Chester has a number of fascinating walks and tours and
Chester City Council has placed on its website details of self-guided
trails which help explain the city's heritage.
These include:
Chester City Walls Heritage Trail
http://www.chester.gov.uk/tourism_and_leisure-1/heritage_trails/chester_city_walls_trail.aspx
Explore the Riverside Promenade
http://www.chester.gov.uk/tourism_and_leisure/heritage_trails/riverside_promenade_trail.aspx
Explore the Canal Towpath
http://www.chester.gov.uk/tourism_and_leisure-1/heritage_trails/canal_towpath_trail.aspx
Discover Edgar's Field
http://www.chester.gov.uk/tourism_and_leisure/heritage_trails/discover_edgars_field.aspx
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A Millennium Festival Trail is the
permanent legacy of the year-long celebration organized by the Chester Civic
Trust in partnership with Chester City Council, the Cheshire Society of
Architects and Chester College. Funding for the
trial has come from the Heritage Lottery Fund
via the Millennium Festival Fund, with contributions from Chester City Council
and Sally Duchess of Westminster's Cheshire Charities Fund..
The Trail connects 40 buildings selected by local people as outstanding examples of Chester's architectural development over two millennia, from Roman times to the present day. They included many well known and much loved buildings. Others are less familiar - and some may surprise!
Each building is celebrated with its own unique way marker, created by artist Michael Johnson, of Styrrup near Doncaster. The complete route is approximately 3 miles (5200m) long and takes about 3 hours to walk. On the trail you will explore some of the most beautiful architecture in Britain. The Trail begins and ends at the Town Hall and Tourist Information Centre. Call in to ask for a leaflet. It describes each marked point in some detail. Even if you think you know Chester, you may be surprised to learn something new about our much loved City.
For Chester Residents: here is the list of way marker points. They are all set in the ground. Look out for them!
|
1Town Hall |
2 Abbey Gateway | 3 Abbey Square | 4 The Bell Tower | 5 Eastgate Clock |
|
6 The Nine Houses |
7 Roman Amphitheatre |
8 St John's Church | 9 Anchorite's Cell | 10 Norman Weir |
| 11 Bear and Billet Pub | 12 St Mary's Church | 13 Chester Castle | 14 Agricola Tower | 15 Magistrates' Court |
| 16 Gamul House | 17 Park House | 18 Tudor House | 19 The Falcon | 20 The Three Old Arches |
| 21 No. 1 Bridge Street | 22 Browns of Chester | 23 No 33 Eastgate Street | 24 St Werburgh Street East | 25 St Nicholas's Chapel |
| 26 St Werburgh Row | 27 Chester Cathedral | 28 Commercial Newsroom and Inn | 29 Nos.38-42 Watergate Street | 30 Bishop Lloyd's Palace |
| 31 Stanley Place | 32 Watergate House | 33 Queen's School | 34 Water Tower | 35 Northgate Locks |
| 36 Blue Bell | 37 Blue Coat School | 38 Rufus Court | 39 Odeon Cinema | 40 Westminster Coach & Motor Car Works |
It is enhanced by a series of intermediate way markers which guide the visitor from one building to the next. The brass studs with arrowheads set in coloured glass were officially launched by the Lord Mayor on Friday 30th May 2002. You need the Trail leaflet to do justice to the forty buildings but these intermediate markers will help you follow the route.
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