Tour Chester
Green Bough Hotel, 60 Hoole Road, Chester CH2 3NL, England. Winner of 'best Small Hotel Of The Year 2006', Enjoy England for Excellence Awards. A warm, friendly welcome; luxurious surroundings, relaxing ambiance; thoughtful, professional service; superb food; dedication. The award-winning Green Bough is an exclusive, privately owned, completely non-smoking Victorian Townhouse, lovingly restored using Italian wall-coverings and fabrics and original antique beds to provide sumptuous, individually designed, bedrooms and suites. Find the best deal, compare prices and read what other travelers have to say at TripAdvisor.
Rowton Hall Hotel, Whitchurch Road, Rowton, Chester CH3 6AD, England. Set in over eight acres of award winning private gardens and grounds Rowton Hall is located at the end of a leafy lane, only 3 miles from Chester City Centre. The hall was originally built in 1779 stands on Rowton Moor, the site of a major battle of the English Civil War. Established as a Hotel in 1955 it still retains many of the original Hall, including extensive oak panelling, a self supporting hand carved staircase, an original Inglenook fireplace and an elegant Robert Adam fireplace. Rowton Hall is renowned for its warm, informal Country House welcome. Find the best deal, compare prices and read what other travelers have to say at TripAdvisor.
Chester AD 400-1066: From Roman Fortress to English Town
The first general account of Chester from the late Roman period to the Norman Conquest for over 30 years. It contains much new material from both archaeological excavations and historical research as well as new theories about early Cheater and its surroundings. David Mason tells the story of Chester, one of the great military centres of Roman Britain, from its disappearance into the obscurity of the 'Dark Ages' down to its emergence as Legacaestir as an important military, commercial and religious settlement of Anglian Mercia and subsequently of Anglo-Scandinavian England. As Cestre the town was refortified in c 907, and the author describes the everyday life of its inhabitants in the century and a half leading up to the Norman Conquest.
There are but few places where so many Roman antiqui-ties have
been found as at Chester.
A Portrait of Chester
Chester is one of Britain's most beautiful cities, voted the best to visit in England and currently attracting six million visitors annually. But while retaining its sense of historical identity, it is also emerging as a dynamic and modern centre, voted the tenth most profitable city in the same poll. It is perhaps best known for its city walls, which are the longest and most complete in the country, and its outstanding black and white half-timbered buildings and unique medieval Rows, which give the city some of the oldest shop frontages in the world. Rob Meighen's glowing portrait of Chester reflects both old and new in an affectionate study which will guarantee even more interest in this lovely city on the banks of the Dee.
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