A lovely little arty gift shop situated just off one of Chester's main shopping streets. They have…read morebeautiful cards and paper if you are looking for something a bit different to the main high street stuff. Their main focus however is selling products from individual artisans. The pretty sulk scarfs overhang the banisters and the brick walls are covered in collages and paintings for sale. They have a good choice of porcelain, jewellery, bronze and leather goods for men and women. I don't really think there is anything for children there, but otherwise worth a look!

This museum is a bit of a mixed bag. The Roman artifacts are well worth a look but in other areas…read morethings get a bit ropey, especially the natural history section. Who wants to look at a badly stuffed dead blue tit? If you want to visit an excellent museum then I'd suggest you make your way to Liverpool and visit the World Museum. If you're in Chester and can't be bothered making the trip to Liverpool then the Grosvenor will have to do.

The Grosvenor Museum provides exactly what you would expect from a museum situated in a historic…read moretown. Which is no bad thing. There is a gallery space which has regularly changing exhibitions, and then upstairs there is the permanent collection. The museum also has rooms full of more recent history and a lot of taxidermy including a stuffed zebra which is worth a look. The museum is free to visit which is good. It's not in the middle of town though, so you have to make an effort to walk there, as it's not really on the way to anywhere else. It's not the most interesting of places for children although I expect they would enjoy the stuffed animals, especially the zebra.

I was really excited to see the work of Jim Fleming. He is a real inspiration at these difficult…read moretimes in the world. We can all learn a great deal from his artistic visions. A viewing is well recommended, not to be missed.