Crewe and Nantwich Circular Walk

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Waymarker
Crewe and Nantwich Circular Walk
C+N Circular Walk Dorfold wiki.jpg
At the Dorfold Estate
Length47 km (29 mi)
LocationCheshire, England
UseHiking
Hiking details
SeasonAll year

The Crewe and Nantwich Circular Walk is a 29-mile (47 km) long-distance walkers' path in the Cheshire East area of Cheshire, England. As the name suggests, the walk forms a circuit around the towns of Crewe and Nantwich. It is one of two circular walks in the county of Cheshire, the other being the .

The walk is waymarked with a circle with symbols of a leaf, cartwheel and crossed swords. Although mainly on level terrain, the many stiles make the walk unsuitable for people with mobility problems.

Route and sights of interest[]

Shrewbridge Lake, Nantwich
St Mary's Church, Acton
Brickyard Bridge on the Shropshire Union Canal
Haslington Hall

The walk is divided into three sections, with sights of interest as follows:

Weston to Acton[]

10 miles (16 km)

  • Weston
  • Hough Common
  • Wybunbury
  • Mill Bank Farm, with site of medieval watermill
  • Old Hall Austerson, with 16th-century barn
  • Shrewbridge Lake, saltwater lake on the outskirts of Nantwich
  • Dorfold Hall, Jacobean manor house
  • St Mary's Church, Acton, with tower dating from the 13th century. The churchyard has a 17th-century sundial and almhouses dating from 1613.
  • Acton village has several buildings dating from the 17th and 18th centuries

Acton to Coppenhall[]

10.5 miles (17 km)

Coppenhall to Weston[]

8.5 miles (14 km)

  • Coppenhall Moss, site of former peat bog, now drained
  • Sandbach Flashes, series of salt water pools, good for bird-watching
  • Winterley, former millpond, now home to mute swans
  • Haslington Hall, Tudor house
  • Valley Brook, surrounded by old woodland

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