The Heart of Chester Walking Tour - Guided Walk Through History

Immerse yourself in the romantic charm of Chester on ‘The Heart of Chester Walking Tour’. Explore the city’s rich history, from its Roman origins to its beautifully preserved buildings. Book now!

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Northgate Street - The Town Hall square will be the starting point of our adventure. Imagine a scene and a place and tread with me in the location of their stories, a Roman Fortress, a medieval abbey, Chesters gothic style town hall.
What's Included
  • Guided walking tour.
  • Led by a professional Green Badge Guide.
What's Not Included
  • This is a walking tour and does not include admission to the historic buildings.
Additional Information

Journey into the Past
Discover the charming city of Chester and let our knowledgeable guides regale you with tales of the passion and history embedded in these ancient streets. Chester, the compellingly beautiful city, is adorned with timelessly elegant architecture that will surely captivate you.
Trace its roots back to the beginnings as a legionary…

Location
Chester Visitor Information Centre
Northgate Street
Meet your guide in front of the Visitor Information Centre on the Town Hall Square. All tours will meet here unless private tours have agreed a different meeting point.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Kittykatanna
Feb 13, 2025
Wonderful tour of Chester with Phil! - We thoroughly enjoyed our tour with Phil Bailey. He was very knowledgeable and adapted the tour to our interests, making sure to give us all the ins and outs of the history of Chester. He even told us about a building that wasn't included in the tour but we found fascinating. We felt lucky to see some secret spots of Chester and fell in love with the city. What a lovely day!
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Janem20
Dec 18, 2024
Wonderful introduction to the city of Chester - Phil was a superb guide with a wealth of knowledge and great passion for this beautiful and historical city. I learnt so much about Chester which would not have been the case just looking around myself. So many wonderful pictures to take and splendid buildings everywhere. For the first time visitor this tour, especially with Phil, is a must!
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Julia_b
Dec 8, 2024
Great, informative walk around Chester. - Lots of interesting facts about the long history of Chester. Really good to see the undercrofts - it’s amazing that there is still evidence of this architecture from such a long time ago. Good to walk along the Rows and understand how and why.
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William_b
Nov 29, 2024
Interesting, informative and very interesting and enjoyable!! - The tour was absolutely amazing. Our guide Phil was so knowledgeable and provided the information in an interesting and at times humorous way. His passion for the history of Chester was infectious. Would definitely recommend this tour.
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485mollyd
Nov 16, 2024
Excellent tour. - Excellent tour. Caroline was very knowledgeable and personable. She had endless patience answering all of our questions and even tried to explain things simply for those whose first language wasn’t English . We thoroughly enjoyed the tour and would recommend to a friend.
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Cowardse
Nov 13, 2024
Very informative and interesting Retail on the rows tour - I went on Caroline's Retail on the rows tour as part of the Heritage festival, she was very knowledgeable and made the tour very interesting, I learnt new information, and found details on the rows, that I have not noticed before, even having lived in Chester all of my life.
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Christian_s
Nov 9, 2024
A real history lesson ! - Very informative walk led by Phil. Really put the history of Chester into perspective and the highlight was seeing the Roman ruins hidden beneath the city.
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I7018pschrisl
Oct 18, 2024
Highly recommended - Phil was an excellent tour guide. He clearly had the knowledge and passion to make this a very informative and enjoyable 90 minutes. This was our first time in Chester and Phil introduced us to places we would not have visited otherwise. The 'heart of Chester ' tour is highly recommended.
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Jl103
Oct 6, 2024
Excellent - We had Phil as our very interesting and informative tour guide. The tour is great value for money and allows you to see and hear about the history of Chester. Phil was very friendly and kept us interested the whole time. If you want to make the most of your time in Chester this is the tour to do.
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Carolmcleodd
Sep 15, 2024
Excellent walking Tour - We had an amazing city walking tour of Chester which was extremely interesting and informative. It was a rather wet and windy day but our guide remained really helpful and friendly and apologised for the weather. The weather didn’t spoil anything! Great tour of Chester!
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