🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Mallard
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕Obscure Coffee — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Mallard
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕Obscure Coffee — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking
Best for
10 activities
🦅
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Moorhen +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
✦
Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: B BLOCK; Historic site with public access
Free
🦉
Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Moorhen +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄
Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Orange Cup, King Alfred's Cakes, Dark Honey Fungus +20 more · last seen 2025
Varies
🦋
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis tenax, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Harlequin Ladybird +22 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝
Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
▾
9 signed routes nearby · 52 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Saints WayWalking route148 km▾
Two Saints Way - Chester Cathedral to/from Lichfield Cathedral. In the late Middle Ages a steady stream of pilgrims walked this way – both housing shrines to two game-changing Mercian saints in the 7th century - St Werburgh and St Chad
Named routeRef TSWLength 148 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Baker WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Marches WayWalking route▾
Named route
Longster TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Longster Trail (alternative)Walking route▾
Named route
Watergate Street Rowspublic footpath · 4 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 4 mSurface pavedPath type: steps
City Wallspublic footpath · 18 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 18 mPath type: footway
Northgate Street Rowspublic footpath · 89 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 89 mSurface pavedPath type: footway
🚴
Cycling
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138 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Burton Marsh GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 568National Cycle Network
Brown RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef BrownLocal cycle route
Chester - Sealand RoadCycling route▾
Named routeRef TurquoiseLocal cycle route
Cycle ChesterCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
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Horse riding
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1 public path nearby
Public paths
River Lanebyway open to all traffic · 248 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 248 mSurface asphaltPath type: path
