Chester

Chester (Welsh: Caer) is a very pretty and historic English city on the river Dee in the North-Western county of Cheshire. Although maybe not worth a whole holiday, it's well worth a day trip to see the Roman ruins. This fine city is also the gateway to North Wales, standing as it does directly on the border with the Principality. It is the nearest city of any size for a sizeble population in North Wales.

Chester originated in the Romano-British period at the latest, when it formed the settlement known as Deva or Castra Devana, the fortress city of the 20th Legion (Legio XX Valeria Victrix). As a result some parts of Chester are around two thousand years old. It was a Royalist stronghold during the English Civil War in the 1640s, and along the walls one can see the tower from which King Charles I watched his troops do battle.

A native of Chester is called a 'Cestrian'. Just as Cockneys must be born within earshot of the Bow Bells to be classed a 'true' Cockney, local tradition dictates that to be strictly deemed a 'Cestrian' the person must have been born within the boundaries of the city's Roman walls. However, the last maternity ward within those defined limits was relocated to its current site a couple of miles outside the city walls in the early 1970s.

See

• ⊙Cathedral, 12 Abbey Square, ☎ +44 1244 324756. 9AM-5PM. Free, but a donation of £3 is suggested per adult.  
• ⊙Grosvenor Park. The main ornamental park in Chester and includes a pond, miniature railway, open air theatre and children's play area.  
• ⊙St John the Baptist's Church, Vicar's Ln, CH1 1SN, ☎ +44 1244 676567. Chester's former cathedral was saved from the reformation under Henry VIII by Queen Elizabeth I. It has Norman masonry dating back to around 1075 AD and an Elizabethan-era ceiling which saved it from destruction after the Reformation. The organ was commissioned and built by William Hill and Company in London and was used for Queen Victoria's coronation before being sent to Chester by barge.  
• ⊙The Eastgate Clock. It is claimed to be the second most photographed clock in the UK. Gatehouse from 1768-9 and clock dating from 1899.  

Roman Chester

Chester (or "Deva" in Latin) was one of the great military bases in Roman England, and as such, has its fair share of Roman ruins. Historians have even speculated that had the Roman departure not happened, Chester would have become the Roman Capital of England.

• Walls. The city centre is enclosed by the walls, which offer a pleasant strolling route for visitors and locals alike. Walk around the top of Roman walls that surround the city. 
• ⊙Amphitheatre, Vicars Lane, Chester (Adjacent to the Grosvenor Park). Believed to have been the site of the largest wooden structure amphitheatre in the Roman Empire outside of Rome for its time, with a larger stone amphitheatre later built on-top of the foundations  
• Roman Gardens. With reconstructed hypocaust. 
• Spud u Like, Bridge Street. The basement of this shop gives access to an original hypocaust. 

Schlafen

Im Umkreis von 4 km:

• ⊙   New Blossoms Hotel, St John Street, Chester, PG VIII - X

  "... wir haben hinter der Rezeption einen Gepäckraum, in dem Sie gerne Ihre Fahrräder unterstellen können."

• ⊙   The Saddle Inn, 21 Grosvenor Street, Chester, PG V - VIII

  "... Wir haben einen Innenhof, der über Nacht abgeschlossen wird, für Fahrräder haben wir ein paar sichere Abstellflächen."

• ⊙   The Townhouse Hotel, 49-51 Lower Bridge St, Chester, PG VII - IX

  "... Ja, wir bewahren die Fahrräder in einem abgeschlossenen Büro auf, wenn das für Sie in Ordnung ist."

• ⊙   The Golden Eagle Pub, 18 Castle street, Chester, PG V

  "... Ja, wir hatten schon früher Fahrräder, also sollte es reichen. Normalerweise stellen wir sie in die Küche."

• ⊙   Maison Claire B&B, 2 St Anne Street, Chester, PG V - IX

  "... Wir haben einen abgesperrten Innenhof, wo Sie Ihre Fahrräder abstellen können, und wir haben Fahrradabdeckungen."

• ⊙   MILL Hotel & Spa, Milton Street, Chester, PG V - X

  "... Wir haben im Parkhaus einen abschließbaren Abstellraum, in dem Sie Ihre Fahrräder aufbewahren können."

• ⊙   Sycamore House B&B, 8 Queenʹs Park Road, Chester, PG V - VI

  "... Wir haben eine sichere Garage für Ihre Fahrräder."

• ⊙   Stone Villa, 3 Stone Place, Chester, PG VI - VII

  "... Für Fahrräder haben wir in unserer Scheune eine sichere Unterbringungsmöglichkeit."

• ⊙   Chester House Guest House, 46 Hoole Road, Chester, PG IV - VI

  "... Wir haben zwei Räume im Garten und einen Schuppen ebenfalls im Garten, wo Fahrräder untergestellt werden können."

• ⊙   Kilmorey Lodge, 50 Hoole Road, Chester, PG VI

  "... Wir haben Unterstellmöglichkeiten für die Fahrräder entweder im Gästehaus oder draußen in einem Schuppen."