Crewe and Nantwich Circular Walk

The Crewe and Nantwich Circular Walk is a 29-mile (47 km) long-distance walkers' path in the Cheshire East area of Cheshire, England. As the name suggests, the walk forms a circuit around the towns of Crewe and Nantwich. It is one of two circular walks in the county of Cheshire, the other being the Vale Royal Round.

Waymarker
Crewe and Nantwich Circular Walk
At the Dorfold Estate
Length47 km (29 mi)
LocationCheshire, England
UseHiking
Hiking details
SeasonAll year

The walk is waymarked with a circle with symbols of a leaf, cartwheel and crossed swords. Although mainly on level terrain, the many stiles make the walk unsuitable for people with mobility problems.

Route and sights of interest
Shrewbridge Lake, Nantwich
St Mary's Church, Acton
Brickyard Bridge on the Shropshire Union Canal
Haslington Hall

The walk is divided into three sections, with sights of interest as follows:

Weston to Acton

10 miles (16 km)

  • Weston
  • Hough Common
  • Wybunbury
  • Mill Bank Farm, with site of medieval watermill
  • Old Hall Austerson, with 16th-century barn
  • Shrewbridge Lake, saltwater lake on the outskirts of Nantwich
  • Dorfold Hall, Jacobean manor house
  • St Mary's Church, Acton, with tower dating from the 13th century. The churchyard has a 17th-century sundial and almhouses dating from 1613.
  • Acton village has several buildings dating from the 17th and 18th centuries

Acton to Coppenhall

10.5 miles (17 km)

Coppenhall to Weston

8.5 miles (14 km)

See also

Reference
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