The Walled City of Chester

The morning Metro to Chester. The train went through the long tunnel across the Mersey and arrived in the walled city of Chester. We found the Visitors Center and took a 3 hour walking tour.

Chester is most famous for its black & white Tudor style buildings that line Eastgate and Bridge Street, the two main shopping streets in Chester.

But, before the Tudor period, Chester became the largest port in the north west of England in the Medieval period. There is still evidence of the Medieval period - the stone narrow bridge across the River Dee to Handbridge was the only river crossing into Chester, the Chester Cathedral and the city walls were built in this period. As always, some of the most beautiful architecture comes from the Victorians.

The beautiful Eastgate Clock was built at the end of the 19th century to commemorate Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee and was once the main gate to the city.

Our 3 hour tour flew by.

We raced back to the metro to catch the train back to Liverpool in time for scouse at the Baltic Fleet. The famous “scouse” tasted a bit like Dinty Moore stew.

It was time to try driving the city so we picked up car from car park and drove the LDS sites.
More Marks &Spencer sandwiches for dinner..