A weekend in Cheshire: an accessible itinerary

This is a short, unhurried Cheshire weekend built around places that state disabled access: Greenacres Animal Park, Cheshire Military Museum, Wild Wings Birds of Prey and Leigh Town Hall Archives. The hops are deliberately small — just 1.3 miles from Greenacres to lunch at the Central Hotel, which holds a 5/5 food hygiene rating, then 6.3 miles on to the museum — so nobody spends the day in the car.

Arriving by train? Winsford is the nearest station to Cheshire. For beds, all four stays on BritStays list disabled access, including The Britannia Hotel in Manchester, just 0.3 miles from Manchester Piccadilly, and De Vere Cranage Estate, 1.3 miles from Holmes Chapel station. One sensible rule: "states disabled access" covers a lot of ground, so ring ahead and check the details that matter to you — blue badge parking, step-free entrances, accessible toilets, lift dimensions — before you book anything.