Cheshire offers much of what is best about traditional England: charming villages and friendly towns, famous stately homes with glorious gardens, fascinating museums and of course, one of Europe’s most historic and popular cities, Chester itself. With a history stretching back almost 2000 years to the Roman period, Chester is without doubt one of the jewels in England’s well-studded crown and a joy to visit at any time of day or year.

Historic walks in Cheshire contains 20 easy day walks that have both scenic and historical appeal. All of them are circular and none of them are particularly demanding, the longest walk being a little short of 9 miles. However, some of them do venture out onto exposed sections of hillside where weather conditions can change dramatically in short space of time.

The chapters of this book attempt to reveal some of the splendours of Cheshire with a series of walks that combine landscape with architecture and natural beauty with history.