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Ellesmere Port Attractions
Listed below are attractions in Ellesmere Port:
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At Blue Planet Aquarium, the largest aquarium anywhere in the UK, you’re guaranteed to see more types of shark than anywhere else in Britain. And they are BIG! We’ve got more than 10 different species from around the world including...
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Experience life afloat as you climb aboard the historic narrow boats, or step back in time to the period dockworkers cottages. Britain’s industrial and social heritage is brought to life at The Boat Museum, with exhibitions of working steam and...
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Alexander’s Jazz Theatre is a leading North West venue for jazz, blues and rock artists. It is also the main venue for the annual Chester Jazz and Blues Festival. Saturdays bring a variety of alternative comedy to Chester for Alexander’s...
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No one knew that Chester had an amphitheatre until 1929 when a large curved wall was discovered while a boiler room was being built underneath Dee House. Parts of the western entrance, outer and arena walls and the arena...
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Chester Cathedral is the most complete medieval monastic building still standing in the UK. It was founded as a Benedictine Monastery in 1092 and was rededicated as the Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary in 1542,...
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Chester Library features elaborately moulded terracotta and red bricks. Its original home in St. John Street was demolished and this building was converted with the original façade retained. Philip Lockwood had built it in 1913 from a design...
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The Rows form a second level of shops above those on street level and are the only known examples in the world although no one is sure why they were built in this way. Some original 13th century buildings have...
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Chester Visitor Centre is the ideal starting point for exploring Chester. Our interpretation centre has a wide variety of features that aim to inform and entertain people of all ages. Activities include guided walks. The centre is accessible from...
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Chester is the UK’s largest zoo - and you’ll need a full day to enjoy it. Here 5,000 animals live in spacious, near-natural surroundings, set in 80 acres of award-winning gardens. Chester is regarded as one of Europe’s top zoos....
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Richard, Second Marquis of Westminster, gave these 16 acres of land to the City. Landscape designer Mr Edward Kemp, architect of Crystal Palace was paid to lie out the park and many of the original features still remain since...
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Grosvenor Park Miniature Railway was built in 1996 to commemorate the centenary of the Duke Of Westminster’s railway at nearby Eaton Hall. The 7 ¼“ gauge railway runs on a ¼ mile track through the trees and around the...
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St. John’s Church was the site of the first Cathedral in Chester. The Eastern chapels and transepts were abandoned after the dissolution in 1102 and a new East wall was built which left the ruins of the old East...
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