Britain's largest shopping outlet, Cheshire Oaks has 145 stores offering discounts of up to 60% on goods from previous seasons. The village layout means the shops are divided into helpful districts, dotted with restaurants and cafes along the way. It's 7 miles north of Chester; if you don't have a car, National Express 381 between Chester and Manchester stops here.
Cheshire Oaks Outlet Centre
Chester
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Pontcysyllte Aqueduct & Canal World Heritage Site
22.19 MILES
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Nearby Chester attractions
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Things aren't done by halves around Chester, where you'll find Blue Planet, which was the country's largest aquarium when it opened in 1998. It's home to…
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The largest of its kind in the country, Chester Zoo is about as pleasant a place as caged animals in artificial habitats could ever expect to live. It's…
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A marvellous example of an Elizabethan half-timbered hall, Speke Hall is filled with gorgeously timbered and plastered rooms. The house contains several …
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Chester Cathedral was originally a Benedictine abbey built on the remains of an earlier Saxon church dedicated to St Werburgh (the city's patron saint);…
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Just outside the city walls is what was once an arena that seated 7000 spectators (making it the country's largest); some historians have suggested that…
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Built on the site of an older Saxon church in 1075, it's been a peaceful ruin since 1581. It includes the remains of a Norman choir and medieval chapels.
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