Walks Around Spen Green Smallwood
5 miles (8 km)
The villages of Smallwood and Spen Green lie just to the south west of Congleton in Cheshire.
Local walking highlights include the lakeside trails at Astbury Mere Country Park and the Cheshire Ring Canal Walk along the Trent and Mersey Canal to the west.
There's also the historic properties of Little Moreton Hall and Rode Hall where you can explore beautiful grounds and gardens.
This walk from the villages take you through the countryside to the nearby Little Moreton Hall. The National Trust owned moated manor house dates back to the 16th century. The unusually shaped property has some fascinating history and lovely gardens to explore.
Smallwood Ordnance Survey Map 
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Walks near Smallwood
- Little Moreton Hall - This walk visits an historic moated manor house in Cheshire.
- Rode Hall - This fine Georgian country house is located in Cheshire, near Kidsgrove and Sandbach
- Congleton - This Cheshire based town is great for waterside walking with a delightful local mere and canalside paths to enjoy
- Bosley Cloud - This short circular walk visits the Bosley Cloud hill, near Congleton, on the edge of the Peak District
- Astbury Mere Country Park - Enjoy a waterside walk around the peaceful Astbury Mere in Congleton, Cheshire
- Gritstone Trail - This beautiful, challenging walk runs through the Peak District from Disley to Kidsgrove.
The walk begins at the train station at Disley and soon comes to the wonderful Lyme Park (video below) with its mansion house and Medieval deer park - Brereton Heath Country Park - Explore 50 acres of silver birch and oak woodland in this country park and nature reserve in Davenport
- Mow Cop - Visit Mow Cop Castle and the Old Man of Mow on this short circular walk on the Cheshire–Staffordshire border
- Biddulph Grange Country Park - This circular walk runs for a distance of about 2 miles on a series of well laid out footpaths in this lovely country park in Biddulph
- Macclesfield Canal - Follow the towpath of the Macclesfield Canal from Marple to Kidsgrove on this waterside walk in Cheshire
- Cheshire Ring Canal Walk - This nice easy walk follows six historic canals through Cheshire, Greater Manchester and Staffordshire
- Dane Valley Way - Follow the River Dane through Derbyshire and Cheshire on this fabulous walk from Buxton to Middlewich.
Highlights on the route include the wonderful Three Shires Head where the counties of Cheshire, Derbyshire and Staffordshire meet - Bosley Reservoir - This reservoir in the Cheshire village of Bosley has a nice waterside walking trail running along it's southern and eastern shore
- Biddulph Valley Way - This circular route starts in Congleton and first follows the Biddulph Valley Way (a traffic free disused railway path) before turning round to return to Congleton
- Redesmere Lake - This easy walk visits the pretty Redesmere Lake and the adjacent Capesthorne Hall around Siddington in Cheshire
- Bosley Locks - This waterside walk visits the impressive Bosley Locks on the Macclesfield Canal in Cheshire.
- Timbersbrook - This village in Cheshire is a great place to start a walk
- Swettenham - This walk starts from the popular Swettenham Arms pub in Cheshire.
Photos
Deers Green Farm, Smallwood
Little Moreton Hall