"Chester - A Gem in the North West" Chester by MarvintheMartian

Chester Travel Guide: 470 reviews and 1,157 photos

City Centre Clock - Chester
City Centre Clock
Historic with a modern twist
Side of the Cathedral looking towards Town Hall - Chester

Side of the Cathedral looking towards Town Hall

Chester today is a modern and lively city, yet it is also a beautifully preserved historical city with Roman
and other influences.

All through Chester you will see evidence of how different peoples have shaped this city over the past two millennia!

If you are going to visit Chester then a must see set of pages have been produced by sandysmith

Pros and Cons
  • Pros:Historic, compact, good shopping, good resturants, what more do you need!
  • Cons:Car parking areas are a bit ugle, but once in the city you don't see them!
  • In a nutshell:I could happily live around here!
  • Last visit to Chester: Mar 2004
  • Intro Updated Mar 28, 2004
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Picture altered on fireworks - Chester Walking along the City Walls (5) View... Off The Beaten Path (5)

This section of wall takes you from the Northgate area down towards St Martin's gate and further towards the race track.... more travel advice

From the Walls - Chester Walking along the City Walls (4) ... Off The Beaten Path (5)

The walls encircle the city in a two mile loop, at this part you are looking towards the city from near the Northgate.... more travel advice

Turret on the Wall - Chester Walking along the City Walls (3) All... Off The Beaten Path (5)

This part of the wall is opposite the Canal Locks on the way down towards the race track. The wall was originally Roman... more travel advice

Cathedral Grounds left, Canel right. - Chester Walking along the City Walls (2) Canel Off The Beaten Path (5)

The city walls take you through the centre of the city itself , along by the canel (where this picture was taken) and... more travel advice

Comments (6)

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    Gillybob's Profile Photo
    Jun 18, 2010 at 4:39 AM

    Interesting tips and photos! Looking forward to our Meet here on 3 July! Gillybob greetings

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    ettenaj's Profile Photo
    Jun 15, 2004 at 11:31 AM

    Dont you just love the Rows, great tips on this nice city

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    starship's Profile Photo
    May 26, 2004 at 6:25 AM

    Visited Chester so very briefly in the 1980's and remember the beautiful half-tiimber buildings but did not see the beautiful Eastgate clock! Great photos!

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    nepalgoods's Profile Photo
    Apr 24, 2004 at 1:00 AM

    Chester looks like a beautiful city!

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    Leipzig's Profile Photo
    Apr 17, 2004 at 2:29 AM

    Fantastic page!! "the second most photographed clock"? Is there a guy counting all the tourists that take photos of a clock?

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    sandysmith's Profile Photo
    Mar 28, 2004 at 11:06 AM

    truly honoured, thank you :-)) I look forward to reading your take on Chester later.

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