and back through the fields. The circular route we took was just over 3 miles long and enough to blow off the cobwebs after our 3 hour drive to get to the CL. I have given the CL 4 stars for peace and tranquility due to the road noise. Situated just off the A51 the road noise wasn't too bad through the night - but from 6 in the morning you could definitely hear the commuter traffic. The CL does overlook fields, but is mainly surrounded by high hedges. The access to the CL could be a problem if there are lots of customers to the businesses at the access - but fortunately we had no problems. Because of its vicinity to Chester this is a great CL to use for visiting the city. We will definitely use it again as we would like to visit in the summer months and see more that this particular part of Cheshire has to offer.  The price of the CL was £15 a night and not £13 as advertised.

Motorhomer from Lincolnshire

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