24408BRI
Walking tour with Tour Manager
Roman Amphitheatre visit
Cathedral inside visit
Suggested tour to include (not necessarily in this order):
CHESTER:
Most central coach drop-off is on Vicars Lane near the Roman Amphitheatre. (it where the Letter N is on the map below). Public Toilets are no longer in the Grosvenor Centre. Town Hall or Cathedral.
When conducting a walking tour, points of interest in Chester are:
The City Cross (where the old Roman grid-plan meets).
The Rows Tudor houses and Victorian half-timbered imitations on Eastgate, Northgate & Bridge Street.
The Eastgate Clock.
The Roman Amphitheatre. It is estimated to have had a capacity of 7,000 spectators in its time, which would have made it the largest amphitheatre in Britain. The St John the Baptist Church (beside Ampitheatre), founded by Saxon King Ethelred in 689, then rebuilt by the Normans.
Walk the group up to Chester Cathedral, passing the Town Hall. Finish the tour at the Cathedral. Chester Cathedral has free entry and wonderful woodwork.
Other Sights:
The Grosvenor Museum 27 Grosvenor Street. Exhibition centered around Roman Chester, good displays on the legionary system, city buildings, grave sites, daily life, culture etc.
The Castle founded by William the Conqueror, although most of what you see today is little older than the 18th century.
The Cathedral is once again free entry, lovely café but good to offer donation.
Storyhouse (Theatre, Cinema, Library) is a old Odeon building and has public toilets.
