Ideas in Cheshire include Macclesfield Silk Museum, the Anderton Boat Lift and the only museum dedicated to the world of hats and hat making.

Head north to Merseyside to explore the history of one of the world’s greatest ports at the Maritime Museum.  Take a coach trip to Port Sunlight, a unique village built by William Hesketh Lever to house employees of his Lever Brothers factory, for a fascinating insight to village living during the height of the industrial revolution.

Experience two of Lancashire’s original textile mills, Helmshore Mills and Queen Street Mills and step aboard the East Lancashire Railway for a fun day out for all the family.