Beech Farm CL Chester

Haven't been Francis but we have passed it on a couple of occasions in the last 6 months and it still looked good then. Last time was in February.

It's a bit close to where we are, about 15 miles or so, but we have been thinking of using a local CL for the first trip away sometime towards the end of July and this one was on the list. If you do go then try the Hornsmill pub towards Helsby. You'll probably leave the M56 at the Chester Services roundabout, turning left towards Helsby and turning right at some traffic lights to take you on the road to the CL , a few miles down the road. The pub is just past those traffic lights. Good food and a decent pint if they open to serving food that is.

Not stayed there, but it does look nice.  The latest review is from July 2019, so not that  far back.

We used Thornleigh, the last one on the Chester list, and it was also good, but may not be the right side of town for you.

Thank you both for the reply’s. It does look really nice I have messaged them an enquiry with some dates to see if they have availability but it’s for next month so may be too short notice but we shall see.

The pubs probably won't be serving food. I was a bit reluctant to mention the Shrewsbury Arms, which is pretty close to the CL as I did hear that they may not be re-opening but it seems that it will in fact do so. A few years since I've been in though. They used to change the beers regularly.

Plenty to do in the area Francis. Good luck.

Francis, we've used both Digby Farm, and Belle Vue and prefer the latter, although one can hear traffic noise from both but not that much. You can cycle into Chester from Belle Vue with most of it on an old railway line. We've walked it but it is a fair distance. The Bird in Hand in Guilden Sutton is within walking distance and the meals look good, although we've never tried them. The site has H/ S and a toilet but no shower, where as Digby Fm has all 3, and is easier for buses into Chester, and there's a large retail park within walking distance.

Before lockdown the Bird in the Hand had irregular opening days, I think they were closed early week and then later in the week from early evening only. Don't know what their news hours will be so worth checking if you are interested.