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Events 2024

Walks Programme

THROUGHOUT THE FESTIVAL

About festival events: some must be booked, often through the festival platform, occasionally elsewhere; if an event is suitable for under 16’s, they must be accompanied by a responsible adult; not all events are fully accessible; walks may be over uneven surfaces, include steps, offer little shade, and necessitate suitable clothing and footwear.

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JUNE

21

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  • Dark Chester - Midsummer Gothic with David Atkinson
    Dark Chester - Midsummer Gothic with David Atkinson
    Sat 22 Jun
    Chester Visitor Information Centre
    22 Jun 2024, 18:00
    Chester Visitor Information Centre , Northgate Street, CH1 2HJ
    This is an evening walking tour of the city, mixing social history with folklore and plenty of dark humour.
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  • Heronbridge From Roman Suburb to Early Medieval Battlefield
    Heronbridge From Roman Suburb to Early Medieval Battlefield
    Sat 22 Jun
    Field on E side of Eaton Road
    22 Jun 2024, 14:00 – 15:30
    Field on E side of Eaton Road , Eaton Rd, Handbridge, Chester CH4 7EW
    Fully Booked. The archaeological remains discovered in this quiet suburban field over the past century tell two stories, linked by Chester's role continuing as a ‘central place’ over the centuries.
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  • Poetry Around the City Walking Workshop with Anthony Hett
    Poetry Around the City Walking Workshop with Anthony Hett
    Sat 22 Jun
    The Cross
    22 Jun 2024, 11:00 – 13:00
    The Cross, Watergate St, Chester CH1 2LA, UK
    Due to unforeseen circumstances, this walk has been cancelled. Hosted by poet and filmmaker, Anthony Hett. At this writing workshop with a difference, we will exercise our legs as well as our brains, get the blood pumping and the creative juices flowing.
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  • Heronbridge From Roman Suburb to Early Medieval Battlefield
    Heronbridge From Roman Suburb to Early Medieval Battlefield
    Sat 22 Jun
    Field on E side of Eaton Road
    22 Jun 2024, 10:30 – 12:00
    Field on E side of Eaton Road , Eaton Rd, Handbridge, Chester CH4 7EW
    The archaeological remains discovered in this quiet suburban field over the past century tell two stories, linked by Chester's role continuing as a ‘central place’ over the centuries.
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  • Insta Chester with Simone Peter
    Insta Chester with Simone Peter
    Sat 22 Jun
    Town Hall, Northgate Street
    22 Jun 2024, 10:30
    Town Hall, Northgate Street , Chester CH1 2HJ, UK
    Simone Peter, Green Badge Guide for Chester, invites you to take a walk through this most photogenic of cities, to appreciate its unique beauty; admire some of its perfectly proportioned buildings and take some pictures to post and share along the way, #InstaChester #CharmingChester
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  • Four Bridges and a Weir Walk with Pete Evans
    Four Bridges and a Weir Walk with Pete Evans
    Sun 23 Jun
    Queen's Park Suspension Bridge
    23 Jun 2024, 18:00 – 19:15
    Queen's Park Suspension Bridge, The Groves, CH1 1SD
    A relaxed evening walk along the banks of the river Dee through Chester, with Pete Evans, a Green Badge tourist guide for Chester and north Wales.
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  • Upton-by-Chester Heritage Walk with Chris Fozzard
    Upton-by-Chester Heritage Walk with Chris Fozzard
    Sun 23 Jun
    Upton Library
    23 Jun 2024, 14:00 – 15:30
    Upton Library, Wealstone Ln, Upton, Chester CH2 1HB
    This is a gentle walk around the village, interspersed with stops at places of historical interest, such as the church and war memorial.
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  • Siege of Chester 1645-46 with the Battlefield Trust
    Siege of Chester 1645-46 with the Battlefield Trust
    Sun 23 Jun
    King Charles Tower
    23 Jun 2024, 10:30
    King Charles Tower, City Walls, Chester
    The Battlefields Trust invite you to join them to learn about the Siege of Chester.
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JUNE

