An Overview Of Chester

Chester is one of the most beautiful cities and should certainly be on every tourist’s 'must see' list. The city easily ranks for charm alongside the cities of London, York, Bath and Edinburgh.

You'll see from the outset that Chester clearly has a unique atmosphere and wonderful sense of history.

Founded by the Romans over 2000 years ago, much of the Roman influence remains and Chester's city walls are the most complete in Britain. Every corner of the city is draped in history, from the Roman amphitheatre, to the medieval half-timbered buildings.

One of Chester's most unique features are the two-tiered rows, which feature many shops, cafes, bars and restaurants.

Chester Cathedral was founded as a Benedictine monastery over 900 years ago and attracts hundreds of thousand visitors per year, it has recently been opened to the public for free so why not come and see the majesty of the Chester Cathedral yourself.

As well as having so much history and heritage, Chester is a vibrant, dynamic city full of bars, pubs, clubs, hotels and restaurants which means each time you visit, there will be something different happening and you might even discover something new!

Getting to Chester

Chester is easily accessible by many modes of transport – whether you are travelling by rail, car, bus or plane.

Motorway Travel

Chester is linked directly to the national motorway system via the M53 and London and all the major regions of the UK are easily accessible from the City. Distances by Road from Chester:

• London 188 miles

• Cardiff 152 miles

• Birmingham 85 mile

• Manchester 42 miles

• Edinburgh 237 miles

• Liverpool 18 miles

• Bath 165 miles

• Southampton 220 miles.

Rail Travel

Chester is well served by the British Rail Intercity network and enjoys fast frequent rail links to London and major cities in the UK. The Eurostar Rail Service is to Waterloo Station in London, with other services up to the North West. The Rail Link through to Manchester Airport includes 4 through trains from and to Chester. Duration of Journey by Rail:

• London Euston 2.75 hours

• Cardiff 4 hours

• Birmingham 1.75 hours

• Manchester 1 hour

• Edinburgh 4.5 hours

• Liverpool 45 minutes

Sea Travel

Sealink/Irish Ferries between Holyhead (2 hours by the A55 road from Chester) and Dun Laoghaire (6 miles from Dublin) and Dublin itself. Duration of Sailings - Holyhead-Dun Laoghaire/Dublin 1.75-3.5 hours.

Air Travel

Chester iwell connected to many airports with Liverpool (30 minutes) and Manchester (40 minutes) from Chester providing both national and international flights. For those who like to travel independently Hawarden airport is located just 4 miles outside Chester.