Chester, the summer sparkler
By KEVIN JONES
 Some
places come to life in the English summer and Chester is a
great example of a sleepy, ancient city that takes on a completely
different complexion with the changes of the seasons.
In the winter, visitors to Chester might appreciate its many
atmospheric pubs and its restaurants, but this writer has
always found there to be a drab gloom about the place when
the sun isn't shining.
Go to Chester in the summer, however, and you'll be enchanted.
It sparkles.
Chester and its surroundings is justly famous for its beauty.
The city is over 2000 years old and is enclosed in stone walls
that date from Roman times; the days when Chester was known
as Deva.
Unique to Chester are the world-famous Rows, two-tier mediaeval
galleries and the largest Roman amphitheatre uncovered in
Britain.
As well as offering excellent shopping, arts and sports
facilities, outside the ancient boundaries lies the beautiful
Cheshire countryside with charming villages, thatched cottages
and typically English gardens and woods. For more Chesire
accommodation click
here.
No warm summer's day in Chester is complete without a stroll
around the Roman walls followed by a picnic by the banks of
the River Dee. Chester is also home to a world-class zoo;
one that is committed to research and conservation.
One of Chester's strengths as a travel destination is its
location.
It lies at the bottom of the scenic Wirral peninsula, which
has the wide River Dee estuary and the North Welsh mountains
to its west and the fast-flowing, deep and wide River Mersey
and Liverpool to its east.
Chester is also the gateway to North Wales by road. Within
two or three hours from Chester, you can be in Llandudno,
Conwy, Anglesey or in beautiful Snowdonia.
Links
Accommodation
in Chester
Chester
city guide
Chester
online
Virtual
Chester
|
