Welcome to a City of inspiration, of stunning architecture and beautiful shops, of unique charm and ancient legend – one of the last unspoiled Cities in the UK. Oh how you are in for a treat…

Chester, the ancient walled City is on England’s North West frontier with Wales. The national boundary is only two miles from Chester City Centre. To the east lies the prominent Cheshire Sandstone Ridge, which rises from the Cheshire Plain and follows closely the Sandstone Trail.

Chester is the county town of Cheshire, and is centrally located within the UK  in the North West region. Its excellent concentration of motorways, roads and railways makes most areas of the UK within easy travelling distance and is well served by Liverpool and Manchester Airports. Private aircraft can be accommodated at Hawarden Airport, four miles form the City.

One of the most popular places to visit is the Cathedral, which attracts over one million visitors each year. Entry is free of charge but donations are invited from all who wish to help support the work of the Dean and Chapter to maintain the fabric and develop the ministry of this beautiful Cathedral.

All who visit will be made most welcome, and encouraged to share in the rich beauty of this, the most complete medieval monastic complex still standing in the UK. With records of a church on this site since the early tenth century, it was founded as a Benedictine Monastery dedicated to St Werburgh on 1092. In 1541, following the dissolution of the monasteries, it was rededicated as the Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary in Chester, the mother church of the Church of England Diocese of Chester.

This site has been a place of worship for over one thousand years, standing as a living and vibrant symbol of Christianity in the North West of England. Throughout all of this time its ministry has continued without interruption through periods of adversity such as the Dissolution of the Monasteries, the English Civil War and the two world wars.

Chester was recently ranked best city in England to visit and tenth most profitable in a survey of  English towns and cities.  It offers an impressive international commercial centre, comprising high street favourites such as Marks & Spencer and BhS,  specialist shops in eg Godstall Lane, Rufus Court, and St Michael’s Arcade,  and department stores, such as the renowned Browns of Chester.

The main shopping area within the beautiful historic walled City  and extending from the famous Eastgate Clock make for a truly pleasurable experience.

Chester has unique character in its two-tiered galleries of shops, the Rows, traditional black and white buildings which have been restored and re-developed to provide easy access to Chester’s main shopping streets.