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St Mary Without-the-Walls Church

📷 Eirian Evans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.18294, -2.88898

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • ☕Brown Sugar — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingCaféParkingPlayground

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Moorhen +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Moorhen +56 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

playground, café, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground, café

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Eupeodes luniger, Syrphus +22 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Eupeodes luniger, Syrphus +22 more · last seen 2026

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Burton Marsh Greenway

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 19 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
City Wallspublic footpath · 292 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 292 mPath type: footway
City Wallspublic footpath · 35 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 35 mIncline downPath type: steps
City Wallspublic footpath · 381 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 381 mSurface paving_stonesPath type: footway
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Cycling

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

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Parish Church of St Mary Without-the-Walls, Handbridge

📷 Eirian Evans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Parish Church of St Mary Without-the-Walls, Handbridge

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Useful places within 5 km

🐄Chester ZooVisitor farm4.9 km→🌱Grosvenor ParkUrban park900 m→🌱Grosvenor ParkUrban park900 m→✦Grosvenor ParkHistoric site900 m→🌱Cheshire Regiment Memorial GardenUrban park1 km→🌱Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin MaryUrban park1 km→

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