South Cheshire is gentle, rolling countryside - a real patchwork of villages and fields. You wouldn't guess you're so close to Chester. It's quiet and peaceful, and is situated at the top of the Welsh Marches. Still a farming area, it has many small businesses tucked away in between the farms.

There are plenty of local facilities, including shops selling an excellent range of top-quality foods. You can buy a selection of them from us at Millmoor Farm - but if there's anything else you need just ask us for advice. Rare breed meats, free range eggs, top-quality local cheeses and lovely local jams and preserves - we're spoiled for choice!

Although all the major supermarkets deliver direct to the cottages, why not try our local foods for a change? - it will make your stay at Millmoor Farm all the more enjoyable and memorable. You can help yourself to the foods we sell at any time - there's an honesty box at the back door of the farmhouse.

The Wheatsheaf Inn in No Mans Heath is under a mile from the farm. It's a traditional English country pub, with great home-cooked food and a good selection of draught beers.

Click here to see some pictures of the area

• Malpas

Malpas is a lovely little town just minutes from Millmoor Farm. It is set high up on a sandstone ridge, with a picturesque church and castle mound. There are great views over the Dee Valley into Wales, Cheshire and Shropshire, just yards from the High Street. There's a newsagent, post office and two small supermarkets (both stay open until 10pm), plus a butcher, bank, café, restaurant, pubs, gift shops, pet shop, electrical shops and a bric a brac store. In fact, Malpas probably has all the shops you'll need during your stay! There are also several good farm shops close to Millmoor Farm.

• Whitchurch

Whitchurch in Shropshire is just 6 miles away, and has larger supermarkets and a wider range of shops, including several garages.

• The Marches

 
This is the border country between England and Wales, stretching down from Cheshire into Shropshire and Hereford. It was continually fought over for hundreds of years - but today it's one of the most tranquil and attractive areas in the country. The word 'march' means border or frontier in Old English - the boundary between Wales and England moved back and forth, according to who had the upper hand, so the Marches cover a large area.