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Marbury Country Park (Northwich)

Description: Address: Northwich / Cheshire / England

Newest Review: ... as mature trees, in the 20th Century. In spring, a walk through the trees is enchanting; thousands of bluebells and wood anemones carpet the woodland floor giving a dazzling blue and white display especially when lit by some warm spring sunshine. In late spring, a tantalising smell of (to me anyway!) garlic sausage permeates the air. This is the scent of ramsons (wild garlic) that grows ... more

... profusely in the woods. The focal point of the park is Budworth Mere. This natural lake of around 80 acres is home to a superb head of coarse fish. Two different clubs own the rights to fish here (Warrington AA and Northwich AA). No day tickets are availab...more

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Marbury Country Park (Northwich): Once a country estate for the gentry, now a beautiful park f ... (928 words)
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Marbury Country Park lies near the town of Northwich in Cheshire. It was once a grand country estate, with Marbury Hall at the centre of 200 acres of beautiful parkland. Today it is managed by Cheshire County Council for the benefit of the public. There is a large car park in the grounds; a small fee is charged to park all day. On entering the park, the visitor can see signs of Marbury Park's stately history all around. The south end of the park is lush grassland, bisected by two magnificent avenues of majestic lime trees. An arboretum, near to the car park, has many exotic, strange looking trees, grown from seeds collected from all over the ... Read the complete review

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