Visitor attractions and information - Chester
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 Chester Castle, Chester, Cheshire. Castle
built in 1070. Parts of the 12th century inner baileyAgricola
Tower and Castle Walls houses a chapel with exceptionally fine
wall paintings of c. 1220, rediscovered in the 1980s. English
Heritage. Location: In
the centre of Chester. |
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Chester
Racecourse, The Racecourse, Chester CH1 2LY. Tel: 01244 304600.
The extensive “what’s on” list is grown season
on season with racing as its core product offering. The Racecourse
now also offers: polo, horse show, concerts, fine dining, theatre
box office, the circus etc. Disabled policy and facilities. www.chester-races.co.uk. Location: In the centre of Chester. |
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Chester Zoo, Upton-by-Chester, Chester, CH2
1LH. Tel: 01244 380 280. The Chester Zoo baby boom is continuing
with the arrival of more offspring. The zoo’s 7000 animals
have seen their numbers swell. Chester Zoo offers a fun and stimulating
day out for everyone, no matter what age or ability. The Zoo
is completely wheelchair and pushchair accessible, and all of
our toilet facilities have disabled access. www.chesterzoo.org.
Location: On the outskirts
of Chester. |
Chester Zoo Hotel + Ticket Packages available
here. |
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Chester
Cathedral, St Werburgh Street, Chester Tel: 01244 324756. A place
of worship for over 1000 years. Parts of the Norman church begun
in 1092 can still be seen in the present building, which reflects
all the Gothic architectural styles. The finest Quire stalls
in Britain have intricately carved "misericords" and
there is a facsimile of Handel's Messiah first rehearsed here.
Beautiful monastic cloisters and garden.
Location: In the centre
of Chester. |
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The Parish of Chester contains the two
most historic churches in Chester, St John's, the original Cathedral
of Chester and St Peter's, the Guild Church of the City. St John's
lies outside the city walls on a cliff above the north bank of
the River Dee and is a Grade I listed building. St Peter's, also
a Grade I listed building lies at the Cross on Eastgate Street
in the centre of the city. (Tel:01244 403634). Location: In the centre of Chester. |
St John the Baptist
Chester. Vicar's Lane/Little St John Street,
Chester, CH1 1SN. |
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Chester is in the pastoral county of Cheshire, with
the broad fertile meadows of the Cheshire Plain, country manor
houses and the historic county town of Chester. It is bordered
by Merseyside and Greater Manchester to the north, Derbyshire
to the east, Staffordshire and Shropshire to the south, and Flintshire
and Wrexham in Wales to the west. It is a county of rolling green
countryside, half-timbered little towns and villages, and dairy
farms producing the delicious, crumbly, white Cheshire cheese.
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