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4 Stars - 122 Opinions
58 Hoole Road, Chester, CH2 3NL, United Kingdom
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Water Tower
Chicken & bacon melt
The Roman Amphitheatre
The Old Dee Bridge
Oops Sabsi missed hearing the Town Crier on her visit as his crying season is May - August in 2003. However he was spotted during our visit in April doing some work for a mobile phone company - perhaps he texts his messages during the off season!
The Groves is a nice pub on the banks of the River Dee. They serve American food, although I have only ever been in for drinks. It has lots of out door seating, but if you go on a sunny day this is likely to be all taken up, but it does offer fantastic views of the boats on the river. N/A
Pronounced Grovenor this has long been Chester's main museum and if I'm being honest it's looking a bit tired too. I hate to be critical of museums especially when they are free to enter, as this one is, but with the rich history that Chester has I expected a bit more from it's museum.
On the ground floor there are Roman artifacts, coins and inscribed tombstones that have been unearthed and a video room where you can see a film about the Chester timeline. On the first floor there is an interesting silver collection, a small natural history display and an art gallery. There is also a museum shop.
Allow 30 minutes to 1 hour for a visit.
If you follow the city walls around Chester you will eventually end up at the river. When I was there on the first warm Saturday in March everyone was out eating ice cream and watching people rowing on the river. There was a small stage with different people singing and performing. There was a restaurant down the (Old Orleans) but it was too expensive for me (as I am only a poor student). Instead I bought a hotdog and some chips at a little burger/ice cream shop there. And sat at bench looking at people and swans and basically just having a great time!
Before the rise of the railroads, the rivers and canals of Europe were the main arteries of transportation. Today, they are used mainly by small pleasure craft, such as the long narrow boats that are so ubiquitous in all of England.
Chester's canal is a lovely place for a stroll, or a boat ride. The locks, designed for boaters to operate by themselves, are a particularly interesting feature.
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Q: Best of Chester, England "I'd like to know the best things for us to see during a short trip to Chester. Are there any must-see National Trust places,..."
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