24

  • Chester: Welsh Connections Walk with Pete Evans
    Chester: Welsh Connections Walk with Pete Evans
    Mon 24 Jun
    Town Hall
    24 Jun 2024, 19:30
    Town Hall, Northgate St, Chester CH1, UK
    Join a professional Guild of Chester Tour Guide on this walk to learn about Chester’s Welsh connections past and present.
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  • River Dee Nature Walk with the Welsh Dee Trust
    River Dee Nature Walk with the Welsh Dee Trust
    Mon 24 Jun
    Outside Edgar's Field
    24 Jun 2024, 17:00 – 18:30
    Outside Edgar's Field, Handbridge, Chester CH4 7JE, UK
    Fully Booked. Join your experienced guide for a leisurely walk along the River Dee, learning about river habitats, wildlife and some of the problems facing the river.
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  • River Dee Nature Walk with the Welsh Dee Trust
    River Dee Nature Walk with the Welsh Dee Trust
    Mon 24 Jun
    Outside Edgar's Field
    24 Jun 2024, 14:00 – 15:30
    Outside Edgar's Field, Handbridge, Chester CH4 7JE, UK
    Join your experienced guide for a leisurely walk along the River Dee, learning about river habitats, wildlife and some of the problems facing the river.
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  • Literature and Libraries Walk with Fran Reading
    Literature and Libraries Walk with Fran Reading
    Mon 24 Jun
    Ye Olde Kings Head
    24 Jun 2024, 12:30 – 14:00
    Ye Olde Kings Head, Lower Bridge St, Chester CH1, 1RS.
    Fully booked. A short walk to find out about the history of libraries in Chester as well as our famous literary connections. Discover the locations and stories of the old Public Libraries. Find out more about well-known writers with a link to Chester including Charles Dickens and Charles Kingsley.
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  • Chester Walls Walk with Corrine Loison
    Chester Walls Walk with Corrine Loison
    Tue 25 Jun
    Chester Visitor Information Centre
    25 Jun 2024, 19:30 – 21:30
    Chester Visitor Information Centre , Northgate St, Chester CH1, UK
    A leisurely walk and an opportunity to learn more about the City Walls led by a Blue Badge Guide.
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  • Whose House? Part 1 (Chester South-West) with Maria Owen
    Whose House? Part 1 (Chester South-West) with Maria Owen
    Tue 25 Jun
    Propylaeum Gateway, Chester Castle
    25 Jun 2024, 17:00 – 19:00
    Propylaeum Gateway, Chester Castle, Grosvenor Rd, Chester, UK, CH1 2DN
    Fully Booked. Take a walk around the south-western part of the city centre and see how some of our old houses have changed in architectural style, ownership and use over time.
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  • Stories in Stone : Overleigh Cemetery with Paul Woods
    Stories in Stone : Overleigh Cemetery with Paul Woods
    Tue 25 Jun
    Entrance to Overleigh Old Cemetery
    25 Jun 2024, 12:30 – 14:00
    Entrance to Overleigh Old Cemetery, Overleigh Rd, Chester CH4 7HW
    Led by a local Green Badge guide, the tour will outline the cemetery’s history and take in around 25 of the most notable graves.
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  • Dee Bridge, Weir and Mills Walk with John Herson
    Dee Bridge, Weir and Mills Walk with John Herson
    Wed 26 Jun
    The Bridgegate,
    26 Jun 2024, 19:30 – 20:30
    The Bridgegate, , Lower Bridge St, Chester CH1, 1SB
    This walk aims to look at the River Dee Causeway (Weir), the history of the mills and the challenges of restoring the link between the upper and lower Dee for navigation.
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  • Northgate Stories with Katie Crowther
    Northgate Stories with Katie Crowther
    Wed 26 Jun
    Town Hall Square, Northgate Street
    26 Jun 2024, 17:00
    Town Hall Square, Northgate Street , Chester CH1 2HJ, UK
    This walk will explore the history of Chester through the lives of some of the people who lived or worked in and around Northgate Street.
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  • The Norman Earls of Chester Walk with Corinne Loison
    The Norman Earls of Chester Walk with Corinne Loison
    Wed 26 Jun
    Cheshire Military Museum
    26 Jun 2024, 12:30
    Cheshire Military Museum, Grosvenor Street, CH1 2DN
    From Hugh Lupus to John The Scot, discover the turbulent lives and times of the Norman Earls of Chester.
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  • Chester Controversies Walk with Michael Bird
    Chester Controversies Walk with Michael Bird
    Thu 27 Jun
    Chester Town Hall
    27 Jun 2024, 19:30 – 21:00
    Chester Town Hall, 33 Northgate St, Chester CH1 2HQ, UK
    This walk is fully booked. Chester is a city of captivating controversies. This walk will visit several landmarks within the city walls which represent controversy, contradiction and conflict.
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  • Whose House? Part 2 (Chester North) with Maria Owen
