Catkin Dell's full address is 12 Greenfield Road, Waverton, CH3 7NF. Waverton is a lovely village just four miles south-east of Chester. It has a well-stocked "One-stop" supermarket, takeaway, post office, cafe, pub, hairdressing salon, children's playgound, playing fields, golf course and four churches. The Shropshire Union Canal with access close to the village school is a popular beauty spot where young and old alike go to feed the ducks and swans. The canal towpath, which attracts many walkers and cyclists, leads to Christleton and beyond into Chester. Waverton's website www.wavertonvillage.info is well worth a visit, especially as it includes a street map of the village and directions for reaching Waverton from major roads.
Unique to Waverton is the Crocky Trail, an outdoor adventure trail one mile in length www.crockytrail.co.uk Old clothes and trainers/wellies are recommended for the Crocky Trail!
There is a regular bus service to and from Chester that runs along Greenfield Road itself. The nearest park and ride service is under 2 miles away, off the A41 at Christleton.
Christleton itself (where Gail and Kevin, the owners of Catkin Dell, live) has an award-winning village pond, known locally as "The Pit", with adjoining children's playground. The Sports Centre at Christleton includes an indoor swimming pool open to the public during school holidays, at weekends and before and after school during school terms. It has specialist facilities for the disabled (www.cadsart.co.uk tel 01244 336664)
Chester is a world-renowned tourist destination, as well as being a great touring base, with Shropshire, the Peak District, Liverpool, Manchester, the Lake District, the Wirral and the Lake District all possible destinations for a day out. For more information, visit www.visitchester.com A very useful site for wheelchair users who are visiting Chester is www.disabledholidayinfo.org.uk
