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Photo of Chester, a village in Cheshire, north west England.

ChesterPhoto Martina Jorden / Unsplash

Places to explore near Hawarden Bridge StationHawarden

32 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group. 1 is a national icon.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

Photo along the Wales Coast Path, an 870-mile long-distance path running from Chepstow to Queensferry, Wales.Highlight

Wales Coast Path

Long-distance path

Walk the outline of a whole nation — 870 miles of cliff, estuary and beach from Chepstow round to Queensferry.

0.2 km SW · spans 16 counties

Photo of Wepre Park, a visitor attraction near Burton, Flintshire, north Wales.Highlight

Wepre Park

Attraction near Burton

160 acres of woodland and parkland at Connah's Quay with a brook, waterfall and the ruins of Ewloe Castle.

2.1 km SW

Photo of Burton, a village in Cheshire, north west England.Highlight

Burton

Village

Pretty Wirral village of thatched and sandstone cottages near the Dee, with an old church and hilltop views.

4.6 km N · Cheshire

Photo of Ness Botanic Gardens, a garden in Cheshire, north west England.Highlight

Ness Botanic Gardens

Garden near Ness

University of Liverpool's 64-acre botanic gardens above the Dee, founded in 1898 by plant-hunter Arthur Bulley, strong on rhododendrons and rock plants.

6.1 km N

Photo of Wirral, the Country Park, a country park near Parkgate, Cheshire, north west England.Highlight

Wirral, the Country Park

Country park near Parkgate

A country park in Cheshire.

7.7 km N

Photo of Parkgate, a village in Cheshire, north west England.Highlight

Parkgate

Village

Former Dee port turned quiet promenade village, its old sea wall now looking over vast salt marshes and famous for shrimps and ice cream.

9.4 km N · Cheshire

Photo: Parkgate Parade, a viewpoint in Cheshire, north west England.Highlight

Parkgate Parade

Viewpoint near Parkgate

Old sea-wall promenade at Parkgate overlooking a huge tract of Dee salt marsh, famous for birds of prey and winter high-tide spectacles.

9.8 km N

Photo of Chester Cathedral, a church in Cheshire, north west England.Highlight

Chester Cathedral

Church near Chester

Red-sandstone cathedral founded as a Benedictine abbey in 1092, with fine medieval choir stalls, a cloister and a tower you can climb.

9.9 km E

Photo of Chester, a village in Cheshire, north west England.Iconic

Chester

Village

Roman walled city on the Dee whose two-tier medieval Rows, black-and-white shopfronts and cathedral make it one of England's best-preserved historic centres.

9.9 km E · Cheshire

Photo of Chester Rows, a landmark in Cheshire, north west England.Highlight

Chester Rows

Landmark near Chester

Unique medieval two-tier shopping galleries lining Chester's four main streets, timbered walkways above the street-level shops.

9.9 km E

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Photo of the River Dee, a 70-mile river running from Llyn Tegid to Dee Estuary, Wales and England.

River Dee

River

A river from Llyn Tegid in Eryri through the Vale of Llangollen and Chester to a wide estuary on the Irish Sea.

0.1 km S · spans 5 counties

Photo of Castell Ewloe, a ruined castle near Mold, Flintshire, north Wales.

Castell Ewloe

Castle near Mold

A medieval castle in Flintshire.

3 km SW

Photo along the King Charles III England Coast Path, a 2,700-mile National Trail in England.

King Charles III England Coast Path

National Trail

One path around a whole country — beach, clifftop and seawall the entire way round England's coast, opening stretch by stretch.

3.8 km N · spans 24 counties

Photo of Burton Mill Woods, a nature reserve in Cheshire, north west England.

Burton Mill Woods

Nature reserve near Burton

A National Trust place in Cheshire.

5 km N

Photo of The Harp Inn, a pub near Little Neston, Cheshire, north west England.

The Harp Inn

Pub near Little Neston

Tiny brick pub at Little Neston's quay end, its garden looking straight over the Dee marshes to Wales.

6.9 km N

Photo of Castell y Fflint, a ruined castle near Neston, Flintshire, north Wales.

Castell y Fflint

Castle near Neston

A medieval castle in Flintshire.

7.5 km NW

Photo of the Shropshire Union Canal, a 67-mile canal running from Wolverhampton to Ellesmere Port, England.

Shropshire Union Canal

Canal

Telford's dead-straight last great canal, running embankment-and-cutting from the Black Country to the Mersey at Ellesmere Port.

8.2 km E · Cheshire, Staffordshire & Shropshire

Photo of Glasfryn, a pub near Mold, Flintshire, north Wales.

Glasfryn

Pub near Mold

Large pub above Mold with a terrace looking across to the Clwydian hills.

8.4 km SW

Rivacre Country Park

Country park near Burton

A country park in Cheshire.

9 km NE

Everything else within 10 km (13) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

Ordered by how far each place is worth travelling for, then by distance. Distances are straight-line to the nearest edge of each place — paths wind, of course.