A great day out is a trip to the Boat Museum at Ellesmere Port.
The museum is home to one of the world's largest collections of traditional narrowboats and barges.
Kids will love going aboard the boats to find out just what life was like living in such cramped surroundings. Regular demonstrations of traditional crafts bring the canal ways to life.
Ellesmere Port itself has a large indoor market and another popular attraction for youngsters - the Blue Planet Aquarium.
