Baker Way

#733 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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The Baker Way is a footpath running from Chester railway station to Delamere railway station within the English county of Cheshire. The total length of the trail is 13 miles. Its name commemorates the life and work of Jack Baker, a former footpaths officer for Cheshire County Council. ()

Length: 13 miSeason: All yearCoordinates: 53°12'36"N, 2°45'19"W

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Baker Way – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Delamere Forest, Hatchmere, Eddisbury hill fort, Harmers Wood.

3.5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Cafe
Delamere Forest, Northwich
89 min walk • Delamere Forest is a large wood in the village of Delamere in Cheshire, England. The woodland, which is managed by Forestry England, covers an area of 972 hectares making it the largest area of woodland in the county.
4.3 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Hatchmere
110 min walk • Hatchmere is a small mere and nature reserve in Delamere Forest, southeast of Frodsham, Cheshire, England. It is also the name of a hamlet near the village of Norley.
3.5 miE
Forts and castles
Eddisbury hill fort
91 min walk • Eddisbury hill fort, also known as Castle Ditch, is an Iron Age hill fort near Delamere, Cheshire, in northern England. Hill forts are fortified hill-top settlements constructed across Britain during the Iron Age.
4.2 miN
Forest
Harmers Wood, Helsby
108 min walk • Harmers Wood is a small woodland with sandstone quarries in Helsby village in the north of Cheshire, England. It is a nine-acre woodland containing mainly silver birch trees with some oak and a smattering of holly trees, rowan, hawthorn and gorse.
3.8 miSW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture, Gothic architecture
St James' Church, Chester
98 min walk • Nestled in the heart of the historic city of Chester, St James' Church stands as a beacon of architectural beauty and spiritual solace. This venerable church has been a site of worship and community gathering for centuries, offering a tranquil sanctuary amidst the...
4 miE
Church
St Peter's Church
101 min walk • St Peter's Church stands in an isolated position to the south of the village of Delamere, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.
0.9 miS
Church, Gothic architecture
St Andrew's Church, Tarvin
25 min walk • St Andrew's Church is in the village of Tarvin, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.
1.7 miW
Church
St Bartholomew's Church
43 min walk • St Bartholomew's Church is in the village of Great Barrow in the civil parish of Barrow, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.
2.1 miSW
Bridge
Hockenhull Platts
55 min walk • Hockenhull Platts consists of three bridges southwest of the village of Tarvin, Cheshire, England. They are also known as the "Packhorse Bridges" or the "Roman Bridges", and are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated Grade II listed buildings.
2.2 miE
Forts and castles
Kelsborrow Castle, Kelsall
58 min walk • Kelsborrow Castle is an Iron Age hill fort in Cheshire, northern England. Hill forts were fortified hill-top settlements constructed across Britain during the Iron Age.
3.5 miN
Church
St John the Evangelist's Church
91 min walk • St John the Evangelist's Church is in the village of Alvanley, Cheshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Frodsham.