Backford

Worth seeing in and around Backford

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Chester Zoo

   Chester Zoo is a zoo in Upton-by-Chester, Cheshire, England. Chester Zoo was opened in 1931 by George Mottershead and his family.

   2.1 km · zoological garden at Upton-by-Chester, in Cheshire, England · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Holy Trinity Church, Capenhurst

   Holy Trinity Church, Capenhurst is in the village of Capenhurst, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.

   3.5 km · Grade II listed church in Cheshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   All Saints Church, Great Saughall

   All Saints Church, Great Saughall, is located in Church Road in the civil parish of Saughall and Shotwick Park, formerly Saughall and before that Great Saughall, in the county of Cheshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Wirral South, the archdeaconry of Chester, and the diocese of Chester.

   3.8 km · grade II listed church in Saughall, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Holy Ascension Church, Upton by Chester

   Holy Ascension Church is in Church Lane, Upton-by-Chester, Chester, Cheshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the diocese of Chester.

   3.1 km · grade II listed church in Upton-by-Chester, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   St Oswald's Church, Backford

   St Oswald's Church is in the village of Backford, to the northwest of Chester, Cheshire, England, close to the A41 road and adjoining Backford Hall. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.

   300 m · church in Backford, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Oakfield Manor

   Oakfield Manor was originally a country house in Upton-by-Chester, near Chester, Cheshire, England. Since the 1930s it has been the headquarters of Chester Zoo.

   2.5 km · country house in Upton-by-Chester, Cheshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   St Lawrence's Church, Stoak

   St Lawrence's Church is in the village of Stoak, Cheshire, England,. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.

   2.8 km · church in Stoak, Cheshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Chester Zoo monorail

   The Chester Zoo monorail was an internal transport system at Chester Zoo that operated from 1991 to 2019.

   2.2 km · transport system at Chester Zoo in England · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Ellesmere Port Council Offices

   Ellesmere Port Council Offices is a municipal building in Civic Way in Ellesmere Port, a town in Cheshire, in England. The building served as the headquarters of Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council but is now disused.

   3.9 km · municipal building in England · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Chapel at the Countess of Chester Hospital

    The Chapel at the Countess of Chester Hospital is located in Upton-by-Chester, Cheshire, England. The chapel is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.

    3.5 km · church in Upton-by-Chester, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Backford

Airports

Liverpool John Lennon (LPL), 11 km · Manchester (MAN), 43 km · Leeds Bradford (LBA), 107 km

Stations

Capenhurst railway station, 3.3 km · Bache railway station, 3.8 km · Hope Farm, 3 km · Blue Planet Aquarium, 2.5 km · Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet, 2.9 km

• Manchester, Greater Manchester → Backford

  51 km · quickest by road, 1h 15m · £6–8
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• Leeds, West Yorkshire → Backford

  108 km · quickest by road, 2h 9m · £12–15
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• Nottingham, Leicestershire → Backford

  121 km · quickest by road, 2h 35m · £15–20
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