Getting here
53.25860, -2.50835
Best for
6 activitiesPlaygrounds
Free82%playground, parking
Dog walks
Free78%Dogs allowed with public access
Cycling
Varies72%National Cycle Network traffic-free route nearby (NCN ?)
Family friendly
Free68%Urban park — family destination
Hiking
Free65%Named hiking route nearby: Dane Valley Way
Picnic day out
Free62%Urban park — open green space
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
26
7 named nearby · 19 public paths
Named routePublic access
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Cycling
78
78 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
Whalley Road · public footpath
Whalley Road · public footpath
Vickers Way · public footpath
About this urban park
Chinkers is a urban park covering 12 hectares.
Wildlife to spot
Photos
Saltworker, Paula Radcliffe & Gary Barlow sculpture, Northwich
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🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🐦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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Parking
Memorial Hall Car Park · Paid · 77m
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Playground
4 · 146m away
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
🌱Griffiths ParkUrban park1.7 km→✦Lion Salt Works and remains of part of the Alliance Salt WorksHistoric site2.1 km→✦Anderton Boat Lift, aqueduct, basins, meter building, toll houses and buried remains of salt chutes, inclined planes, the east basin and dockside featuresHistoric site2.2 km→🌱Barons QuayUrban park700 m→🌱Marbury Country ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Townshend Road Play AreaUrban park3.6 km→