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✦ Historic site
Anderton Boat Lift, aqueduct, basins, meter building, toll houses and buried remains of salt chutes, inclined planes, the east basin and dockside features
2 ha
Getting here
53.27301, -2.53030
Best for
6 activitiesPlaygrounds
Free87%playground, café, parking
Heritage
Free86%Historic site with public access
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Dog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Hiking
Free65%Named hiking route nearby: Cheshire Circuit
Cycling
Varies58%Named cycling route nearby: Biking the Backroads
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
27
8 named nearby · 19 public paths
Named routePublic access
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Cycling
76
76 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
Uplands Road · public footpath
Uplands Road · public footpath
Uplands Road · public footpath
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
Wildlife to spot
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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
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Café
1 nearby · 70m
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Parking
7 nearby · Paid · 98m
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Picnic spot
4 · 97m away
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Playground
25m 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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