Bishop Bennet Way

#1650 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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The Bishop Bennet Way is a bridleway in south west Cheshire, England. It is named after William Bennet, Bishop of Cork and Ross and subsequently Bishop of Cloyne, who carried out detailed surveys of Roman roads including those between Deva and Mediolanum. ()

Length: 34 miCoordinates: 53°7'40"N, 2°41'29"W

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Bishop Bennet Way – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Beeston Castle, Oulton Park, Sandstone Trail, Peckforton Castle.

~510 ftNW
Forts and castles, Historical place
Beeston Castle
3 min walk • Beeston Castle, crowning a rocky crag with sweeping views over the Cheshire countryside, is a fortress steeped in history and legend. This medieval castle, now in ruins, was built in the 1220s by Ranulf de Blondeville, 6th Earl of Chester, on the site of an earlier...
4.7 miNE
Racetrack, Sport venue, Sport
Oulton Park, Tarporley
120 min walk • Oulton Park is a hard surfaced track used for motor racing, close to the village of Little Budworth, Cheshire, England. It is about 5 miles from Winsford, 13 miles from Chester city centre, 8 miles from Northwich and 17 miles from Warrington, with a nearby rail connection along the Mid-Cheshire Line.
0.8 miSW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Sandstone Trail
22 min walk • The Sandstone Trail is a 55-kilometre long-distance walkers' path, following sandstone ridges running north–south from Frodsham in central Cheshire to Whitchurch just over the Shropshire border. The path was created in 1974 and extended in the 1990s.
0.7 miSW
Forts and castles
Peckforton Castle
20 min walk • Peckforton Castle is a Victorian country house built in the style of a medieval castle. It stands in woodland at the north end of Peckforton Hills one mile northwest of the village of Peckforton, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.
4.9 miS
Forts and castles, Garden, Park
Cholmondeley Castle
124 min walk • Cholmondeley Castle is a country house in the civil parish of Cholmondeley, Cheshire, England. Together with its adjacent formal gardens, it is surrounded by parkland. The site of the house has been a seat of the Cholmondeley family since the 12th century. The present house replaced a timber-framed hall nearby.
2 miE
Church
St Boniface's Church
52 min walk • St Boniface's Church stands prominently in the village of Bunbury, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. The church dates mainly from the 14th century.
4.6 miSW
Forts and castles
Maiden Castle
119 min walk • Maiden Castle is an Iron Age hill fort, one of many fortified hill-top settlements constructed across Britain during the Iron Age, but one of only seven in the county of Cheshire in northern England.
4.8 miE
Canal
Barbridge Junction
124 min walk • Barbridge Junction is the name of the canal junction located at Barbridge, Cheshire, where the Shropshire Union Canal Middlewich Branch terminates and meets the Shropshire Union Canal main line.
2.2 miE
Museum, Historical place
Bunbury Mill
57 min walk • Bunbury Mill is a watermill located to the east of the village of Bunbury, Cheshire, England. After being at risk of demolition, it has been restored as a working museum. The structure is designated by Historic England as a Grade II listed building.
2.3 miNE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture, Gothic architecture
St Helen's Church, Tarporley
59 min walk • St Helen's Church is in the village of Tarporley, Cheshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Malpas.
5.2 miN
Forts and castles
Kelsborrow Castle, Kelsall
133 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.