South Cheshire Way

#2361 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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The South Cheshire Way is a 32-mile long-distance footpath running east–west mainly through Cheshire, England, though parts lie in Shropshire and Staffordshire. The western section from Grindley Brook, near Whitchurch, runs through farmland; the eastern section from Mow Cop, near Biddulph, runs through low hills. The footpath is waymarked with black and yellow discs inscribed 'SCW'. ()

Coordinates: 53°1'0"N, 2°27'30"W

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South Cheshire Way – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Gresty Road, 46 High Street, Nantwich Museum, Hack Green Secret Nuclear Bunker.

5.1 miN
Arenas and stadiums, Sport, Football
Gresty Road, Crewe
129 min walk • Gresty Road or the Alexandra Stadium, currently known as the Mornflake Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium in Crewe, Cheshire, England. The home ground of Crewe Alexandra, it has an all-seated capacity of 10,153.
4.4 miNW
Shopping, Bookshop
46 High Street, Nantwich
112 min walk • 46 High Street is a timber-framed, black-and-white Elizabethan merchant's house in Nantwich, Cheshire, England, located near the town square at the corner of High Street and Castle Street.
4.3 miNW
Specialty museum, History museum, Historical and heritage tours
Nantwich Museum, Nantwich
109 min walk • Nantwich Museum is a local museum in the town of Nantwich, Cheshire, northwest England, founded in 1980. The museum is housed in the former public library, dating from 1888.
3.1 miW
Specialty museum, Military base, History museum
Hack Green Secret Nuclear Bunker, Nantwich
79 min walk • The Hack Green Secret Nuclear Bunker is a former government-owned nuclear bunker located at Hack Green, Cheshire, England.
2.8 miSW
Church
St James' Church
72 min walk • St James' Church is in the village of Audlem in south Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. The church dates from the late 13th century with additions in the 19th century.
4.3 miNW
Church, Gothic architecture
St Mary's Church, Nantwich
111 min walk • St Mary's Church is an Anglican parish church in Nantwich, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.
5.8 miNE
Church, Historical place
St Bertoline's Church
148 min walk • St Bertoline's Church is in the village of Barthomley, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Macclesfield and the deanery of Congleton.
5.1 miNW
Museum, History museum
Dorfold Hall
130 min walk • Dorfold Hall is a Grade I listed Jacobean mansion in Acton, Cheshire, England, considered by Nikolaus Pevsner to be one of the two finest Jacobean houses in the county. The present owners are the Roundells.
6.8 miNW
Canal
Hurleston Junction
173 min walk • Hurleston Junction is the name of the canal junction where the Llangollen Canal terminates and meets the Shropshire Union Canal main line at Hurleston, Cheshire, England.
4.4 miNW
Night club, Forts and castles
Nantwich Castle, Nantwich
113 min walk • Nantwich Castle was a Norman castle in Nantwich, Cheshire, England, built before 1180 to guard a ford across the River Weaver. The castle is first documented in 1288. It was last recorded in 1462, and was in ruins by 1485.
5.5 miNW
Church
Grade I listed churches in Cheshire
141 min walk • Cheshire is a county in North West England. In 1974 parts of the historical county of Cheshire were transferred to Greater Manchester and to Merseyside, and parts of the historical county of Lancashire were incorporated into Cheshire, including the towns of Widnes and Warrington.