| A49 A51 |
access to the Shropshire Union Canal
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| A49 East of Chester A51 |
Little Budworth Country Park. Ancient hunting forest remnant, with heathland . Network of public rights of way.
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| from Chester A51 / A49 |
3 miles southwest of Tarporley. Pay and display car park Beeston Castle, built on the site of a Bronze Age settlement and hill fort. Follow field paths, farm lanes and woodland tracks.
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OSE 257 grid ref SJ 540 591 |
| M6 junction 18 A54 |
Weaver Parkway close to Winford town centre. Car parking at Weaver Valley Road opposite Morrisons and Newbridge picnic area. Waymarked trails.
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| M56 A54 A556 and B5152 |
Delamere Forest Parking, toilets, visitor centre and cafe. Forest, grassland and wetlands. Sandy or gravel forestry tracks through mixed woodland |
OSE 267 grid ref SJ 546 712 or SJ 550 704 |
M6 junction 19 A559 or M56 junction 10 signposted from Northwich
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Marbury Country Park with lime avenues, arboretum / woodlands. Well surfaced paths for all abilities. Picnic sites. Car parking charges. |
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| M6 junction 19 or M56 junction 7 or A56 A50 |
Tatton Park, National Trust historic estate. Parking cafe, restaurant, parkland, farm, shop dogs on leads at farm. Waymarked walks.
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| M56 junction 3 or 4 A57 |
Croxteth Hall and Country Park, peaceful countryside with miles of paths throughout the park. Home Farm, historic hall, gardens, shop, car parking. Charges apply.
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| M57 junction 7 north of Liverpool A565 |
Formby and Sefton Coast. Miles of walks through the woods where there are red squirrels and along the dunes.dunes. Dogs on leads around the squirrel walk in the woods. Car parking charge, toilets, cafe.
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OSE 275 and 285 grid ref SD 275 080 |
| A537 Macclesfield to Knutsford |
Tegg’s Nose Country Park waymarked trail around the park, wild hill country, meadows and woodland. Picnic site and car parking charge. |
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| M53 junction 4 B551 to Birkenhead |
Birkenhead Park, woodland, meadows and lakes shaped to appear as sinuous rivers. Parking, cafe, toilets.
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| M53 junction 4 A5151 Birkenhead and A5137 A540 & A41 |
Wirral Country Park based on a former railway branch line. Picnic sites. Car parking at Willaston. Visitor Centre at Thurstaston as well as toilets and snack bar.
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OSE 266 grid ref SJ 283 778 |
| M53 junction 5 A41 |
Eastham Country Park, Mersey Estuary. Visitor centre, surfaced paths through the woodlands, and open grassland. Parking, toilets, picnic areas. There are two public houses on the waterfront.
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