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Cheshire West and Chester

The Top 9 Natural Monuments in Cheshire West and Chester

Cheshire West and Chester’s landscape is a beautiful place to explore — something that you can best experience by visiting one of our 9

beautiful natural monuments in Cheshire West and Chester. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!

Last updated: November 27, 2025

Blakemere Moss

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Blakemere Moss is a flooded area of Delamere Forest. The lake is rich in biodiversity and is designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest. It is a great place …

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Black Lake Nature Reserve, Delamere Forest

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Black Lake is a tranquil nature reserve within Delamere Forest. The reserve is home to many species of dragonfly and damselfly, as well as unusual mosses. The lake is a …

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Beeston Castle

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Beeston Castle is a former Royal castle in Beeston, Cheshire, England, perched on a rocky sandstone crag 350 feet above the Cheshire Plain. It was built in the 1220s by …

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Maiden Castle Iron Age Hillfort

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This stunning section takes you over Bickerton Hill, past the Iron Age hillfort of Maiden Castle, and over Larkton Hill. You are afforded breathtaking views that stretch as far as …

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Frodsham Sandstone Caves

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These, surprisingly large, sandstone caves are on the east side of Manley Road. The enclosure is part of a local dairy farm and consequently the caves are often used for …

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View from Helsby Hill

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Helsby Hill is an Iron Age hillfort commanding a prominent position above Helsby village and grand views in all directions. Combining both natural and human-made features, steep cliffs on the …

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Hampton's Well

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The small well located on the outskirts of the village has possibly served the iron age settlements at Burton Point and the Anglo Saxon settlement of Burton since 900.
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Chester Zoo Nature Reserve

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Accessible from Flag Lane Bridle Path which runs through the middle of Chester Zoo....

"This area was formerly used for agriculture, but over the past two years we have been …

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Salters Well

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Salters well, this well was used up until the late 18th century by salters from, Northwich, Middlewich and Nantwich to water their horses on there way to Chester and North Wales

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Find even more amazing natural monuments in Cheshire West and Chester by checking out the top Highlights region by region:

Horton-Cum-Peel Edge Chorlton Beeston Hapsford Newton-By-Tattenhall Crowton Clotton Hoofield Barrow Hatton Bruen Stapleford Golborne David Tarvin Stoak Rushton Bradley Ince Stockton Helsby Tarporley Newton By Malpas Burwardsley Weaverham Hampton Mouldsworth Church Shocklach Delamere Threapwood Dunham-on-the-Hill and Hapsford Overton Cotton Abbotts Golborne Bellow Utkinton and Cotebrook Kelsall Acton Bridge Little Budworth Mickle Trafford Duddon Cuddington Handley Burton Antrobus Huxley Duckington Christleton Neston Tilstone Fearnall Bickley Manley Frodsham Iddinshall Cotton Edmunds Foulk Stapleford Oakmere Cuddington Whitley Buerton Wigland Chowley Tiverton and Tilstone Fearnall Prior'S Heys Ashton Hayes and Horton-cum-Peel Thornton-Le-Moors Bridge Trafford Oldcastle Sutton Weaver Little Stanney Little Leigh Malpas Elton Tattenhall and District Dutton Kingsley Shocklach Oviatt Whitegate And Marton Chidlow Ellesmere Port Norley Larkton Macefen Guilden Sutton Willington Agden Hockenhull Tushingham Cum Grindley Harthill Aston Waverton Broxton Wimbolds Trafford Barnton Alvanley Saighton Wychough

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Extend your search for the best caves by checking out these guides of the top ones in Cheshire West and Chester:

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The Top 9 Natural Monuments in Cheshire West and Chester

Blakemere Moss

Black Lake Nature Reserve, Delamere Forest

Beeston Castle

Maiden Castle Iron Age Hillfort

Frodsham Sandstone Caves

View from Helsby Hill

Hampton's Well

Chester Zoo Nature Reserve

Salters Well

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