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Historic Chester Things To Do When You Visit Chester
heshire's county town is that Chester is host to.
the historic Chester, one
of the United Kingdom's If your stay is in the summer,
best preserved medieval walled you should check out the annual
cities. Chester Music Festival which has
now been running for some 30
When you visit the city of years. There is plenty of variety
Chester, you'll almost certainly in the music that gets played
pass through these medieval city each year, so you should check
walls. Although there is evidence out what's being planned for your
that they have been in existence visit.
in some form since Roman times,
they have been replaced and Midsummer in Chester sees the
repaired numerous times since Watch Parade, which has been
those days. happening at the summer solstice
since around 1195. The parade is
Of course, there is more to do a spectacular site and to
when you visit Chester than just maximize the number of people who
examine its walls! are able to witness it, it is now
held on the Saturday closest to
When you are deciding on your midsummer. You'll be able to
hotel to stay in when you spend watch the decorated floats as
some time in the city, you should they progress through the city's
check whether it is inside the narrow streets, ending outside
city walls or outside. There is the Town Hall where you can watch
plenty of accommodation in and jugglers, fire breathers and
around the city at prices to suit dancing being performed.
all budgets, although you should
book early if your stay coincides Chester also hosts a series of
with one of the various festivals Mystery Plays. These have been
delighting audiences since at If you have children with you on
least 1422. The plays themselves your visit, you may want to watch
are based on biblical stories and the local rowers and canoeists
the performances take place in paddle down the River Dee. Or you
the city every five years. may prefer to view the less
organized sight of the annual
Whilst football isn't the strong charity raft race.
point of the city, they do have a
professional club: Chester City, Another way you can reach Chester
who play at the Deva Stadium. is on a canal boat. You can take
Depending on where you are in the your hire boat and moor right in
stadium, you could be in either the centre of the city, which
England or Wales as the grounds gives a totally different
straddle both countries. viewpoint and is a leisurely way
to tour the area and see places
Basketball fans can maybe take in that were still commercially
a game featuring the Cheshire using the canal until as recently
Jets at the Northgate Arena. as the late 1950s.
There are also regular games from
the Wheelchair Jets, Chester's
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