Joey the Swan Park – St Mary's Church, Nantwich loop from Crewe

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Joey the Swan Park – St Mary's Church, Nantwich loop from Crewe

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Joey the Swan Park – St Mary's Church, Nantwich loop from Crewe

04:07

16.1km

50m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 8, 2026

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Includes short out-and-back sections

Your route doubles back at waypoints. If this isn’t intentional, adjust those waypoints’ positions.

After 8.18 km for 175 m

After 8.71 km for 146 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.53 km

Joey the Swan Park

Highlight • Viewpoint

A beautiful open space that follows the Wistaston Brook. Joey the Swan park is maintained by the Wistaston Conservation Group and has a good selection of wildlife and gardens.

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8.08 km

Great Fire of Nantwich Viewing Platform

Highlight • Viewpoint

1583-4
On 10th December 1583 a fire started near this spot and burned for 20 days, destroying almost all buildings in the town.
Nantwich was rebuilt during 1584 with the …

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8.27 km

Now a pub, but formerly an Alms House for widows, converted from cottages in 1676. This building has extremely strange and uneven lines, looking slightly twisted. Note the mounting steps for horse riders built alongside it at the front.

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8.34 km

Town Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

This bridge, built in 1803, lies on the site of earlier bridges and near to the river-crossing of the Roman settlement. On the medieval bridge, first recorded in the late …

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8.79 km

The Stocks

Highlight • Historical Site

8.86 km

Nantwich Museum

Highlight • Historical Site

The former Free Library was built here on the site of the town jail. It was designed by Thomas Bower, a local architect, and opened in 1888 by Sir John …

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9.13 km