Eccleston & Chester

Eccleston, River Dee & Chester City Walls

From the Parking Area walk to the River Dee and turn left, with the River on your right walk along the footpath for 3 miles to come to Queens Park Bridge, cross the Bridge over the River Dee and carry on up the steps on the other side to reach St John the Baptist Church.

Bear left towards the Roman Amphitheatre passing the Visitor Centre opposite, walk through the Amphitheatre, walk past the Roman Gardens and under the Arch at Newgate then climb the steps to reach the City Walls, follow the walls around in a anti clockwise direction until you reach Bridge Gate.

Descend the steps and turn right across the Old Dee Bridge, after crossing the Bridge turn right onto the footpath that runs parallel with the River Dee, with the River on your right follow the path to River Lane and turn left, at the end of River Lane turn right onto Overleigh Road, when you reach the Roundabout turn left onto a Drive called Chester Approach (Duke's Drive).

Walk all the way along Chester Approach (Duke's Drive) and just before you reach the A55 Main Road turn left onto a footpath that takes you to Eaton Road, turn right along Eaton Road and then turn left at the T-Junction into Hill Road and then almost immediately right into Paddock Road follow this as it bears left back to the Car Park.