Getting here
53.27525, -2.49473
Best for
5 activitiesPlaygrounds
Free93%playground, toilets, café, parking
Heritage
Free86%Historic site with public access
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Dog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Hiking
Free58%Named hiking route nearby: Cheshire Ring Canal Walk
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
20
7 named nearby · 13 public paths
Named routePublic access
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Cycling
67
67 named nearby
Named route
Named routes and paths nearby
Dane Valley Way · Walking66 km
Cheshire Ring Canal Walk · Walking0
Saltscape Trail · Walking0
Cheshire Cycleway · Cycling0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
The Laurels · public footpath
Heath Lane · public footpath
Cross Street · public footpath
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
Wildlife to spot
Photos
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🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
Facilities
☕
Café
Thomson's Tea Room · 13m
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Parking
3 nearby · 59m
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Playground
43m away
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Toilets
18m away
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
🌱Griffiths ParkUrban park1.9 km→✦Anderton Boat Lift, aqueduct, basins, meter building, toll houses and buried remains of salt chutes, inclined planes, the east basin and dockside featuresHistoric site2.4 km→🌱Marbury Country ParkUrban park1.8 km→🌱Barons QuayUrban park1.8 km→✦ARLEY HALLHistoric site4.8 km→🌱Townshend Road Play AreaUrban park2.3 km→