Chester Heritage Festival

Telling the story of our city and its people

Chester Heritage Festival 18 - 28 June 2021

Annually Chester Civic Trust and Cheshire West and Chester Council partner with other organisations to tell the story of our city and its people. This year the Heritage Festival will have a new format with many of the events on-line.

The Festival has a new website where details of all events, both physical and virtual, will be given prior to the start of the Festival. Meanwhile for more information follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

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Roman Tours

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Heritage / Visitor Centre

Chester

Established in 1997 with some of the only full time Romans in Britain, Roman Tours offer a unique and exciting service throughout the year.

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The Chester Tour

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Walking Tour

Chester

Be enthralled by the tales and anecdotes of those who have contributed to the rich heritage of this much-loved city, beginning in Roman times, through the vibrant Medieval expansion period, the desperation of the Civil War, the Georgian elegance and…

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Chester Heritage Festival Trail

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Walking Route

Northgate Street, Chester

Chester's history often is not neat and tidy. You are in a city where Roman, Medieval, Tudor, Stuart, Georgian & Victorian influences jostle for position along streets nearly 2000 years old - sometimes these influences happily rub shoulders in the…

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Chester Millennium Festival Trail

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Walking Route

Northgate Street, Chester

Welcome to the Chester Millennium Festival Trail, laid down in 2000 as part of the city's '2000 years of Building' Millennium Festival.

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ChesterBoat - Half Hour City Cruises

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Boat Trip

The Groves, Chester

This tranquil half-hour cruise long the River Dee departs from The Groves. From there, you will be taken upstream, under the suspension bridge, past Grosvenor Park and the Earl’s Eye, then you’ll follow the long sweep of the Meadows to the city…
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Chester Ghost Tours

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Walking Tour

Northgate Street, Chester

Chester Ghost Tours have been delving into haunted happenings for over 30 years in a city renowned for its action-packed past.

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ChesterBoat - Two-Hour Iron Bridge Cruise

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Sightseeing

The Groves, Chester

Step aboard the Mark Twain or the Lady Diana for a two-hour cruise that’s a real treat. Get comfortable and enjoy a drink from the bar as you glide through rural Cheshire, along the beautiful River Dee.
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Living Memory: A Talking Tour of Chester

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Virtual Event

Cheshire Archives and Local Studies has produced an audio tour using voices from their collections.

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18 June 2021to28 June 2021

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Book Conservation Demonstration – heritage skills at work

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Demonstration

Chester

Drop in to the Cathedral and watch as Cathedral Conservator and volunteers work on conserve the Bishop Jacobson Collection – a nineteenth century collection of 1,200 books which are being cleaned and bound to conserve for future generations.

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18 June 2021to25 June 2021Open 10:00 - 16:00

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Mosaic Restoration – heritage skills at work

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Demonstration

Chester

Drop in and watch Cathedral Conservator, Naomi Watts-Kitto as she continues work on restoring the Cathedral’s Baptistry floor mosaic. Any questions, feel free to ask.

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21 June 2021to25 June 2021Open 10:00 - 16:00

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Dean Bennett Exhibition Library Tour

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Guided Tour

Chester

Join Professor George Brooke for a tour of the Dean Bennett Exhibition in Chester Cathedral Library.

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From:
22 June 2021Open 10:30 - 15:00

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Chester’s Civil War, 1642-46: regional capital or damp squib?

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Virtual Event

This talk explores the role which it might therefore have played and was expected to play in the civil war, assessing its potential and value to the king’s cause and its threat to the parliamentarians.

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From:
24 June 2021Open 14:00 -

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Brassey: A life in 21 Monologues

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Virtual Event

Thomas Brassey, 'the greatest railway builder in the world', was born just outside Chester in 1805.

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24 June 2021to29 June 2021Open 19:30 -

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Medieval Masonry Guided Tour

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Guided Tour

Chester

Join us for an exclusive 60-minute tour of Chester Cathedral – ‘Understanding the building from a Stonemason’s perspective’.

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From:
25 June 2021Open 11:00 -

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Stonemasonry demonstrations – heritage skills at work

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Demonstration

Chester

Drop in and watch as Cathedral Stonemason, Tom Livingstone demonstrates his heritage craft skills, and talks about his work in the Cathedral.

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From:
25 June 2021Open 12:00 - 17:00

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Children's Crafts with Cheshire West & Chester Libraries

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Virtual Event

Two children’s crafts will be available to view on our Cheshire West and Chester Library Facebook page at 10.30 on the both Saturdays of the Chester Heritage Festival.

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From:
26 June 2021Open 10:30 -

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Virtual Tour of Chester's Roman Amphitheatre

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Virtual Event

The history of Chester’s amphitheatre site goes back over 8000 years, and for this year’s Festival the Chester Archaeological Society (CAS) produced a Covid-19 safe virtual tour that outlines the key features of the site.

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From:
26 June 2021Open 10:00 -

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Ashton Grange Open Gardens

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Open Day

Ashton Heyes, Chester

Explore impressive gardens, woodlands and a wildflower meadow. There will be a well stocked plant stall.

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From:
27 June 2021Open 12:00 - 17:00

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Northgate Development - The Archaeological Response

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Virtual Event

This talk will describe the archaeological background to the redevelopment of the city centre Northgate area.

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From:
28 June 2021Open 19:30 - 20:30

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Global Histories

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Virtual Event

Modern, thriving and quirky, the bustling 21st century Chester we see today has been built around history. The city’s ancient cathedral, medieval walls, Roman amphitheatre and gardens, and the 13th century Rows, all keep us in touch with Chester’s…

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From:
28 June 2021Open 17:00 -

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