Chester Christmas Market

Town Hall Square, Northgate Street, Chester, CH1 2HJ.

Sunday to Wednesday - 10:30am - 6:30pm
Thursday to Saturday - 10:30am - 8pm

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19th November to 22nd December 2025

There are 80 traders at Chester Christmas Market.
See a list of food traders 
See a list of gift traders

While many market stalls now take cards, carrying cash remains practical for the season's small purchases, food and drink and deposits on mugs.

Town Hall Square, Northgate Street, Chester, CH1 2HJ. 
Find more information about Chester Visitor Information Centre here.

Chester Market (Closed Mondays) Exchange Square, Northgate Street, Chester, CH1 2AR
Chester Railway Station, City Road, CH1 3DR
The Little Roodee Car Park, Castle Drive, Chester, CH1 1SL
The Groves, River Dee, CH1 1SD (8am – 6pm)
Bus Interchange, George Street, Chester, CH1 3EQ

Vicar’s Lane (westbound, CH1 1QU) 
Grosvenor Street (southbound, CH1 2DD) 
Pepper Street (eastbound, CH1 1DW) 
Little Roodee Car Park (Castle Drive, CH1 1SL) 
Foregate Street (eastbound, CH1 1HE) 
Hunter Street (CH1 2AR) 
Nicholas Street/BlackFriars (CH1 2XA)
St Martins Way/Watergate Street (CH1 2LA)
St Martins Way/New Crane Street (CH14JL )
Delamere Street (CH1 4DS)
City Road/Queen Hotel (CH1 3AH)

Little Roodee Car Park (Castle Drive, CH1 1SL)

Up to three hours -£6.50 
Three to six hours -£9
Over six hours -£11
Arrivals after 6pm -£5
*Multiple Access -£10

The machines also have an option to pay for a £10 ticket which allows entry and exit throughout the day.

Large vehicles which exceed the size of a standard marked bay should take a ticket from the machine marked as ‘Coaches and Oversize vehicles’.

The car park is open 24 hours; vehicles may be parked overnight but should be moved by 9am the following morning.

Here you’ll find a coach arrival facility with fully accessible toilets/baby change, visitor information, and a café providing free drinks for coach drivers. There are CCTV security cameras covering the site. Café opening times: Monday and Wednesday 12pm – 4pm, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday 9am – 4pm, Saturday 10am – 4pm. Tel: 07970 497601 or 0300 123 5059

Cheshire West and Chester Council produce a booklet – Chester City Centre Access. Here, you will find information about the Shopmobility Scheme, gaining access to the Rows, parking, and toilets. Copies of this leaflet can be obtained from the Visitor Information Centre.

You can find detailed access guides for many of the attractions, hotels, eateries in Chester on the AccessAble website.

Alternatively, contact DIAL House Chester

Tel: 01244 345655, 
Email: contactus@dialhousechester.org.uk 
Address: DIAL House Chester, Hamilton Place, Chester, CH1 2BH