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Sutton Manor


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About Sutton Manor

Sutton Manor is a young woodland with fantastic views across to the Pennines, Clywdian hills and even Snowdonia can be seen on a clear day.

In 2009 Sutton Manor saw the unveiling of a magical sculture called the Dream which points upwards and to the future dreams of St Helens and the surrounding area.

In addition to woodland Sutton Manor is home to wild flower meadows with great displays of Bee orchids. Overhead you may see an Owl hunting and look out for a fox or a rabbit as you walk the gravel paths to the summitt of the site at 82m up.

How to get there:

Sutton Manor and St Helens are the nearest towns or villages.

By road - Take B5419 Jubits Lane south from Sutton Manor and entrance beside Smithy Manor Pub.

Rail - Nearest station is Lea Green which is about a mile north of Sutton Manor.

Bus - The following busses pass the site 23, 24, 123, 124 and 125

OS Grid Reference: SJ521906
For details of public transport visit http://www.transportdirect.info


Dream Sculpture, Sutton Manor near St Helens

Contact:

Delamere Information Centre

01606 889792
e-mail: delamere@forestry.gsi.gov.uk

User Comments

Name: bob ballard ( trucker ) (5 Stars)
21/May/2010
what a sight to see when driving west on the 62 pretty impressive

Name: jackie wilds (5 Stars)
27/Apr/2010
we have a pond at the bottom of the dream it is getting over grown people come doen from the dream and walk round it bu at the moment it ealy need cleaning as it is an eye sore the bee orcheds are fasanating

Name: Spen
5/Feb/2010
I can honestly say the money could have been better spent than using it on that statue.

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