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Our Heritage

For Children
Family-Friendly Events

Come and read what happened when Peter the Capybara went to Chester! Follow his adventure here!

Download our Children's Activity Sheets

In 2021 Chester Zoo celebrated their 90th birthday. To help celebrate this and Chester Heritage Festival, we created an animal hunt throughout the city. Download your copy here. (PDF)

Why not hunt for more popular landmarks throughout Chester? Download the activity sheet here. (PDF)

 

Here's another activity to try at home, why not see if you can complete our word search? Download the sheet here. (PDF)

And if that's not enough, try the 2019 activity sheet and answer the questions:

  • Which Roman features can you still see in Chester today?

  • Chester racecourse is the oldest in the world.  When did horse racing start there?

Download the sheet here! (PDF)

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David Mitchell, Chester Town Crier

Discover Chester Children's Activity Sheet

Printed copies of the sheet are also available from the Visitor Information Centre in Town Hall Square, Chester... and to get you started, it might help to know the unique Chester Rows are medieval!

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Chester Weir

The River Dee

A short self-guided trail to the section of the River Dee in Chester.  Printed copies of the trail are also available from the Visitor Information Centre in Town Hall Square, Chester.

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Millennium Trail

Chester Millennium Trail

Join Stephen Langtree as he introduces this easy-to-follow trail around Chester with markers set in the pavement along its route. The PDF trail can be downloaded here, or purchase a copy from the Visitor Information Centre in Town Hall Square, where the trail begins.

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