Chester Walking Tour
Chester, United Kingdom
Why Walk Chester
Chester was founded as the Roman fortress of Deva Victrix in the 1st century AD. The city is distinguished by the Rows — medieval two-tiered covered walkways that create a unique double-level shopping street found nowhere else in the world. The complete circuit of city walls, partly Roman in origin, offers a two-mile walk around the city with views over the River Dee and the Welsh hills.
Free Chester Walking Tour with Roamee Pro
Roamee Pro offers a free Chester walking tour with audio narration. Explore Chester Rows, City walls, Chester Cathedral, plus hidden gems like Roman Gardens and Minerva Shrine, without booking a group tour.
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Must-See Stops in Chester
- •Chester Rows — unique medieval two-tiered covered galleries along the main streets
- •City walls — a complete two-mile circuit of Roman and medieval walls, the most complete in England
- •Chester Cathedral — a medieval abbey church with the finest medieval choir stalls in England
- •Roman Amphitheater — the largest Roman amphitheater yet discovered in Britain
Hidden Gems in Chester
- •Roman Gardens — a collection of Roman columns, hypocaust remains, and stonework gathered from excavations around the city
- •Minerva Shrine — a Roman rock-cut shrine to the goddess Minerva on the walls, the only one in Britain still in its original position
Walking Tip
Walk the complete city walls — two miles, taking about an hour. The Eastgate Clock, erected in 1899 for Queen Victoria's jubilee, is a landmark along the way.
Best Time to Visit
April through September. Chester's sheltered position means it avoids the worst of northwest England's rain.
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