Walks in Cheshire
Walk: Macclesfield Forest, Cheshire
Experience the raucous row of a heronry in this Norman hunting forest on the edge of the Peak District
Walk: Tegg’s Nose and Macclesfield Forest, Cheshire
Straddling the western border of the Peak District National Park is a patchwork of wild woods, flowering meadows, deep reservoirs and high crags – explore Tegg's Nose Country Park and Macclesfield Forest on foot with a 7.5-mile hike.
Walk: Gawsworth, Cheshire
Keep your eyes peeled for Shakespeare's Dark Lady and jocular Lord Flame in a secluded village in the Cheshire countryside
Best walks in Cheshire
From the shaded paths of Macclesfield Forest to the open vistas of Bosley Cloud and Mellor Moor, Cheshire's countryside is a walker's paradise – here are a few of our favourite walks to get you started
Bike ride: Middlewood Way and Macclesfield Canal, Cheshire
Cycle an old railway up the rural eastern edge of Cheshire then meander back along a pretty canal towpath – without doubt, a cut above the rest
Walk: Mellor Moor, Greater Manchester/Cheshire/Derbyshire
Seek out the shades of travellers long-past along old ways high above the Goyt Valley
Walk: Lyme Park, Cheshire
When it comes to romantic screen moments, few are more iconic than Mr Darcy’s ‘lake scene’ in the 1995 BBC adaptation of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. Visit the grounds where the pulse-racing scene was filmed
Day out: Bosley Cloud, Cheshire
Scale 365 steps through a magical winter woodland to a breathtaking viewpoint
high above Cheshire’s patchwork countryside
