The Cheshire Library is located in the heart of Chester and carries a massive collection of books and audiovisual media. The large library is...

The Cheshire Archives and Local Studies Centre offers a fascinating collection of documents that have been collected since the times when records began. As...

Visit the Cheshire Military Museum to discover 300 years of history following a £500,000 refurbishment in 2001. The museum houses fascinating displays and collections relating...

Making history fun at this award-winning museum, discover Chester from Roman Fortress of Deva to the present day. View the city through the eyes of...

The Water Tower is one of the most recognisable structures on the city walls in Chester, standing on the northwest corner of the old city....

Chester Library features elaborately moulded terracotta and red bricks. Its original home in St. John Street was demolished and this building was converted with...

The Rows form a second level of shops above those on street level and are the only known examples in the world although no one...

Chester Visitor Centre is the ideal starting point for exploring Chester. Our interpretation centre has a wide variety of features that aim to inform and...

No one knew that Chester had an amphitheatre until 1929 when a large curved wall was discovered while a boiler room was being built underneath...

The Cross stands at the heart of Chester where Bridge, Northgate, Watergate and Eastgate Streets meet, and is an obvious meeting point. It was...

The River Dee runs through Chester and provides an excellent backdrop for picnics. Rowing boats, motor boats and pedalos can be hired by the...

Chester Town Hall was completed in 1869 having taken five years to build. It is in the Gothic style of the late 13th century...

Chester Cathedral is the most complete medieval monastic building still standing in the UK. It was founded as a Benedictine Monastery in 1092 and...

Alexander’s Jazz Theatre is a leading North West venue for jazz, blues and rock artists. It is also the main venue for the annual Chester...

St. John’s Church was the site of the first Cathedral in Chester. The Eastern chapels and transepts were abandoned after the dissolution in 1102...

Richard, Second Marquis of Westminster, gave these 16 acres of land to the City. Landscape designer Mr Edward Kemp, architect of Crystal Palace was...

Grosvenor Park Miniature Railway was built in 1996 to commemorate the centenary of the Duke Of Westminster’s railway at nearby Eaton Hall. The 7...

Chester is the UK’s largest zoo - and you’ll need a full day to enjoy it. Here 5,000 animals live in spacious, near-natural surroundings, set...

At Blue Planet Aquarium, the largest aquarium anywhere in the UK, you’re guaranteed to see more types of shark than anywhere else in Britain. And...

St Deniol’s is Britain’s only residential library, making it a unique institution. William Ewart Gladstone, the great Victorian statesman, founded the establishment. After...