Day Trip to Chester

Including lunch at Chester Cathedral and a Walking Tour

Chester is one of the UK’s most popular city destinations with cobbled streets, hidden cellars and quirky lanes to discover. Enjoy a lunch of soup and sandwiches in the Refectory cafe at Chester cathedral and discover the history of the city on a walking tour of the city centre with a professional guide on your day trip to Chester with Manchester Sightseeing Tours.

After your tour enjoy free time to walk along the famous Roman Walls (free entry) that encircle the city centre or visit Chester Cathedral (free entry), which was founded as a Benedictine monastery more than 800 years ago. Don’t miss ‘The Rows’, the 700-year-old, two-tiered covered shopping galleries offering an extensive choice of independent shops.

What’s included in your day trip to Chester:

• Meet and Greet Service at Manchester Piccadilly Station
  Meet our representative outside The Mill Bar and Kitchen and receive your tickets and travel pack containing a detailed itinerary, maps and travel tips.
• Return train from Manchester to Chester
  Enjoy a relaxing train journey through the Cheshire countryside (journey time: approx. 1 hour).
• Chester city walking tour with a professional guide
  Discover the history, stories and local legends on a 90-minute walking tour including the Roman city walls, the ‘Rows’ medieval tiered shopping galleries, the Eastgate Clock and the beautiful riverside Groves.
• Chester Cathedral and lunch in the Refectory Cafe.
  Explore 900 years of history at Chester cathedral, a former Benedictine monastery which dates from 1092. Lunch of tea, soup, and sandwiches served in the 13th-century Refectory Cafe.
• Free entrance to top Chester attractions
  There is free entrance to the City Walls, Grosvenor Museum, The Roman Gardens, and the 700-year-old ‘The Rows’ Shopping Galleries.

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