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Walks in Mysterious Cheshire and Wirral
Tony Bowerman
Clear maps and directions
- Format: Paperback
- Size: 210mm x 135mm
- Pages: 160
- ISBN: 978-0-9553557-0-7
- Published: New edition 2006
£8.99
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Synopsis
The best way to explore Cheshire -- a landscape steeped in mystery -- is on foot. This new and wholly revised edition of a classic walking book contains fascinating. easy to follow wals exploring the unexpected past -- from quiet strolls to hill and country rambles, by river, wood and ancient lane.
Discover Pete Marsh -- the bog man, a gypsy king's grave, lost Roman and medieval roads, a church in the marshes, a ghostly duck and a headless procession, a stone elephant, a hermit's cave, a haunted bridge, ancient copper mines, packhorse bridges, saltways and more.
Contents
Parkgate and Neston walk: Along the changing shore
Little Barrow walk: Across the Gowy marshes
Hockenhull Platts walk: Packhorse bridges across the river Gowy
Shocklach walk: Around Castletown
Willington walk: Above 'Little Switzerland'
Delamere walk: Along Roman Watling Street - below the hillfort
Peckforton walk: From the Stone Elephant to the Pheasant
Bickerton walk: From Mad Allen's Hole to Maiden Castle
Tushingham walk: Dead ducks and diplomas
Little Budworth walk: Remains of Mondrem
Whitegate walk: Where Vale Royal Abbey stood
Lindow Moss walk: In search of the Bog Man
Alderley Edge walk: Across the copper hills
Bollington walk: From White Nancy along Kerridge Ridge
Reviews and Endorsements
"The 14 walks in this book certainly unearth the essential spice of life in Cheshire. Mysterious? You bet. Now read on."
- Patrick O'Neill, Editor, Cheshire Life
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