7-12 maps gallery
GALLERY - MAP 7
Continue to follow the route south & enjoy easy walking through classic Cheshire farmland. Take care crossing the busy road.
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Moving into Cheshire‘s dairy belt with frequent water and cattle troughs
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Straight track long view
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Lots of Foot bridges & Kissing Gates
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Cross Wood Lane
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Big fields - big ‘kit’!
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Another Water By Fishersgreen Farm
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This path can be wet and muddy good boots advisable
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Are roadworks about to begin here?!
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Busy A51 Road Cross when you can and through the gate
GALLERY - MAP 8
Easy pleasant walk South and we see our first view of Beeston Castle. We find a little more tarmac on Pudding Lane (but no history of fire here!)
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An early view of Beeston Castle
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On to Cribb Lane
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Left up pudding Lane - castle nearer!
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It can be wet - walking boots advised
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The blackthorn in flower
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Leave Pudding Lane here
GALLERY - MAP 9
An interesting walk over the Shropshire Union Canal at Wharton lock, underneath the railway and always walking with Beeston Castle in view. We leave the castle walking past the castle cafe (pit stop?) for more Cheshire red sandstone.
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Over the canal lock
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And under the railway I hope you can see the arrow!!!
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On to the road and left round to Castle gates
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Cross Tattenhall Lane
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Cup of tea in a castle tearoom? Or follow the path along side the wall
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GALLERY - MAP 10
Beginning at Moathouse Farm Horsley Lane we walk round Peckforton Castle, The Table Rock and on to Higher Burwardsley and the beginning of Peckforton Hills.
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On to Horsley Lane
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Leave Horsley Lane & the beginning of Peckforton Estate
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Peckforton Castle Hotel - view but not seen from the route!
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Easy to miss
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Not through this gate
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Through this next gate
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Rock Lane Burwardsley CH3 9PL
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Another cup of tea or even coffee?
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Leave Rock Lane - next map groups 11-15
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Yes that is Liverpool Cathedral
GALLERY - MAP 11
We began walking Peckforton Hills at the bottom of map 10 and continue on map 11 Bulkeley Hills, the old waterworks and start walking across to Raw Head.
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Fine 19th century style
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Fowlers Bench Lane
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Don’t miss - Left turn to Bulkeley Hill
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Harry Potter’s Wood
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The old water works
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Liverpool Cathedral
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Easy to miss left through the gate
GALLERY - MAP 12
On map at 12 we walk up to the trig point at Raw Head and down to Bickerton Church before we start the second climb over Bickerton Hill.
Slightly more demanding walk but still only to be described as strenuous.
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Still lots of sandstone
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Raw Head Tri Point
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Liverpool Cathedral - again
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Holy Trinity Bickerton
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