    Whose House? Part 2 (Chester North) with Maria Owen
    Thu 27 Jun
    Dublin Packet, Town Hall Square
    27 Jun 2024, 17:00 – 19:00
    Dublin Packet, Town Hall Square, Northgate St, Chester CH1, UK
    Fully booked. Take a walk around the Northern part of the city centre and see how some of our old houses have changed in architectural style, ownership and use over time.
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  • Walking Tour with the Freemen, hosted by Chester Freemen and Guilds
    Walking Tour with the Freemen, hosted by Chester Freemen and Guilds
    Thu 27 Jun
    St. Peter's Church at The Cross
    27 Jun 2024, 12:30
    St. Peter's Church at The Cross, Watergate Street, Chester CH1 2LA
    This is a 90 minute walking tour accompanied by a collection of Freemen of the city of Chester representing a number of Guilds.
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  • Pubs of Chester Walk with David Appleyard
    Pubs of Chester Walk with David Appleyard
    Fri 28 Jun
    At the Northgate
    28 Jun 2024, 19:30
    At the Northgate, Northgate Street, Chester, CH1 2HJ
    Join your tour guide, for a walking tour around some of Chester’s pubs, drinking establishments and former breweries, past and present.
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  • Chester Architecture Walk with Nick Fry
    Chester Architecture Walk with Nick Fry
    Fri 28 Jun
    Chester Roman Gardens
    28 Jun 2024, 17:00 – 18:30
    Chester Roman Gardens, Pepper St, Chester CH1 1DQ, UK
    Join your guide, Nick Fry, on a journey through architectural history in Chester.
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  • Chester Architecture Walk with Nick Fry
    Chester Architecture Walk with Nick Fry
    Fri 28 Jun
    Chester Roman Gardens
    28 Jun 2024, 14:00 – 15:30
    Chester Roman Gardens, Pepper St, Chester CH1 1DQ, UK
    Join your guide, Nick Fry, on a journey through architectural history in Chester.
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  • Chester's Heritage Port Walk with John Herson
    Chester's Heritage Port Walk with John Herson
    Fri 28 Jun
    Car park entrance, Racecourse
    28 Jun 2024, 12:30 – 14:00
    Car park entrance, Racecourse, New Crane St, Chester CH1 2LY
    This walk is fully booked. Chester has been designated a Heritage Port. This walk is designed to explore the heritage of the old port of Chester and the canal which is linked to it.
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  • Dark Chester - Midsummer Gothic with David Atkinson
    Dark Chester - Midsummer Gothic with David Atkinson
    Sat 29 Jun
    Chester Visitor Information Centre
    29 Jun 2024, 18:00
    Chester Visitor Information Centre , Northgate Street, CH1 2HJ
    This is an evening walking tour of the city, mixing social history with folklore and plenty of dark humour.
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  • Industrial Handbridge Walk with Tom Welsh
    Industrial Handbridge Walk with Tom Welsh
    Sat 29 Jun
    Entrance to Edgar's Field
    29 Jun 2024, 14:00 – 15:30
    Entrance to Edgar's Field, Handbridge, Chester CH4 7JE, UK
    This walk looks at Handbridge’s industrial past – mining, quarrying, mineral processing, pottery, and water -power.
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  • Chester On Screen and Stage with Jan Varley and Nicola Watkinson
    Chester On Screen and Stage with Jan Varley and Nicola Watkinson
    Sat 29 Jun
    Chester Town Hall
    29 Jun 2024, 10:30 – 12:00
    Chester Town Hall, Town Hall, Northgate St, Chester CH1 2HJ, UK
    This tour celebrates Chester’s fascinating rich history in the performing arts. Hear how the people of Chester entertained themselves over the past 2000 years!
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  • Northgate Stories with Gail Shearer
    Northgate Stories with Gail Shearer
    Sun 30 Jun
    Town Hall Square, Northgate Street
    30 Jun 2024, 18:00
    Town Hall Square, Northgate Street , Chester CH1 2HJ, UK
    This walk will explore the history of Chester through the lives of some of the people who lived or worked in and around Northgate Street.
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  • Higher Saltney Walk with Linda and Stewart Shutlleworth
    Higher Saltney Walk with Linda and Stewart Shutlleworth
    Sun 30 Jun
    Asda Supermarket, Saltney
    30 Jun 2024, 14:00 – 16:00
    Asda Supermarket, Saltney, River Lane, Saltney, Chester. CH4 8RH
    Saltney, split by the English/Welsh border is a fascinating area. Join your guides for a leisurely walk exploring the area.
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  • Self-Guided Walk Around The City Walls
    Self-Guided Walk Around The City Walls
    Sun 30 Jun
    Chester's city walls
    30 Jun 2024, 10:30
    Chester's city walls, City Walls, Chester, UK
    This is a self-guided walk which offers you the advantage of choosing your own starting point and refreshment breaks.
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