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- In town/city centre
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Did You Know..?
Chester is the only place in Britain to have maintained the tradition of regular midday proclamations at the High Cross where proclamations have been made since the Middle Ages. Chester's Town Criers, David and Julie Mitchell, are the world's first husband and wife Town Crier partnership.
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History Hunter Walking Tours
Contact Info
History Hunter Walking ToursChester Town Hall TIC
Chester
CH1 1QX
Tel: 01244 402111
Type: Walking Tour
Explore Chester's 2000 years of action-packed history on a 90 minute walk and discover a world...
Where the 20th Roman Legion, conquerors of Iceni Warrior queen Boadicea built Fortress Deva to repel Welsh Tribes.
Where Viking raiders landed in ominous long-ships on Chester's shores.
Where Alfred the Great's daughter ruled an Anglo Saxon kingdom.
Where Hugh the Wolf - nephew of William the Conqueror - and a blood thirsty Norman battle-lord built a strong hold.
Where and when Cromwell's troops and Royalist forces clashed in the Civil War.
The tour departs at 10.30am from Town Hall Tourist Information Centre and finishes at noon at the cross where the Town Crier makes a proclamation Tuesday to Saturday May to September.
Opening Times
Daily Tours 2008 1 Jan 2008 - 31 Dec 2008
Public Transport Directions
Only 20 minutes walk from Chester Railway Station
