Cheshire

Countryfile Season 26 Episode 30

Overview:
The Countryfile team are in Cheshire, where John Craven looks into the history of silk in the area. It all started with farmers making buttons for extra cash, and developed into an industry supporting 70 mills along the rivers. Helen Skelton is also in the county, meeting renowned fantasy author Alan Garner OBE. Cheshire born and bred, Alan's work has been inspired by the landscapes of the county.

Jules Hudson is at Beeston Castle. On a clear day the stunning ruin looks out across nine counties. Jules looks into the history of the fortress and hunts out some of the wildlife species who live there. John Craven is also be at Jodrell Bank Observatory, seeing how telescopes in farmers' fields are leading the way in the technology we take for granted.

Four years ago, the government announced plans for a national path around the whole of the English coastline. Tom Heap investigates why less than 1% of this project has been completed, and travels to Wales to discover why their own coastal path has been such a success.

Adam Henson is on the Mendip Hills in Somerset on a family dairy farm with a difference. They produce 14,000 tonnes of cheese a year, and it is all run on 100% green energy.

Genre : Documentary

Actors : John Craven, Matt Baker, Adam Henson, Tom Heap, Ellie Harrison

Release Date : 2013-12-08

Duration : 60 menit

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Horses and Dogs
1. Horses and Dogs
Hertfordshire
2. Hertfordshire
Exmoor
3. Exmoor
South Wales
4. South Wales
Yorkshire Dales
5. Yorkshire Dales
Cornwall Coast
6. Cornwall Coast
Cotswolds
7. Cotswolds
Bristol
8. Bristol
Northumberland
9. Northumberland
A Royal Appointment
10. A Royal Appointment
Lyme Bay
11. Lyme Bay
Golden Valley
12. Golden Valley
Spring Compilation
13. Spring Compilation
Northamptonshire
14. Northamptonshire
Suffolk
15. Suffolk
Luddenden
16. Luddenden
Country Architecture Compilation
17. Country Architecture Compilation
Cambridgeshire
18. Cambridgeshire
Hampshire
19. Hampshire
Henley-on-Thames
20. Henley-on-Thames
The Humber
21. The Humber
Fife
22. Fife
Teign Valley
23. Teign Valley
North Wales Woodfest
24. North Wales Woodfest
Kent
25. Kent
Transport Compilation
26. Transport Compilation
Cambrian Mountains
27. Cambrian Mountains
Shetland
28. Shetland
Peak District
29. Peak District
Cheshire
30. Cheshire
Christmas Special
31. Christmas Special
Compilation - Wildlife Winners and Losers
32. Compilation - Wildlife Winners and Losers
Padstow
33. Padstow
Out and About
34. Out and About
Gower
35. Gower
Staithes
36. Staithes
Dorset
37. Dorset
Devon
38. Devon
Shropshire
39. Shropshire
Abergavenny
40. Abergavenny
Compilation - Wild Harvest
41. Compilation - Wild Harvest
Yorkshire Dales
42. Yorkshire Dales
One Man and His Dog
43. One Man and His Dog
Hertfordshire
44. Hertfordshire
Cannock Chase
45. Cannock Chase
Suffolk
46. Suffolk
Compilation - Our Living Laboratory
47. Compilation - Our Living Laboratory
Peak District
48. Peak District
Cheshire
49. Cheshire
Padstow
50. Padstow
Christmas Special
51. Christmas Special
Compilation - Wildlife Winners and Losers
52. Compilation - Wildlife Winners and Losers


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