Anyone on here based in / around Chester?

Actually that doesn't look as bad as it could be, I could only really think of the A556 and that would be really unpleasant. Your route includes Frodsham, childhood home of Daniel Craig, it can't be bad.

Yeah it's mainly okay, theres a few sketchy roundabouts but on the whole its fairly pleasant. It's slightly downhill the whole way too which is a bonus going to chester, not so great going back to Manchester though.