In reply to andyd1970:
Ah, the Pheasant. Great place for lunch with those views. I sometimes do a circuit with an old friend along the rocky edge of the Sandstone Trail but this might be awkward for your wife. A short easy but pleasant little circuit is to park at the roadhead 520550 reached off the Wrexham road at Gallantry Bank. Walk up the track east towards the trees of Bulkeley Hill and along the wide trail which will bring you out opposite the old gatehouse. Turn left down hill and follow lane round to the Pheasant. Coming back, walk back up to the gatehouse and turn right but this time keep on the very broad track that takes you straight back to your car. Oh, can't be much more than a mile each way.
Actually the last time I was up there with my friend I was actually in the early stages of a heart problem - he got quite worried that I was not able to keep up as he has a pacemaker. A few days later I found myself having an angioplasty - stents to clear a blocked artery. Don't think it was the meal though - always good at the Pheasant. They now also own the Fishpools Inn near Delamere.
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