Things to do in Chester
Cheshire Pony Parties

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PONY PARTIES Pony party in the orchard Ponies to you Tiny Jumpers show jumping for kids EXPERIENCES
Christmas pony gift ideas Pony experience <10yrs Experience days >10yrs and adults Become a member
The Mares' Club-just for mums! HOLIDAY FUN Holiday activities summary Open afternoons Pony experience
Pony care and behaviour Pony days 90 minute activity session PONYLEARNING Courses Tiny riders Educational
visits PARTYSUPPLIES Cakes Filled party bags Personalised chocolate PONY CLOTHING Fleeces, T-shirts and
Gilets Franchise/training Business Opportunity
If you wish to come for a party it's really helpful if you indicate the number of children,
the age of the birthday girl/boy and your budget. I can then create something suitable for your event.
Whatever the reason for your visit to Cheshire Pony Parties you will be greeted with a warm welcome and receive personal attention.
You will then be blown away when you see our tiny, gentle ponies, happily grazing in our idyllic orchard setting.
You/your child will enjoy a very special time here, with the emphasis on fun and confidence-building. No prior experience of ponies is required.
Yes your child will groom, pamper, decorate and ride one or more of our ponies, but a visit here is so much more than that-
You will learn some fascinating facts about ponies (ask me about their ears!) and their behaviour, plus hear some personal pony tales.
Some visitors tour our orchard and learn about a few of the many trees and animals in and around the orchard.
No wonder little visitors want to come back every day, or that we have people visiting from as far away as London.
"Nobody does it like Cheshire Pony Parties does it." - Amanda Keech
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Chester Zoo

| Chester Zoo
Upton Chester CH2 1LH 01244 380 280
www.chesterzoo.org
info@chesterzoo.org
There's just so much to see and do on a big day out at Chester Zoo, the 21st Century zoo.
Our spacious enclosures are home to over 7000 animals, including endangered species, many in their natural habitats.
Directions
Car Follow the brown Chester Zoo signs from M56, Junction 14 or Junction 12 on the M53. The zoo is also clearly signed on the A41 Chester road.
Bus From Chester Main Line Station, Mon-Sat First Crosville 8 and X8 half hourly to main zoo entrance or 4, half hourly to pedestrian entrance. Bank Hols, 8 only. Suns and Bank Hols, Arriva 411, 412 to main entrance.
From Chester Bus Exchange and Merseyrail Bache Station, First service no 1, operating every 20 mins Mon-Sat every 30 mins on bank holidays Mondays (and Good Friday) and hourly on Sundays to the main entrance. In addition service 4 operating every hour, Mon-Sat. All Arriva trains Merseyside sell combined rail/bus/zoo tickets.
Train Nearest Station Bache
Facilities
7000 animals, 110 acres of award winning gardens.
Catch feeding time on sealion beach, visit islands in danger with the komodo dragons, experience sprit of the jaguar and the awesome tsavo the black rhino experience, see lions, tigers, rhinos, giraffes. You can have lots of fun on the children's fun ark and follow the latest fun trail. Wander round the grow zone with it's stunning orchid collection, step back in
time to the impressive roman gardens and stroll amongst the glorious grasses alongside the canal.
Take to the treetops in our zoofari monorail or take leisurely cruise in the water bus past our specious enclosures and natural habitats for a different view of a truly modern zoo. Our rainbuster route will help you miss the showers while you catch the sights.
Voted zoo of the year 2004
Access
The zoo is accessible for wheelchairs and pushchairs with plenty of disabled and parent and baby toilet facilities.
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Meadow Fishery & Game Fishing

| Meadow Fishery & Game Fishing
Warrington Road Mickle Trafford Chester Cheshire CH2 4EB 01244 300 236 Fax 01244 303 104
www.meadowfishery.com
One of the UKs best game fishing tackle shops and stillwater trout fisheries. Fly fishing and spinning rods
Meadow Fishery & Game Fishing Shop is situated four miles from Chester City centre on the A56 between Chester and Helsby. Easy to get to, it is two miles from junction 12 of the M53 and four miles from junction 14 of the M56.
If approaching from Chester on the A56, Meadow Fishery is through Mickle Trafford Village, just past Deeside Sawmills on the left hand side. If you get to the Shrewsbury Arms or the Nags Head you have gone too far.
Approaching on the A56 from the Helsby side, you want to look out for the Nags Head pub, then cross over the River Gowy , pass the Shrewsbury Arms and we are just on the right 100 yards after the pub.
Ordnance Survey map reference for the Meadow Fishery: SJ 449 705
Member of Association of Game Fishery Managers
Back in 1980, John Percival graduated from Aberystwyth University with a degree in geology and decided then to go into business with his parents, Peter & Joyce, who had just moved to Meadow Farm. After a few years of more conventional farming it was suggested by John's Uncle, David Humphreys, to look at starting a Trout Fishery.
After much research into the project and into fly fishing itself (John used to canoe the Rheidol and the Ystwyth rather than fish them. Until now, a closely guarded secret!).
The Site of Meadow Lake in 1980
The start of the excavation of Meadow Lake in 1983
Meadow lake took six months to excavate through the winter of 1983/84 and care was taken to design the lake and its surroundings to make it look as natural as possible -15 years on you would think it has been there for centuries. Two thousand trees and shrubs were planted in the surrounding land providing a habitat for a diverse range of wildlife. Eventually Meadow Fishery opened in the April of 1984 - one 5 acre lake and no shop!
The next lake, Willow, was added in 1989 and finally Mallard Lake opened in 1997 having been created purely by John and Fishery Manager Vince Lewis.
Willow Lake before it began to fill
Celebrations as Mallard is finished
Willow Lake emptied for maintenance work, Summer 2003
Meadow Fishery as it is today
Top left - Meadow Lake Middle - Willow Lake Bottom - Mallard Lake
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Rileys Snooker Chester

| Rileys Snooker Chester
Victoria Road Chester Cheshire CH2 2AX 01244 397 113
www.rileys.co.uk
For a great time out, day or night, Rileys Chester offers high quality pool and snooker tables, regular bar offers and a friendly, lively atmosphere.
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City Sightseeing Open Bus Tour
| City Sightseeing Open Bus Tour (March - October Only)
Chester's architecture spans 2,000 years of history - see the remains of its Roman heritage as well as its unique Medieval Rows and the spectacular Cathedral, or The Roman Amphitheatre. Check out the Roodee Racecourse or the Military Museum.
Chester Railway Station, opp. Queen's Hotel
0955 - 1615 Duration 60 minutes 15 March - 26 October 2008 Daily March - October Every 20 minutes Live Guided Tour Tickets Valid for 24 hours Adult: £8.00 Child: £ 3.00 Coming soon OAP/Student: £ 6.50 Coming soon Family (2+3): £19.00
Tour Leaflet >>>
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Ghost Hunts
| Ghost Hunts
Fancy spending a night with us on a ghost hunt? We are a new and exciting company that offers ghost hunts with a difference.
The Hauntings is a unique fusion of Psychics, paranormal investigators and film-makers. Together we host ghost hunting evenings to try and answer the age old question 'is there anyone there?'
We also offer ghost hunts for private parties or corporate events.
The Hauntings - Join us for a ghost hunt if you dare!
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