Walk / Run Route Northwich & Marbury

This is a great route for exploring the Northwich Flashes and Marbury Country Park at 6.5-7 miles its about a 2.5 hour walk.

The route starting from the lay-by at Wincham. The route take you around the flashes and then through to Anderton Boat lift then follows the Trent and Mersey Canal for a short distance, you then cross the canal and do a lap of Marbury Country Park before returning over the bridge and completing the circular route back over the flashes to the starting point.

Local Info - In the video I mention the invention of polythene, thinking about it I think the taps were made of nickel and recall seeing a sunken house near the Lion Salt Works. Please feel free to correct me or add to the local info in the video comments to help out people unfamiliar with the area

Parking

Note the car parks at the Mill Meadow, Anderton Boat lift and Marbury Country Park may be closed before dawn and after sunset so if you are planning to catch a sunrise or sunset you would need to park where I parked in the lay-by at Wincham which is available 24 hours a day.

Lay-by at Wincham - The route is based on parking at the Lay-by on New Warrington Road in Wincham

Mill Meadow Car park (free) - Alternatively park at Mill Meadow Car park on Marbury Lane and start your route here.

Cumberland Street Car Park - Alternatively park at the Cumberland street car park in Northwich. Take the footpath through the gate then turn left, follow for about a mile then turn left down to the bridge and head left towards Anderton Boat lift.

Anderton Boat Lift Car Park - Alternatively park in the car park at Anderton Boat lift and begin your route here.

Marbury Country Park Car Park - Alternatively parkas Marbury Park and begin your route here.

Full details of the route including map, gpx file download and web links to the locations of all the car parks can be found on our website at: https://www.runadventurer.co.uk/walk-...

Running Order

0:00 Todays Run is from Northwich
0:12 Intro
0:21 Route Map
0:47 Parking
1:28 Local Info
2:26 The run begins
4:27 Mill Meadow Car park
6:44 The bridge and the way to Cumberland Street Car Park
8:26 Anderton Boat Lift
9:48 Anderton Marina
11:39 The bridge to Marbury Country Park
13:23 Sunrise at Budworth Mere
14:26 The bird hide
14:40 All that remains of Marbury Hall
15:08 Outdoor Swimming Pool (Marbury Park Swimming Club)
15:36 Marbury Country Park Car Park
18:30 Back to the bridge
20:30 Closing comments
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