Oswestry & Chester
Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2011 1:00 am
Right just booked a few days away at Oswestry and Chester been to chester long time ago thinking of checking out ironbridge museum and a few family haunts anyone recommend anything ?
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Re: Oswestry & Chester
Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2011 8:30 am
Re: Oswestry & Chester
Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2011 2:48 pm
Shrewsbury's not far from Oswestry and worth a visit.
I grew up 12 miles from Chester, on of the closest larger towns. Chester's good, especially for the shops, does get a lot of tourists though, and parking in the center is expensive, use one of the park and rides. A walk around the walls is good, and the pub down by the river used to be okay too. The rows are something unique to Chester too. Into the summer season there are quite often buskers, and also a town crier.
If you're into Stately homes, then Erddig (National Trust) is in Wrexham only 20 mins from Chester and about the same from Oswestry. Pick your day though, it may not be open all week at this time of year, and if memory serves the Chinese Room is only open one day a week at any time of year to protect the fragile wallpaper.
If you like a bargin then Cheshire Oaks at Ellesmere Port is brilliant, it's an outlet village, but it can get busy, so an early start is advised. Where are you staying Pete?
I grew up 12 miles from Chester, on of the closest larger towns. Chester's good, especially for the shops, does get a lot of tourists though, and parking in the center is expensive, use one of the park and rides. A walk around the walls is good, and the pub down by the river used to be okay too. The rows are something unique to Chester too. Into the summer season there are quite often buskers, and also a town crier.
If you're into Stately homes, then Erddig (National Trust) is in Wrexham only 20 mins from Chester and about the same from Oswestry. Pick your day though, it may not be open all week at this time of year, and if memory serves the Chinese Room is only open one day a week at any time of year to protect the fragile wallpaper.
If you like a bargin then Cheshire Oaks at Ellesmere Port is brilliant, it's an outlet village, but it can get busy, so an early start is advised. Where are you staying Pete?
Re: Oswestry & Chester
Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2011 10:03 pm
premier Inn they got offers on at the moment
Re: Oswestry & Chester
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 1:47 pm
I forgot one of the obvious places 
Chirk Castle (also NT I think is okay), and then if you don't mind heights then there's the Pontcysyllte Aquaduct at Froncysyllte one of Telford's engineering masterpieces. You could also take the A5 up towards Llangollen, it takes you through the Horseshoe Pass, great views.
You're also not too far from Theatre Clwyd, which does have some good plays on (and dead easy parking!), that's just a stone's throw from where I grew up.
Chirk Castle (also NT I think is okay), and then if you don't mind heights then there's the Pontcysyllte Aquaduct at Froncysyllte one of Telford's engineering masterpieces. You could also take the A5 up towards Llangollen, it takes you through the Horseshoe Pass, great views.
You're also not too far from Theatre Clwyd, which does have some good plays on (and dead easy parking!), that's just a stone's throw from where I grew up.
Re: Oswestry & Chester
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 3:16 pm
will be going down the A5 to minsterly and Worthen that where my lots from on me father side
Re: Oswestry & Chester
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 11:10 pm
Dont forget some piccies eh Pete? 
Re: Oswestry & Chester
Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2011 9:10 am
Yeah Pete good idea Mally! If you go to Ironbridge can you take a picture of that hotel on or near the bridge what's it called... The Tontino or something like that.
Re: Oswestry & Chester
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2011 7:50 pm
mallosa wrote:Dont forget some piccies eh Pete?
you will have lots more before that weekend
Re: Oswestry & Chester
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2011 9:44 pm
Oh yeh? Tell me more!
Re: Oswestry & Chester
Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 12:17 am
He says you're going to get a lot more from him before that weekend!! 
Re: Oswestry & Chester
Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 12:24 am
Oh! an interpretor now are we Rob?
Re: Oswestry & Chester
Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 12:27 am
Interpretor?
Is that Brummie?
Is that Brummie?
Re: Oswestry & Chester
Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 2:49 pm
Rob, do you mean "The Tontine"?
Re: Oswestry & Chester
Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 9:40 pm
Rob wrote:Interpretor?
Is that Brummie?
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