History Hunter Walking Tours

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