Harmers Wood, Helsby

Name: Harmers Wood
Address: Helsby, United Kingdom

#1 among attractions in Helsby

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Facts and practical information

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. The wood is owned by the Friends of Harmers Wood Trust as a not-for-profit business managed on behalf of the local community. ()

Coordinates: 53°16'15"N, 2°45'25"W

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Helsby United Kingdom

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Harmers Wood – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Helsby Hill, St John the Evangelist's Church, Woodhouse hill fort, St Paul's Church.

~1620 ftNW
Nature and wildlife, Park, Archaeological site
Helsby Hill, Helsby
8 min walk • Helsby hill fort is an Iron Age hillfort overlooking the village of Helsby in Cheshire, northwest England. Helsby Hill has steep cliffs on the northern and western sides, providing a natural semicircular defence. Double rampart earthworks extend to the south and east to provide protection to those flanks.
0.7 miS
Church
St John the Evangelist's Church
18 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.
1 miNE
Archaeological site
Woodhouse hill fort
25 min walk • Woodhouse hill fort is an Iron Age hillfort between Frodsham and Helsby in Cheshire, England. It lies at the northern end of the Mid Cheshire Ridge. Woodhouse Hill has steep cliffs on the western sides, providing a natural defence. It is defended by a rampart to the north and east where the ground slopes more gently.
0.5 miNW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St Paul's Church, Helsby
13 min walk • St Paul's Church is in the village of Helsby, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building, and is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Frodsham.
0.5 miNW
Memorial
Helsby War Memorial, Helsby
13 min walk • Helsby War Memorial was built to commemorate the servicemen of Helsby lost in active service in the First World War. It was unveiled in 1920, and the names of those lost in the Second World War were added later.

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Which popular attractions are close to Harmers Wood?

Nearby attractions include Helsby Hill, Helsby (8 min walk), St Paul's Church, Helsby (13 min walk), Helsby War Memorial, Helsby (13 min walk).