Chester

From MaxTravelz

Chester is an historic English city on the river Dee in the North-Western county of Cheshire. Although maybe not worth a whole holiday, it's well worth a day trip to see the Roman ruins.

Contents 1 Understand 2 Get in 2.1 By train 2.2 By car 2.3 By coach 3 Get around 4 See 5 Do 6 Buy 7 Eat 8 Drink 9 Sleep 10 Get out

Understand

Chester originated in the Romano-British period at the latest, when it formed the settlement known as Deva or Castra Devana, the fortress city of the 20th Legion (Legio XX Valeria Victrix).

Get in

By train

Chester is on the line to Crewe, which is on the line from Manchester to Reading. Chester has a direct line to Liverpool and Merseyside.

By car

Chester is situated on the A55 which becomes the M53, which crosses the M6. London is approx. 200 miles by road, Birmingham approx. 90 miles, Manchester approx. 30 miles, Liverpool approx. 20 miles.

By coach

Most national coaches stop in Chester, usually at Chester coach station in the city centre.

Get around

See

• Chester Cathedral - 12 Abbey Square, +44 1244 324756, fax: +44 1244 341110, 09:00-17:00; Adults: £4.00, Senior Citizens: £3.00, Children (5-16): £1.50, Family Ticket: £10.00

• Chester Amphitheatre

Do

• Open-top bus ride, which will get you round all the main tourist sites in 30 minutes.

• Walk around the top of Roman walls that surround the city.

• See the horse racing at the racecourse.

Buy

Chester has fantastic shopping for its size. All the major stores are based in one of the most attractive city centres in the country. Traditional black and white Tudor buildings and the Rows (a two tiered shopping gallery, the only one of its kind in the world) coupled with good shops will make this a pleasant shopping trip.

If that doesn't satisfy your consumerist needs, Cheshire Oaks is a designer outlet 10 miles away by bus or car.

Eat

Drink

Sleep

Get out

Chester is on the border with Wales, and the Victorian seaside resort of Llandudno is just 30 miles away.

Vibrant cities Manchester and Liverpool are close.

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