Description
Lymm (Lymm Cross) to Hale Station via Bridgewater Canal, Dunham Park and Bowdon.
This follows the canal towpath for the western half of the route (in which it duplicates the route from Lymm to Altrincham) and then deviates eastward through the Dunham Park estate and the leafy suburbs
Lymm (Lymm Cross) to Hale Station via Bridgewater Canal, Dunham Park and Bowdon.
This follows the canal towpath for the western half of the route (in which it duplicates the route from Lymm to Altrincham) and then deviates eastward through the Dunham Park estate and the leafy suburbs
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This route has been reviewed by 4 people.
This route has been flagged (1 time) for reasons relating to access.
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Route status - Live
Reviews - 4
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Is this route good enough? - Yes (3) No (1)
Problems reported - Access (1)
Downloads - 5
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Lymm
Grid Ref
SJ6833887247
Lat / Lon
53.38113° / -2.47744°
Easting / Northing
368,338E / 387,247N
What3Words
drummers.mammals.local
Hale
Grid Ref
SJ7697186895
Lat / Lon
53.37842° / -2.34764°
Easting / Northing
376,971E / 386,895N
What3Words
foal.forces.nests
| Lymm | |
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| Grid Ref | SJ6833887247 |
| Lat / Lon | 53.38113° / -2.47744° |
| Easting / Northing | 368,338E / 387,247N |
| What3Words | drummers.mammals.local |
| Hale | |
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| Grid Ref | SJ7697186895 |
| Lat / Lon | 53.37842° / -2.34764° |
| Easting / Northing | 376,971E / 386,895N |
| What3Words | foal.forces.nests |
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reviews
Mary Oz
03 Jan 2025This is a (hopefully) temporary review to flag the fact that on 1st January 2025 there was a serious breach of the canal, on the towpath side, flooding the surrounding countryside. I believe it happened very close to where the route leaves the canal at the Swan with Two Nicks pub.
https://waterways.org.uk/about-us/news/bridgewater-canal-breach
The canal here is the responsibility of a private company rather than the Canal and River Trust. Who knows when this will be repaired? A similar breach happened in 1971 which took two years to repair.
Gismay
25 Aug 2024Heading out from the picturesque village of Lymm via the canal path this was a great route, with varied scenery and easy walking. The walk through the leafy Dunham Massey park past the stately home was lovely, and we glimpsed a stag not far from the path, before crossing a golf course and then the A56 (there is a pedestrian refuse half way across so this was fine). We then headed through the tree lined avenues of Hale into the town centre.
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RGW
25 Aug 2024This is an excellent Slow Way - very easy walking and lots of interest throughout. Initially following the canal, it then passes through the deer park at Dunham Massey (National Trust property) before crossing a golf course and passing some of the most expensive real estate in the Manchester / Cheshire area.
There are good public transport links and a full range of facilities at either end of this walk.
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Mary Oz
25 Aug 2024I walked this from Lymm to Hale with two friends on a pleasant late summer day, and I thought it was an excellent route! It had varied, interesting, pleasant terrain, and refreshments, toilets, and access to buses (on the A56 near Little Bollington) within the middle third, and the only roads were quiet. There was a busy road crossing of the A56 between a motorway junction and Altrincham, but there was an island refuge for pedestrians and we didn’t have to wait long to cross despite it being busy.
The Bridgewater Canal, which made up the first half, was mostly rural, and very nice. There was stepped access to leave the towpath and head under the small aqueduct to pass the Swan With Two Nicks pub, although there was the option to leave the towpath slightly earlier along a path which I think would be step-free.
According to the pub’s website, the name originates from an early practice of identifying swans by marks on their beaks. The pub was followed by a narrow bridge over the River Bollin.
The section through Dunham Massey (National Trust stately home and deer park) was very pleasant, although at both ends, we had to access it via a shallow ladder stile with railings. Soon after entering the park there was access for non-paying visitors to the toilets and café just off the route.
There was a short, wooded path onto the golf course, then a short section across open golf course before another wooded path brought us to the A56 road crossing.
We then walked through the frightfully nice affluent leafy suburbs and on to the end point at Hale Cross, where there was a station as well as restaurants and shops.
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