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St Winefride's Holy Well at Holywell Farm

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📷 Jeff Buck · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

53.09181, -2.78707

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Shoveler
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

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

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Pintail +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Pintail +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Gatekeeper, Green-veined White +70 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Small White, Gatekeeper, Green-veined White +70 more · last seen 2023

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hawthorn, Common Nettle, Creeping Fingerwort +63 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Hawthorn, Common Nettle, Creeping Fingerwort +63 more · last seen 2023

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hawthorn, Common Nettle, Meadowsweet +7 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 3 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
Cheshire CircuitWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Milennium MileWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Sandstone TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Eddisbury WayWalking route27 km
Named routeLength 27 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
River to RidgeCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 45Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route7.8 km
Named routeRef 45Length 7.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route291 m
Named routeRef 45Length 291 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Path to the Holy Well at Holywell

📷 Jeff Buck · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path to the Holy Well at Holywell

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Maiden Castle promontory fort on Bickerton Hill 700m west of Hill FarmHistoric site3.4 km→✦Maiden CastleHistoric site3.4 km→⛪St Alban's ChurchReligious grounds3.6 km→✦Neolithic CaveHistoric site1.8 km→✦Mud HillHistoric site2.1 km→✦Bowl barrow 120m north-east of Rose FarmHistoric site2.1 km→

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