Activities in Cheshire
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Bithell Boats - Cruises
Bithell Boats runs cruises along the Dee. Cruises are 30-minutes or hour-long up and down the Dee, including a foray into the gorgeous Eaton Estate, home of the duke and duchess of Westminster. All departures are from the riverside along the Groves and cost from around £6 to £13.50.
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Boat Hire
Steps at the back of St John the Baptist Church (Vicar's Lane) lead down to the riverside promenade known as the Groves. Here you can hire different kinds of boats with pedals, oars or small engines. This is also the departure point for river cruises.
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Ghosthunter Trail
The ubiquitous ghost tour, looking for things that go bump in the night.
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Cathedral Tours
The cathedral was a Benedictine abbey built on the remains of an earlier Saxon church dedicated to St Werburgh, patron saint of Chester. There are 1¼-hour guided tours to really get to grips with the building and its history.
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History Hunter Tours
The tourist office and Chester Visitors' Centre offer a broad range of walking tours departing from both centres. Each tour lasts between 1½ and two hours. History hunter explores two thousand years of Chester history.
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City Sightseeing Chester
Offers open-top bus tours of the city, picking up from the tourist office and Chester Visitors' Centre.
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Dewa Roman Experience
The Dewa Roman Experience, just off Bridge St, takes you through a reconstructed Roman street with the aim of showing you what Roman life was like.
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Taste of Chester
Two thousand years of Chester history and samples of local produce.
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Chester Rows: The Inside Story
The fascinating history of Chester's most outstanding architectural feature.
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Bithell Boats
Runs 30-minute and hour-long cruises up and down the Dee, including a foray into the gorgeous Eaton Estate, home of the duke and duchess of Westminster. All departures are from the riverside along the promenade known as the Groves and cost from £6.50 to £14.
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