I booked tickets for myself and some friends to go see Eliza and the Bear in Chester but I hadn't…read morebeen to the venue before so didn't know what to expect at all. It is two minutes walk from the station so was really convenient. What really shocked be about this place was how small it was! Probably around 200 people max per gig. Tickets were reasonable and they had a £1 cloakroom available. We went into the side bar area beforehand for some pre-gig drinks and it resembled an old social club, a bit dark and dingy but really added to the charm of this venue that clearly isn't a big budget production. Drinks were average venue price so nothing to complain about there. We moved round the main room where we saw three brilliant acts and around 150 people in the audience. A really great atmosphere, the acts were hanging out with the audience and it felt a lot more personal than a lot of big venues. Despite the stupidly sticky floors I will definitely be making my way back here to see some more top quality music.

Chester races is a good day out...I paid £120 x 2:.for winning post enclosure ..The area is nice &…read morepeople friendly.. Only thing is I thought paying the price I did was be a good view of horse running to winning post ..But loo & behold whole view is blocked by a screen showing the race not for use but the cheaper priced area the other side of track ..Our only way to see the race for our seated area was a screen way behind us craning our necks ..The management need to move the board more towards the crossing or raise so not to restrict the people's in winning post view ( with price that is paid..

Agree with all the other reviewers - brilliant day out getting drunk and betting on horses that…read morehave no chance of winning. Only whinnying. Geddit? I like the fact that you can get really close to the horses as they come in. Racehorses are a lot smaller than I thought they would be. Great day out.

I took the kids here on a saturday morning for the early showings of kids films from a few months…read moreback. Means the kids get in for £1 each Have Cineworld made the decision to leave all heating off on these mornings as we are only paying £1 per person? Does the cheaper showings mean we all have to get pneumonia? People in the theatre where literally blowing icy clouds from their mouths and all the children where complaining of cold. never mind the kids.. we adults were too. We had to sit in coats and scarfs the entire film... the kids didn't want a coke.. they were asking for hot tea to warm them up! ( lol) ok.. that's a fabrication.. but a cup of tea to pour on our frozen paws would have been nice!# Couldn't wait to get out of there. Would NEVER go again...! This is just this cinema.. we have been to the St.Helens cineworld of a saturday morning too.. and we didn't catch colds sitting in there ;-)

Since the Odeon closed in Chester ( I'm still too upset to talk about that ) this is one of the…read moremain cinema's left in the Chester area. It's a fair size, on the greyhound retail park next to the tenpin bowling centre, so there's plenty for families to do if not everyone wants to watch a film. As with all cinemas these days the sweets and other confectionary are SO expensive but they're getting more strict on what you try and sneak in these days so you either need to be more careful, go without, or hope the kids pick the cheapest sweets available. As stated, it's a fairly big cinema with plenty of screens so you tend to find a decent amount of showings for the more popular and newest films. However, in doubt i would pre-book !! Whilst their little automatic pre-booking machines don't always work, the staff are really helpful to try and sort out any problems. These days for an adult and child's ticket it is £10 unless you are watching an evening movie and then it's an extra £1 for some reason. They only have two people on tills at the entrance which isn't enough for just before the films start since they're so busy and everyone seems to pay with cards these days so that takes even longer. However, the cinema itself seems fairly clean and tidy and offer various things to help the kids and adults pass the time until the next film, and they also have booster seats for those times when the little ones need a little boost or when an adult comes and sits in front of a 3 year old, even though there are plenty of other seats available !! All in all, it's a decent cinema considering the Odeon has now closed and there's not much else, but unless you drive, know the bus timetable or are willing to pay for a taxi it's a bit of a pain to get too since it's out of the main city centre. That said, there's a park and ride down the road which helps if you like to travel into Chester on public transport.

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.

This will be a very well known shop to cartoonist lovers; it is a fantastic shop in a great place…read more The owners of the shop are very friendly and will do all they can to get you the perfect picture. The shop specialises in limited edition prints, signed prints, cartoon mounts, cartoon frames and much more. They always have something in the shop that is breath taking and will make you want to buy it there and then. The prices of all the pictures are a reasonable price some people may find it expensive but you only have to look at how much time has gone into the picture to understand the meaning of the price.

The Cellar bar is a lovely place to visit in Chester. Great choice of drinks whatever your tastes…read more Good spirit selection, 4 lines of Cask Ales, which are constantly rotated and changed. Various lagers, Ciders and beers on tap and a great international bottle selection. Staff are all great and have some awesome banter. They host a great pub quiz that is good fun but also not too easy. If you are staying in any of the City Road hotels this is a standard replacement for any of the hotel bars. They Also have a "Cellar Bar" which is used for functions and live music. Not such a great selection but it has a great atmosphere.

A lovely beer bar, lots of choice beyond the four real ales. My love of cascade caused me select…read morethe Boggart cascade. Despite the fact I surprisingly couldn't much taste my favourite hop, it was still a lovely beer. They have a whole collection of quality international bottled beers if you can't find something on the bar to tempt you. Nice feel to the venue, lots of beer stuff covering the walls.

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!

When you blindfold yourself, do things cease to exist just because you cant see them? There are…read moreundoubtedly things which are and will always remain unexplained. If history has taught us anything, it's that the more we find out about the world around us the less we know. Arrogance in our "knowledge" of the world makes us rather redundent when it comes to a phenomenon that is as old as time. Ghosts, Spirits, Poltergeists................ Thus despite the idea of ghosts or paranormal activity being dumbed down through film, the idea in its simplicity chills us to the core. Whether we like it or not or whether we choose to or not. Chester is however arguably the most haunted place on this Island of ours. I remember my first ever trip there and I had no idea that it was infact the most haunted place in the country. Yet I do remember walking the walls of the city thinking, I would NOT like to be walking around here at night!!!!!! Whether you go on the ghost tour or not I urge you to read a plethora of stories/events that have been documented here. Let me tell you I've read a few, and it did send a few chills down my spine as I recalled some of my visits. In fact as I write this an uneasy feeling washes over me. The story of Sarah who frequents a chocolate shop which stands to this day has haunted me from the moment I read it. Why do these stories have so much power over us? The mind boggles. So if you are a horror film fan like me. Don't bother with the next blockbuster. Go on their website read a few stories and if you dare go on one of the ghost tours which happens every saturday night 7:30, lasting an hour & half. Better still why don't you arrange a tour of your own, the geography of ghost sightings is no secret. Why not walk the walls yourself around midnight?? I dare you, I double dare you!!!!!!!

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!