Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Chester, United Kingdom

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Number of sights 14 sights
Distance 3 km
Ascend 42 m
Descend 56 m

Explore Chester in United Kingdom with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Individual Sights in Chester

Sight 1: Grosvenor Park

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Grosvenor Park may refer toGrosvenor Park, Saskatoon, a neighborhood located in east-central Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Grosvenor Park, Belfast, a football ground in Northern Ireland Grosvenor Park, Chester, a park in Chester, Cheshire Grosvenor Park, a neighborhood located in North Bethesda, Maryland Grosvenor Park Productions, a British production and film-financing company

Wikipedia: Grosvenor Park (EN)

240 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 2: St John's Rectory

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St John's Rectory is at 3 Vicar's Lane, Chester, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.

Wikipedia: St John's Rectory, Chester (EN)

142 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 3: St John the Baptist

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St John the Baptist's Church is the former cathedral of Chester, Cheshire, England during the Early Middle Ages. The church, which was first founded in the late 7th Century by the Anglo Saxons, is outside Chester's city walls on a cliff above the north bank of the River Dee. It is now considered to be the best example of 11th–12th century church architecture in Cheshire, and was once the seat of the Bishop of Lichfield from 1075 to 1095.

Wikipedia: St John the Baptist's Church, Chester (EN)

200 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 4: Roman Amphitheatre

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Roman AmphitheatreNadia from Sydney, Australia / CC BY-SA 2.0

Chester Amphitheatre is a Roman amphitheatre in Chester, Cheshire. The site is managed by English Heritage; it is designated as a Grade I listed building, and a scheduled monument. The ruins currently exposed are those of a large stone amphitheatre, similar to those found in Continental Europe, and although it was long believed that a smaller wooden amphitheatre existed on the site beforehand, excavations since 1999 have shown that the wooden grillage is the base of the seating. Today, only the northern half of the structure is exposed; the southern half is covered by buildings, some of which are themselves listed.

Wikipedia: Chester Roman Amphitheatre (EN)

194 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: Wesley Methodist Church

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The Wesley Methodist Church is in St John Street, Chester, Cheshire, England. It is an active Methodist church in the circuit of Chester. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.

Wikipedia: Wesley Methodist Church, Chester (EN), Website

102 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 6: Welsh Presbyterian Church

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The Welsh Presbyterian Church is in St John Street, Chester, Cheshire, England. The church was built in 1866, and designed by W. & G. Audsley of Liverpool. It is constructed with a yellow sandstone front, brick sides and rear, and a slate roof. The plan consists of a simple rectangle, with an apse at the east end, and a narrower single-storey narthex at the west (entrance) end. The narthex is supported by octagonal piers at the corners and two granite columns between them. On each side of the narthex is a lancet window. Above the narthex is a large rose window, with a lancet window above, and a cross finial on the gable. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. The wall and the iron railings and gates in front of the church are included in the listing.

Wikipedia: Welsh Presbyterian Church, Chester (EN)

295 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 7: Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary

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Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary Stephen Hamilton / CC BY-SA 3.0

Chester Cathedral is a Church of England cathedral and the mother church of the Diocese of Chester. It is located in the city of Chester, Cheshire, England. The cathedral, formerly the abbey church of a Benedictine monastery dedicated to Saint Werburgh, is dedicated to Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary. Since 1541, it has been the seat of the Bishop of Chester.

Wikipedia: Chester Cathedral (EN), Website, Heritage Website

77 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 8: War Memorial

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Chester War Memorial stands in the grounds of Chester Cathedral in Chester, Cheshire, England. It was designed by Frederick Crossley and Thomas Rayson, and commemorates those who were lost in the two World Wars. The memorial is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.

Wikipedia: Chester War Memorial (EN)

165 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 9: Guild Church of St. Peter

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Guild Church of St. Peter BrianP / CC BY-SA 2.0

St Peter's Church is in Eastgate Street in the centre of the city of Chester, Cheshire, England, immediately to the north of Chester Cross. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. It is an active Church of England parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Chester. The ancient walls mark the boundaries of the parish.

Wikipedia: St Peter's Church, Chester (EN), Website

161 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 10: Booth Mansion

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Booth Mansion

Booth Mansion is a former town house at 28–34 Watergate Street, Chester, Cheshire, England. It contains a portion of the Chester Rows, is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is included in the English Heritage Archive. Its frontage was built in 1700 in Georgian style but much medieval material remains behind it.

Wikipedia: Booth Mansion (EN)

559 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 11: Bluecoat School

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The Blue Coat School was located on Upper Northgate Street, Chester, Cheshire, England. It was housed in the Bluecoat building, which is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.

Wikipedia: Bluecoat School, Chester (EN)

77 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 12: Northgate

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The Northgate is a gate located in Chester, Cheshire, England, where it carries the city walls footpath over Northgate Street. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.

Wikipedia: Northgate, Chester (EN)

331 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 13: Bridge of Sighs

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The Bridge of Sighs in Chester is a crossing that originally led from the Northgate gaol, across the Chester Canal, to a chapel in the Bluecoat School. It was built to allow condemned prisoners to receive the last rites before their execution without risk of escape. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.

Wikipedia: Bridge of Sighs, Chester (EN), Url

428 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 14: Water Tower

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The Water Tower is a 14th-century tower in Chester, Cheshire, England, which is attached by a spur wall to Bonewaldesthorne's Tower on the city walls. The tower, together with its spur wall, is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. The original name of the tower was New Tower but in the 17th century it became known as the Water Tower, although the City Assembly tried to insist on the usage of its correct name.

Wikipedia: Water Tower, Chester (EN)

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