Frodsham Marshes and the Ship Canal
Out across the quiet, open Frodsham Marshes beside the Weaver to where it meets the Manchester Ship Canal, opposite Weston Point.
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Frodsham Marshes are big, flat and wonderfully quiet. From Saltworks Farm you go under the M56 and follow the River Weaver out towards the estuary.
At Alder Lane you cut across to the landing stage on the Manchester Ship Canal. Left, you can trace the canal back towards Ellesmere Port; right is where the Weaver joins it, opposite Weston Point. Across the water are Rock Savage power station and the old ICI works at Weston, and if you look hard you can just make out the locks that let ships down into the Mersey.
Great for a walk or a run, and you'll hardly see a soul.
Highlights
- River Weaver
- Manchester Ship Canal landing stage
- Views of Weston Point
- Route
- circular
- Difficulty
- easy
- Start
- Saltworks Farm, Frodsham
- Parking
- Near Saltworks Farm
- Terrain
- River, Canal, History
