 | The town of Crewe is located in the county of Cheshire in northwest England, and is home to many of the area best-loved tourist attractions. Among the top visitor venues in Crewe are the Railway Age at Crewe Heritage Centre, which has signal boxes, exhibitions, locomotives and more, and the historic Crewe Hall, which dates back to the 1600s and now operates as a hotel.
Postcodes for Crewe begin with the letters CW and as well as Crewe itself the CW postcode includes Tarporley, Congleton, Nantwich, Winsford, Northwich, Sandbach, and Middlewich.
These areas of south Cheshire also offer a wealth of tourist attractions that are in close proximity if you're staying in Crewe. Among the highlights is Hack Green Secret Nuclear Bunker in Nantwich, where you can see the government's preparations for nuclear war and step into the lives of the people who worked in this secret bunker for more than 50 years. Also worth checking out while in Nantwich is the Palms Tropical Oasis, which is a huge glasshouse where tropical birds, fish and wildlife live.
Not too far away in Northwich you'll find the Blakemere Craft Centre, which has more than 30 different shops offering unusual and unique gifts for yourself, your home and your garden. For the sporty amongst you, Northwich is also home to Linmere Visitor Centre, which has specially marked footpaths and cycle trails around the diverse Linmere forest.
Also worth checking out is the Anderton Boat Lift in Northwich, which is a wonder of waterways used to transport canal barges up the side of a steep hill, and the Salt Museum in Northwich, which is Britain's only salt museum and tells the story of Cheshire's oldest industry.
Situated close to Crewe is the town of Congleton, where you can visit the Cheshire Myths and Legends Tours, which offer a mass of information and photographs on the myths, legends and haunted sites in and around Congleton. |
