Northwich

Northwich is a market and port town of 50,000 people (2021) in Cheshire.

Understand
The area around Northwich has been exploited for its salt pans since Roman times, when the settlement was known as Condate. The town has been severely affected by salt mining, and subsidence has historically been a significant problem.

Get in
The town is about 18 miles (29 km) east of Chester, 15 miles (24 km) south of Warrington, and 19 miles (31 km) south of Manchester.



Do
The town has three key annual events.
 * Over the August Bank Holiday weekend, Northwich Festival is held at Moss Farm Sports Complex, featuring four days of music and sport.
 * The town's Medieval Festival is staged in Verdin Park.
 * Since 2021, an annual Piña Colada Festival has taken place in recognition of Rupert Holmes who was born in the town and wrote "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)", released in 1979. The festival grew in 2022, with live music, fairground rides and old school street games among other attractions. Local bars, restaurants and cafés offered piña coladas alongside other tropical themed drinks and snacks.

Connect
Northwich and its approach roads have 4G from all UK carriers. As of Oct 2022, 5G has not reached town.

Go next

 * Middlewich
 * Runcorn
 * Knutsford