Midlands weekend away; Chester? Self catering?

[bunnybunyip]

Hello
We are after a family weekend away; grandparents, me and dh, toddler and baby. No more than about 2 hours drive from Leicester. Probably self catering would be easiest. I was thinking about Chester so we could visit the zoo. We have done lots of the Cotswolds and Derbyshire already. Anybody any ideas?

[HeathRobinson]

York?
Cathedral, river, walls, Jorvik, train museum.

[bunnybunyip]

Thanks Heathrobinson. Unfortunately I am originally from York so we have spent quite a bit of time there! Lovely p,ace for a weekend break, I agree.

[Llareggub]

Stratford?

[oddslippers]

Chester is great loads to do grosvenor park is nice and has a little train running round it, also can't beat feeding the ducks on the river. Zoo is a fab day out definitely can fill a day there.

[bunnybunyip]

Any ideas for places to stay oddslippers?

[oddslippers]

What sort of accommodation are you after? There is a premier inn about a mile from the centre, loads of b&b's in Hoole, crowne plaza right in the centre that has a pool or nice country hotels but a bit further out.

[bunnybunyip]

Hi, with the 2 dcs we need either a family room (premier inn usually good for thesei find), or preferably self catering so we will have a lounge to relax with the GPs when kids are asleep. Will be out of season so I was hoping to get a short break deal somewhere.

[oddslippers]

Premier inn is in a good location but i agree that self catering offers a bit more freedom
this is very close to the centre
Will try to find some more

[oddslippers]

about 25 mins away
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[oddslippers]

loads to choose from put Chester on search page

[bunnybunyip]

Sorry, was just getting kids to bed. Some great possibilities there, thanks, I'll have a proper browse tomorrow.

[oddslippers]

No worries, hope you have a great time :)

[rosy71]

I'd agree that Grosvenor Park is nice. You can also walk around the walls and take a boat trip on the river. There's a Roman ampitheatre too. Visiting the zoo will fill a whole day.