Cheshire Day marks the coming of spring.

The annual celebration of food, culture and heritage from my home region of Britain is still relatively low key.

But, as a Cheshire resident, I find plenty to celebrate on my home patch.

So, this year, I prepared for the Cheshire Day cheese fest with a trip to Nantwich [St Mary’s Church pictured above] and cast my eye around the region.

The travel assignment was for Telegraph Travel.

Read a sample here:

I’ve come to Nantwich to stock up for Cheshire Day, celebrated annually on March 30.

It’s a historical reference to the date the county was given its own Charter of Liberties by King Edward I in 1300 — in effect its own Magna Carta.

It’s also a somewhat manufactured construct because Cheshire suffers from an identity crisis.

Read the full feature via Telegraph Travel, In praise of Cheshire, Britain’s most misunderstood county.

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