Chester attraction guides

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  Chester Castle

  Chester Castle is a small English Heritage site inside the city walls, where the 12th-century Agricola Tower and its chapel of St Mary de Castro are the surviving medieval parts. Allow half an hour and pair it with a stretch of the walls.

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  Chester Cathedral

  Chester Cathedral stands on St Werburgh Street in the heart of Chester, an ancient abbey with almost 1,000 years of history at its door. Here is what to see inside, how long to allow, how to walk there from the city centre and what sits close by for the rest of your day.

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  Chester City Walls

  Chester's city walls form a two-mile elevated loop around the historic centre, free to walk and best done at an unhurried pace. Here is what you pass, where to join, how long to allow and how the collapsed section near the Eastgate Clock affects the circuit.

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  Chester Racecourse

  Chester Racecourse, known as the Roodee, is the UK's oldest racecourse, set in a loop of the River Dee just outside the city walls. Here is where it sits, how to reach it on foot or by train, what a raceday looks like and what to plan before you go.

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  Chester Roman Amphitheatre

  Chester Roman Amphitheatre is the largest arena known in Roman Britain, built in two stages from the AD 70s and later enlarged to hold around 7,000 spectators. Entry is free and access is open all year, so the visit is about reading the surviving stonework and slotting it into a walk along the walls and down to the River Dee.

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  Deva Roman Experience, Chester

  The Deva Roman Experience puts you inside Roman Chester rather than behind glass: a walk-through set with a bath house, market street and amphitheatre, live characters and real archaeology on site. Here is what to expect, how long to allow and which nearby sights pair well with it.

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  Eastgate Clock, Chester

  Eastgate Clock is the Victorian timepiece sitting on top of Chester's three-arched Eastgate, the sandstone gateway that carries the city walls walkway over Eastgate Street. It costs nothing to see, has no interior to tour, and works best as a ten-minute pause on a longer walk through the centre.

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  Grosvenor Museum, Chester

  The Grosvenor Museum is Chester's city museum, set on Grosvenor Street inside the walls, with Roman archaeology, fine art and silver under one roof. Here is what to see, how long to allow, and how to slot it into a walk through Roman Chester.