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Cheshire Best Kept Stations
Cheshire West & Chester Award 2009
Tidiest Station 2008
Best Kept Gardens 2007

Iron Age people constructed a fort on HELSBY HILL and it's easy to see why - the summit is 123m above sea level and offers magnificent views over the Mersey. On a clear day the Liverpool skyline is visible with the outlines of the Anglican and Metropolitan Cathedrals standing out.

Sandstone was extracted from MOUNTSKILL QUARRY from the early 1800s until the 1920s. Much of the stone was transported by ferry to Liverpool and Birkenhead, where several buildings, including the customs house near Canning Dock were built of Helsby stone. The quarry had its own dedicated tramway to Ince Pier. In 1988 the old quarry was transformed into a woodland park, opened in 1990. The park contains a range of trees and is inhabited by many animal and bird species. The geology of the site is one of its main features and includes exposed rock walls and a tunnel, which enable Sandstone formations from the Triassic period (280-250 million years ago) to be viewed.

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GREAT WESTERN EXPRESS RAIL TOUR
8th May 2010

The MCRUA Online Booking Office is now open for their next Rail Tour to Oxford, Bath and Bristol ....

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CHESHIRE DAY RANGER

The prices of the Cheshire Day Ranger have been held .....

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NEW DISCOUNT OFFERS AT STOCKPORT ATTRACTIONS NOW AVAILABLE FOR TRAIN TICKET HOLDERS
1st June 2009

Visitors with a valid ticket can now save money when visiting Stockport visitor attractions.  £1 off the price of admission is available upon production of a valid train ticket when visiting the Air Raid Shelters and Staircase House - both a short walk from Stockport train station, and Bramall Hall, which is just over a mile away from both Cheadle Hulme and Bramhall train stations.

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NEW DISCOUNT FOR RAIL TRAVELLERS VISITING QUARRY BANK MILL LAUNCHED
1st May 2009

Visitors to Quarry Bank Mill at Styal who travel by train can now benefit from an excellent new offer, which provides for free admission to the Apprentice House or Secret Garden (subject to availability) upon purchase of a main admission ticket.

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NORTHERN DUO TICKETS

Save 25% off the cost of a day return ticket when two adults travel together off-peak ....

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SAVE MONEY ON RAIL AND BUS TRAVEL AT CREWE
1st January 2008

Plusbus tickets are now available for Crewe at a bargain price of £1.50.

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