Along with York, Chester is renowned for it's Roman Heritage. Most famously the City Walls , The…read morewalls completely encompass the old City, which is now mainly the City Centre. The Walls vary from being the same level as the payment lto being several meters high. The walls are around two miles long and are excellent way of seeing the main attraction of the city, including the famous Eastgate clock, apparently the second most photographed clock after Big Ben.

We came for a day out in Chester with our two kids (then aged 2 and 4) -- little did we expect that…read morethe walls would be the highlight of the day! They simply loved walking round them, looking down at what was going on below on a warm spring day. The beauty of it was that there's lots of wall to walk round -- they cover virtually the entire circumference of the City -- and that to do so is completely free! We returned home with two happy and very tired children (after all that walking and climbing up steps) -- they slept most the way home. We'll be back!

City records first show The Cross (or High Cross as it was known) in 1377 and has been the site of…read morepublic proclaimations since medieval times. In the 17th century the town crier was permitted to keep a stall at the cross and to take the profits. During the Civil War it served as a rallying point for Royalist citizens but with their surrender in 1646 to Parliamentary troops after a long siege despite earlier re assurances the cross was destroyed with ornate upper section being lost without trace. The base of the Cross being discovered at Plas Newydd in LLangollen, North Wales circa 1817 where it remains. What was left was hidden under nearby St. Peter's Church until its discovery in 1820 after which it spent some 60 years in a Handbridge garden before being acquired by the 1st Duke of Westminster for the newly open Grosvenor museum. The city council re-erected the Cross in the Roman Gardens in 1949 before it was finally restored to its original site at the intersection of Chester's four main streets namely: Northgate, Bridge, Eastgate and Watergate in 1975. Perhaps it was a typical council job as it had only taken 329 years to complete!!!!!!!!!!!!

This was the main reason I came from Liverpool, but in the end I expected more…read more If you have seen other sites, this is small. It's a piece of ancient history in the Romans took this area first in England. And established a city with walls and a Roman bath. Worth coming a hour by train.

Great spot for a quick visit. Well maintained and clean. Short walk from down town. We really enjoy…read morehistorical sites and this was worth the stop.

This is a wonderful cathedral to wander thru. It has such a wonderful history. There is a cafe…read moreinside and a Calm garden in the center.

Beautiful building. Architecture was amazing. How did they build this? What incredible artisans…read more Managed to attend an Evening Song service with a youth choir.

Arguably England's second most photographed clock (there's another prize ceremony that would still…read morebe better than the Soap Awards), Chester's Eastgate clock stands over the original entry point to the Roman fortress of Deva Victrix, a settlement that later evolved into Chester itself. Built to celebrate Queen Victoria's diamond jubilee but finished two years late, the clock stands as a quaint nugget of interest that does a pretty good job of making the historical town look even more olde worlde. It's probably been on bloody Hollyoaks a few times as well. Also, if you haven't worked out what the country's most snapped clock is, I'm not telling you now. You're an idiot.