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Visitors

Nantwich in Cheshire is a charming riverside market town with a rich history, a wealth of beautiful timber-framed buildings, a wide range of speciality shops, a local museum and one of the finest medieval churches in Britain. It's a great place to visit at any time of year!

As well as its gourmet food it is renowned for its floral displays and regularly wins awards in the Britain in Bloom competition. The riverside location provides superb walking opportunities with wide well maintained paths suitable for pushchairs and wheelchairs - there's even a lake to circumnavigate.

There is a thriving farmers' market held on the last Saturday of every month and a mouth watering array of pubs, cafés and restaurants to tempt your taste buds. Please visit "The Gourmet's Guide to Nantwich" for details of all food and drink outlets.

Travel to Nantwich

By public transport

Rail: Nantwich is on the Manchester/Crewe/Shrewsbury/Cardiff railway line: Arriva Trains Wales provide comfortable and convenient rail travel along this line. Nearby Crewe station provides connections for Manchester, Liverpool, Chester, North Wales etc, and Shrewsbury station provides connections for Wolverhampton, Hereford, Aberystwyth etc. Train timetable here. The railway station is only 5 minutes walk from Mill Island.

Bus: Bus services are available from many areas in Cheshire and the surrounding areas – for details contact Cheshire Traveline 0871 200 22 33 or log on to www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/travel . The bus station is in the town centre.

For information on all train times and fares telephone National Rail Enquiries on 08457 48 49 50 (textphone 0845 60 50 600). For all bus and rail information use Traveline, the public transport information line, on 0871 200 22 33.

By car

You will have no trouble finding Nantwich as it is well signposted from all directions. If coming from the M6 leave at junction 16 and follow the A500 west direct to Nantwich (15 minutes). Please note: town centre car parks will be busy especially on Saturday, please use the special festival car parking listed below.

Special festival car parking is available as follows (download map here):

Nantwich Town Football Club CW5 5BS 175 spaces available Fri/Sat/Sun map here.

Barony Park CW5 5QY over 200 spaces available Sat only map here. (NB map not entirely accurate - Barony Park is on east side of Barony Road.) Best for visitors from Middlewich, Winsford, Crewe and the M6 directions - it is 5 minutes walk from the Town Centre.

Malbank High School CW5 5HD 120 spaces available Sat/Sun only map here.
Best for visitors from Chester or Wrexham direction (approach town along A534 through Acton, turn left at lights under canal bridge, Malbank is first right) - only 5 minutes walk from Mill Island.

Brine Leas High School CW5 7DY 150 spaces available Sat/Sun only. Best for visitors from Whitchurch or Audlem direction - it is 10 minutes walk from Mill Island map here.

We are grateful to the schools and the football club for agreeing to provide this extra parking for visitors.

Where to eat

There are some fabulous places to eat in Nantwich, from pubs and cafés to the finest restaurants. Please read the Gourmet's Guide to Nantwich which gives a comprehensive list of food outlets in Nantwich.

Where to stay

There is a wide range of accommodation in South Cheshire from the best hotels to camping and caravan sites. Please click here for a list of local accommodation (PDF, 431kb) with gradings and phone numbers, contact Nantwich Tourist Information Centre for assistance (see below), or book on-line here.

Where to visit

Whilst in the area why not visit some of the other local attractions? There are many interesting places to visit in South Cheshire, please click here for a list of local attractions (PDF, 296kb) with opening times and phone numbers (information kindly provided by Nantwich TIC).

Nantwich Tourist Information Centre

Nantwich Civic Hall, Market Street, Nantwich CW5 5DG. Telephone 01270 537359 or email the Nantwich TIC. The TIC is open 9am - 5pm Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday, 9am - 7pm Thursday and 9am - 4pm on Saturdays. Nantwich TIC has a wide range of information on the local area and further afield. A bed booking service is available, and maps, guides, postcards and souvenirs are on sale.