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The attraction is hosting a special event this Halloween\"Emma<\/p>\n

Emma is the parents editor for the Manchester Evening News. She covers news and events for families across Greater Manchester.<\/p>\n

\"PartridgePartridge Lakes Cafe(Image: Manchester Family \/ MEN)<\/p>\n

As far as fishing is concerned, it’s attracting some well-known faces, but there’s another reason people are heading to Partridge Fisheries and that’s for the cafe.<\/p>\n

The place, in Culcheth, Warrington, is attracting more visitors than ever – and gets busy at weekends – but I had the luxury of popping in midweek for a bite to eat with my daughter and a stroll around with our dog.<\/p>\n

It was a bit of a drizzly day, but the huge tipi tent they have there, with twinkling lights and heaters for when it’s cold, offers a cosy place to sit and there’s an indoor bit with tables too.<\/p>\n

And while the likes of Wayne Rooney have been rocking up recently for a spot of fishing – bringing his son Kit along to join in the fun – it’s the food here that’s really reeling people in.<\/p>\n

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\"PartridgePartridge Fisheries in Culcheth(Image: Partridge Lakes Fishery)<\/p>\n

There’s a range of breakfast options at the Partridge Lakes Cafe, with a full English for \u00a310.50, or a build your own option for 90p an item, which is always a bonus when you have fussy eaters in the family.<\/p>\n

I went for the fully loaded breakfast sandwich, which isn’t far off a full English, and was stacked high with bacon, sausages, egg, hash browns, beans and cheese layered inside three slices of bread.<\/p>\n

Eating it was a mission in itself and I ended up tackling it with a knife and fork, but it was delicious and worth every penny of the \u00a38.40 price tag.<\/p>\n

\"TheThe fully loaded breakfast sandwich(Image: Manchester Family \/ MEN)<\/p>\n

There’s loads more on the menu too, from burgers and hot dogs to toasties, club sandwiches, chicken nuggets and tenders, and chips with cheese, curry or gravy.<\/p>\n

The drinks are a treat as well. We both enjoyed a hot chocolate and they’ve just launched some new autumn flavours too with pumpkin spice, caramel fudge and Baileys.<\/p>\n

We were too full to enjoy any of the sweet treats on offer – there was a lovely selection of carrot cake, Bakewells and more inside the cabinet – and the donuts they sell here, from Planet Doughnut, are a reason to visit alone.<\/p>\n

Even the dog got his chops on some treats and there’s a dedicated ‘dog menu’ with sausages, puppuchinos, treat bags and chews.<\/p>\n

You can even get them their own Woofchester’s dog bowl dinner, with flavours including fish and chips and roast dinner.<\/p>\n

Of course you can’t take your dog around the main fisheries – I know ours would have been trying to dive straight in and I’m not sure the anglers would be impressed with that – but there is a dedicated dog walking field across the car park, with a lake they can swim in if they wish. Dogs with good recall can be let off their leads.<\/p>\n

As well as the cafe being open daily from 7.30am to 4.30pm (hot food served until 3pm) the attraction also hosts a number of events, including Halloweenville, starting from Friday, October 3.<\/p>\n

\"It'sIt’s a lovely spot for a walk and a bite to eat(Image: Manchester Family \/ MEN)<\/p>\n

Formerly known as the Halloween Lakeside Trail and now reimagined for 2025, Halloweenville is set to transform the picturesque 70-acre site into ‘an enchanted land where you can fully immerse yourself in all things weird, wonderful and witchy’.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s theme will take visitors \u2018under water\u2019 to the haunting depths of the Gold Lake where ghostly sea creatures, sunken secrets and the skeleton pirates spring thrillingly to life.<\/p>\n

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\"There'sThere’s a dedicated dog walking field and a lake they can swim in away from the main fisheries (Image: Manchester Family \/ MEN)<\/p>\n

Described as ‘delightfully spooky rather than jump-out-of-your-skin scary’, it promises visitors of all ages a truly memorable Halloween adventure as they follow the quest, collecting glimmering treasures along the way before earning a place at the memorably magic Skeleton Crew Pirate Party.<\/p>\n

The dog-friendly event, suitable for all ages and accessible for prams and wheelchairs, will feature live music in the Trick or Treat Tent, the chance to toast marshmallows and enjoy a range of treats including hot chocolate, hot dogs and burgers.<\/p>\n

The event runs from October 3 to November 2 with tickets costing \u00a325 for adults and \u00a319 for children aged two to 16 (under twos go free).<\/p>\n

\"HalloweenvilleHalloweenville starts next month(Image: David Munn Photography)<\/p>\n

On-site car parking is available and can be booked online when purchasing tickets, \u00a35 in advance or \u00a310 on the gate.<\/p>\n

Timings vary each evening between 5pm and 8pm, with time slots available every 15 minutes. The trail lasts an estimated 60-90 minutes, with the average time spent on site 90 to 120 minutes and the site closing at 9.30pm. Book on the website here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The attraction is hosting a special event this Halloween Emma is the parents editor for the Manchester Evening…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":438875,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8813],"tags":[748,2508,12232,393,786,4884,10838,8829,2465,8827,485,10968,16,15,8718,14349],"class_list":{"0":"post-438874","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-manchester","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-cheshire","10":"tag-days-out","11":"tag-england","12":"tag-food-and-drink","13":"tag-great-britain","14":"tag-halloween","15":"tag-m-e-n-explore","16":"tag-manchester","17":"tag-manchester-cafes","18":"tag-manchester-family","19":"tag-things-to-do-manchester","20":"tag-uk","21":"tag-united-kingdom","22":"tag-warrington","23":"tag-wayne-rooney"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115237462618997974","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/438874","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=438874"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/438874\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/438875"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=438874"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=438874"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=438874"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}