{"id":1009851,"date":"2025-06-19T21:17:41","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T20:17:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.half-daywalker.com\/?p=1009851"},"modified":"2025-06-19T21:17:44","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T20:17:44","slug":"holywell-seafront-and-heritage-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.half-daywalker.com\/?p=1009851","title":{"rendered":"Holywell Seafront And Heritage Park"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Introduction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

So, we have a heatwave. For me, this meant walking either in the woods, up on the moors, or by the sea, for any cooler conditions. As the gull gives away, I chose the sea. Holywell is in the near corner of Wales, the northeast. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I started the walk at Greenfield Dock. It\u2019s a tad over an hour’s drive from Cheadle Hulme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The walk is 7.5 miles with 700feet of ascent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The weather was sunny and hot, but the sea air took the edge off the heat, and it was rather pleasant!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It took 3 hours 30 minutes to complete plus 15 minutes for lunch!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The walk isn’t good for dog walking, due to long stretches on roads, difficult stiles, and livestock grazing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I walked in an anticlockwise direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The walk is on OS Explorer Map 265.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I parked in the seafront car park at Greenfield Dock, postcode CH8 7GJ, What 3 Words modem.manhole.washing<\/p>\n\n\n

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The Marsh<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The first section of the walk borders the Dee estuary, with England on the opposite side, The Wirral to be more specific. This is the view that greeted me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Marsh is a long strip of grassland, and must have flooded regularly in the past. Today, it is separated from the estuary by a 2metre high boulder barrier – easy to climb to look at the birds and sand formations below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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First lovely species – little egret flying past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There were numerous oystercatchers. This one was a real poser.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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At Llanerch-y-Mor Google Maps indicates the presence of “The Duke Of Lancaster” as a tourist attraction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales doesn’t give any credence to the idea that it’s a tourist attraction and claims it was most recently used as a clothing warehouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Llanerch-y-Mor To Saith Fynnon<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The next section is mainly uphill, and mainly on minor roads through attractive countryside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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These plants weren’t expected by the side of a road where a small stream ran alongside!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Forest Hill Trout Farm lies in a valley part way along this section, and seemed to be doing a good trade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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At Tre-Eden-Owain, these tractors appeared to be dancing as they gathered up the hay bales!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Saith Fynnon To Holywell And Greenfields Heritage Park<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A short stretch along the A 5026 and two small housing estates led me past Holway Community Centre and play park and down into a beautiful green path with hidden pools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The path joined a track, still very picturesque, and next to a stream I found these glorious, fine, fern-like plants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A cave-like opening took my interest as there was an information board next to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This is the entrance to a 2 mile long tunnel leading to a mine, one of the most productive lead mines ever seen in Britain. The galena (lead ore) here was so rich that it yielded 80% iron and 12% silver from its mass. At its height it employed 82 people underground and 50 above ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A little further down, I crossed a road and took a track to the Heritage Park. Here there are many archaeological remnants of an industrial past. It has a museum and a ruined abbey too. I would like to spend some time here to learn more of its rich history, but that will have to wait for another visit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Beyond the museum I made my way back to the waterfront…… and that seagull.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This was a splendid location for today’s weather, and the M56 wasn’t too slow on the way back, so overall a very enjoyable day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And Finally….<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

How does he do it? Van Morrison has just released his 47th studio album, “Remembering Now”. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is “If It Wasn’t For Ray”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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