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Beautiful trails in autumn colours

Social Cucona at the Firestation Tarporley

Walton Hall is a country house in Walton, Warrington, Cheshire. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. The hall and its surrounding garden and grounds are owned and administered by Warrington Borough Council and open to the public. Sir Gilbert Greenall (1806–1894) built Walton Hall in 1836. He was the son of Edward Greenall (1758–1835) who had purchased the Walton Estate in 1812. At this time there was an old hall on the property north east of the present building which has since been demolished. When his father died in 1835, Gilbert inherited the Walton Estate. In the following year he married Mary Claughton. In this year also he commenced building Walton Hall, a project which took two years. He was a partner in his long established family brewing firm of Greenall Whitley & Company with his brothers and made a large fortune. He invested his money in property and became part of the landed gentry. He became a Member of Parliament from 1847 until 1892 representing Warrington. He was also High Sheriff of Cheshire in 1873 and was a Justice of the Peace. He was a personal friend of Lewis Carroll whose father was the vicar in the nearby Church at Daresbury. He visited Carroll when he was at Oxford University and Carroll visited him at Walton Hall. A photo was taken by Carroll of the Hall in 1859 when he was there. Source: Wikipedia

It does get busy around the visitors' centre and the Gruffalo trail. However, if you ride up Pale Hill and follow the perimeter of the forest, there are plenty of quiet trails to explore. Keep your eyes peeled for single tracks going through the forest, there lots of off-the-beaten-path routes to follow if you look for them.

bench and table at entrance a great idea

take care here

Refreshment stop at the Leigh Arms Pub.

Just to confirm what Ian said above - don't get caught out! Same friendly service, just a new location. Very satisfied with a recent comprehensive service (approaching a refurbishment!) of my gravel bike. Runs like new again.

This is the entrance/exit to the Chester Millennium Greenway. The greenway spans approximately 13 miles, connecting various parks and green spaces in Chester.

This is the old location. Kelsall Cycles are now at : Rose Farm, John St, Tarporley CW6 0LP, which is to the south east of the old location.

Just around the corner from theRing O'Bells. Another lovely pub with a nice atmosphere and a quirky interesting beer garden.

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 Ranulf de Blondeville, 6th Earl of Chester, on his return from the Crusades.

It is a small channel just off the Manchester Ship Canal At Stockton Heath. It is a lock with 3 gates and various manual pulling systems dotted around the site to mechanically open/close the gates. I looked in Emapping Cheshire and an aerial photo of the site in the 70’s shows that the other side of the locks was a waterway that fed into the River Mersey. That section was the Runcorn and Latchford Canal, it is closed off now and vanishes in the mass of undergrowth at the lock section.

Nice gardens

The road is closed to vehicles but is open to cyclists & pedestrians

Don't bother with this way in the winter unless your prepared for VERY muddy and slippery conditions!

You can ride underneath the northern side of the bridge to avoid crossing the road!

Walton Hall is a country house in Walton, Warrington, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. The hall and its surrounding garden and grounds are owned and administered by Warrington Borough Council. Walton Hall and Gardens operates a pay and display car park. Mon – Fri: £3 Sat – Sun and bank holidays: £4

Walton Hall and Gardens operates a pay and display car park. Mon – Fri: £3 Sat – Sun and bank holidays: £4 Zoo Entry is Free

Excellent breakfast. veggies well catered for