Map of Parkgate and Neston (Scale: Approx. 3 miles top to bottom)
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| Directions:Leave Heswall
along the A540 towards Chester and turn right down Boathouse Lane to
Parkgate. At Parkgate turn right along a lane along the sea front which
takes you to the car park at the Old Baths (1). There is a good walk along
the low sea wall from here back to Heswall. On the south side of the
Boathouse Inn you will see two or three patches of water on the marsh, this
is Boathouse Flash (2), attractive to a good range of birds. Turn back on to
the road and carry on along the sea front (or should that be marsh front?!)
at Parkgate. Follow the road to the left and head towards Neston. About one
quarter mile after you pass by the Wirral Way turn right into Moorside Lane
(3). Just were the road takes a sharp turn right a lane leads down to the
marsh. To the south of this
lane is Neston Reed bed. Go through Neston taking the road to Ness and Burton. Just over half a mile after the shops at Neston turn right at a mini roundabout down Marshlands Rd. At the shore turn left past the Harp Inn to Denhall Quay (4) where you can park your car. This an excellent view point over the marsh and nearby Denhall Gutter. Paths go from here along the shore both to Neston one way and Denhall (near Burton) the other. The footpath going towards Neston (towards Moorside Lane) takes you to the Neston Old Quay (5). You can still see the sandstone quay last used in the 19th century. Beware that the end of Marshlands Rd. gets flooded at spring high tides so your car could be trapped for a couple of hours! Neston has railway links with Birkenhead but a rather infrequent service. There is a good bus service to Birkenhead and Chester. Map Refs: Parkgate Old Baths SJ275788. |