Some say it looks like a giant mushroom, others make more vulgar comparisons, but there's no denying that The Dream, rising high above the trees beside the M62, catches everyone's attention. This is the centrepiece for an attractive Country Park where couples and families stroll in the sun and, it seemed to us, all the dogs are remarkably well behaved. It's one of those places that somehow you don't expect to find and, while it once needed a leap of faith to set off into the unknown, there's now a car park in just the right place. And here you get two for the price of one, for this walk joins The Dream to the woods and pools of Clockface Country Park.
LOCATION: Four miles south of St Helens
START: From M62, Junction 7, follow the A57 towards Warrington, then turn left on B5419 to Dream car park
Grid ref: SJ518911 Postcode: WA9 4RU
DISTANCE: 5 miles
GRADE: Easy
TIME: 2.5 hours
MAP: Explorer - Liverpool Landranger 108
REFRESHMENTS: Clock Face
EN ROUTE: Sutton Manor
This walk was originally published by
The Manchester Evening News