Grosvenor Museum

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About Us

Located in England’s most picturesque city, the Grosvenor Museum’s nationally important collections celebrate Chester’s cultural heritage. The Roman galleries explore life in the Roman fortress of Deva and display the largest group of inscribed and sculpted Roman stones from a single site in Britain. The paintings and sculpture in the Art Gallery span half a millennium of art in Cheshire, while the Silver Gallery presents the definitive collection of Chester silver. Nine period rooms illustrate changing fashions in domestic interiors from the 17th century to the 1920s. Further galleries explore the area’s natural history and display highlights of the costume and coin collections.

There is an active programme of special exhibitions and events. See website for more information.

Wheelchair access to the ground floor, including Exhibition Gallery One, Lecture Theatre and accessible toilet. No lift to Art Gallery, Costume Gallery or Exhibition Gallery Two on first floor.

Refreshments

There is a small café at the museum offering hot and cold drinks, and small snacks. For something more substantial there are many cafes, restaurants and pubs nearby. You are welcome to eat your packed lunch in the Kings Arms Kitchen, however please note there is no disabled access. The Kings Arms Kitchen is used by schools over lunch periods during term time.

Guide Prices

FREE Tickets

Opening Times

All year, 2019 (5 Jan 2019 - 31 Dec 2019)
Day	Times
Monday - Saturday	10:30	- 17:00
Sunday	13:00	- 16:00

* Closed Good Friday, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day

Awards

Visit England VAQAS Accredited 2019

Directions

Road Directions

27 Grosvenor Street, Chester CH1 2DD. From the inner ring road, turn into Grosvenor Street and the museum is located on the right hand side.

Public Transport Directions

Only 10 minutes walk from Chester Town Hall; 25 minutes from Chester Railway Station

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689 reviews

Certificate of Excellence 2018

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Recent Reviews:

SusanneL527
Manchester, United Kingdom
Trip Type:
Couples
Interesting museum
Wednesday, 13th February 2019
We always enjoy visiting museums and this was no exception. Being in Chester, there is a good selection of Roman artefacts on the ground floor. Well worth viewing is the set of domestic scenes from... Read full review
Markuspil
York, United Kingdom
Trip Type:
Couples
Very interesting.
Tuesday, 26th February 2019
The museum is full of rooms to view.There are plenty of Roman artefacts displayed.The museum is set over two floors.Dont miss the period rooms which entered by the shop,they are really... Read full review
Maps798154
Flintshire, United Kingdom
Trip Type:
Family
Not very accommodating
Saturday, 9th March 2019
Visited today with my friend and our 6 year old girls. Both were very excited to be their and there was only a few visitors. As we all Made our way round we were approached by one of the staff... Read full review

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Facilities

Accessibility

Ramp / Level Access

Parking & Transport

Parking (charge) - The nearest public car park is The Little Roodee Coach and Car Park on Castle Drive a 5 minute walk away from the museum. There is a disabled parking bay outside the museum.