| Chester is the county town of Cheshire. It is | | | | history serving real ales and great pub grub. |
| one of the best-preserved walled cities in | | | | The city has a diverse music scene with rock, |
| the United Kingdom. The city is renowned as | | | | funk, reggae, jazz, soul and hip hop bands |
| the Walled City because surrounding this | | | | performing in venues, and live DJ sets from |
| centre are the famous city walls, it is a two | | | | up and coming artists. |
| mile pedestrian walk way. It is the most | | | | |
| southerly part of England's North west | | | | Chester Cathedral has been rebuilt three |
| region. | | | | times the cathedral has remained essentially |
| | | | unaltered. It was founded as a Benedictine |
| A large amount of land in Chester is owned by | | | | Monastery in 1092 and was rededicated as the |
| Duke of Westminster who owns an estate called | | | | Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed |
| Eaton Hall near the village of Eccleston, | | | | Virgin Mary in 1542. The present building |
| | | | contains material from every century since |
| Today the main industries in Chester are | | | | the tenth. |
| retail and tourism. The Shipbuilding industry | | | | |
| in Chester ended in the 1930s and the last | | | | Chester Zoo is the largest zoo in the United |
| docks closed in the 1960s. | | | | Kingdom Not only is Chester Zoo a home to |
| | | | some 500 different species of amazing |
| Chester was voted one of the best shopping | | | | animals, but there are fantastic gardens. The |
| centres in the country. The city's shopping | | | | perfect way to get an overview of Chester Zoo |
| environment is enjoyed by nearly all of its | | | | is to ride The Monorail. |
| 8.5m visitors who come each year. The Rows is | | | | |
| a unique character in its two-tiered gallery | | | | The University of Chester was founded in |
| of shops which date from the 13th century. | | | | 1839. It has over 11,000 students across two |
| | | | campuses. |
| The earliest mention of Chester market was in | | | | |
| 1139 and has been established in Chester ever | | | | Chester Football Club were founded in 1885. |
| since. | | | | It was relegation in 1982 was followed by a |
| | | | name change, to Chester City, in 1983 and |
| Grosvenor Shopping Centre is a shopping | | | | three years later Harry McNally led the club |
| paradise. The shops are set in Tudor style | | | | back into Division Three. |
| houses with upper balcony row shops and | | | | |
| designer shopping malls. | | | | Chester race-goers spent 3 to 4 million on |
| | | | champagne in 2006 more than any other |
| Chester has a range of traditional pubs, many | | | | racecourse in Britain. |
| of which are half-timbered Inns steeped in | | | | |