Though its name comes from the Old English "wefer", meaning winding stream, the River Weaver no longer winds over the Cheshire plain for, in the 1720s, the waterway was widened and deepened to carry sea-going ships. But now Cheshire's salt industry has moved on and swans patrol the quiet waters.
LOCATION: Five miles west of Northwich
START: Crewood Common Rd, off B5153 between Acton Bridge & Kingsley. Roadside parking in three quarters of a mile, just before the cottages. Grid ref: SJ574759 Postcode: CW8 2RT
DISTANCE: 3 miles
GRADE: Easy
TIME: 1.5 hours
MAP: Landranger 117 Explorer - Northwich & Delamere
REFRESHMENTS: Pack a flask
EN ROUTE: Pickerings, Weaver Navigation, Crewood
This walk was originally published by
The Manchester Evening News