This library is an important resource for both local people and the many visitors who travel through this area on a regular basis. Holding...

Mold Library acts as one of the most important cultural and social focal points in this community in Wales. Carrying a large collection of...

Mold Museum traces the fascinating history of the community back to the foundations of life in the region. The collection has Bronze Age pieces...

Connah’s Quay Library is situated close to the heart of this small community and offers an important cultural hub for the people of the area...

Basingwerk Abbey started as a Savigniac community but in 1147 merged with the Cistercians. The abbey became quite prosperous after being granted gifts of land...

According to legend, this holy spring rose where St Winefride`s head fell after it was cut off by a rejected suitor in the 7th Century....

The Greenfield Valley is now a fascinating, peaceful country park containing reservoirs, woodlands, industrial archaeological sites and ancient monuments. Two hundred years ago, there were...

This centre really is the home of culture in Buckley, and offers a one-stop-shop for those wishing to enjoy the rich cultural heritage of the...

Set on the banks of the River Dee, with breathtaking views across to North Wales. Ness Botanic Gardens boast international repute with seasonal flowers, shrubs...

The largest family run Antique and Craft Centre in North Wales, thousands of quality crafted items from Wales and around the world. Specialists in antiques...

St Deniol’s is Britain’s only residential library, making it a unique institution. William Ewart Gladstone, the great Victorian statesman, founded the establishment. After...

Opened in October 1852, St David’s Church is located three miles from Holywell, next to the Franciscan Friary of Pantasaph and across the road from...

Chester is the UK’s largest zoo - and you’ll need a full day to enjoy it. Here 5,000 animals live in spacious, near-natural surroundings, set...

At Blue Planet Aquarium, the largest aquarium anywhere in the UK, you’re guaranteed to see more types of shark than anywhere else in Britain. And...

Alexander’s Jazz Theatre is a leading North West venue for jazz, blues and rock artists. It is also the main venue for the annual Chester...

Chester Cathedral is the most complete medieval monastic building still standing in the UK. It was founded as a Benedictine Monastery in 1092 and...

No one knew that Chester had an amphitheatre until 1929 when a large curved wall was discovered while a boiler room was being built underneath...

The Cross stands at the heart of Chester where Bridge, Northgate, Watergate and Eastgate Streets meet, and is an obvious meeting point. It was...

The River Dee runs through Chester and provides an excellent backdrop for picnics. Rowing boats, motor boats and pedalos can be hired by the...

Chester Town Hall was completed in 1869 having taken five years to build. It is in the Gothic style of the late 13th century...

The Port Sunlight War Memorial is one of the largest and finest war memorials outside of London and a fitting centrepiece to the village of...

Chester Library features elaborately moulded terracotta and red bricks. Its original home in St. John Street was demolished and this building was converted with...

The Rows form a second level of shops above those on street level and are the only known examples in the world although no one...

The Water Tower is one of the most recognisable structures on the city walls in Chester, standing on the northwest corner of the old city....

Making history fun at this award-winning museum, discover Chester from Roman Fortress of Deva to the present day. View the city through the eyes of...

Visit the Cheshire Military Museum to discover 300 years of history following a £500,000 refurbishment in 2001. The museum houses fascinating displays and collections relating...

Chester Visitor Centre is the ideal starting point for exploring Chester. Our interpretation centre has a wide variety of features that aim to inform and...

The Cheshire Library is located in the heart of Chester and carries a massive collection of books and audiovisual media. The large library is...

St. John’s Church was the site of the first Cathedral in Chester. The Eastern chapels and transepts were abandoned after the dissolution in 1102...

Richard, Second Marquis of Westminster, gave these 16 acres of land to the City. Landscape designer Mr Edward Kemp, architect of Crystal Palace was...

Grosvenor Park Miniature Railway was built in 1996 to commemorate the centenary of the Duke Of Westminster’s railway at nearby Eaton Hall. The 7...

The Cheshire Archives and Local Studies Centre offers a fascinating collection of documents that have been collected since the times when records began. As...

Meyer Hall is the local town hall in Bebington, on the Wirral bank of the River Mersey. As well as being a point of interest...

This world-famous 19th Century garden village is home to a fantastic museum that tells the story of the community and its people. The main...

Experience life afloat as you climb aboard the historic narrow boats, or step back in time to the period dockworkers cottages. Britain’s industrial and social...

Lord Leverhulme was responsible for putting this collection together in the early 20th Century, and it has quickly been dubbed ‘the jewel in the crown’...

Reputed to cure skin complaints and other ailments, this holy well was much visited in byegone days. In the 18th Century, the bath was paved...

Denbigh Library and Museum is one of the focal points for cultural activity in this area. The interesting facility is filled with texts and...

Penycloddiau is a heather and bilberry covered hill containing the largest Iron Age hill fort in the Clwydian range. Although little remains, apart from the...

The Minera Lead Mines are an old lead processing works that was excavated and restored in the last decade of the 20th Century. The...