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British Travel Destinations: Chester

Nowhere else but Chester are you going to find the medieval two tiered streets of shops that can be experienced, called the Rows or taking the ghost tour through the same area. There are indeed some sights that will make you howl through the city and the guided ghost tours that are available in the evenings – which shouldn’t be missed.

The perfect weekend destination, there are many other types of guided tours that are available through the city including a guided tour directed by an authentic Roman soldier. The group tours are available to let you in on all of the little secrets of the town, and the history of Chester.

Once you have finished the day of shopping, there are many quite cafes and restaurants that can be chosen from to complete the evening. Many of these small restaurants are hidden – they are hard to find and they also happen to be hidden gems. You can discover some of the local fare and be ready to go the next day to experience one of the only towns that still maintain the tradition of the Town Crier.

No visit to Chester is complete without a visit to the renowned cathedral. Tours are available and last upwards of forty-five minutes with the price of five pounds. These tours can give you an audio history of the cathedral and the history of the importance of the cathedral in the local Christian traditions. A stunning sight, the cathedral should not be missed on a trip to Chester.

British Travel Destinations: Hadrian’s Wall Museums

British Travel Destinations: Hadrian’s Wall Museums

Are you looking for a holiday that can allow you to explore the best of what Britain has to offer? For more than seventy three miles through the countryside, you can see parts of where the wall has been destroyed, but the memory reigns strong for visitors to the area.

The wall stretches from the North Sea to the Solway Firth and visitors most often come to see the most intact section of the wall that stretches for more than ten miles. Through the stretches of wall there are many sights that can be seen, including those that can give you a glimpse into traditional history and even those that can allow you to explore artifacts found in the museums along the stretches of wall.

Along the stretches of wall that can be visited there are several museums that are available to visit. Through the museums the can be explored though, you may want to research and pick one or two to visit, since there are no passes that can allow you to visit all of the museums around the wall. Research is the key to determine which museum offers the best experience of the traditional history through the wall.

Through the museums have extended hours through the summer season you may want to plan ahead through the fall and winter months as the opening hours are limited and visitors may find that some of the museums close as early as five o’clock. Planning ahead can also help you to determine the trip and the schedule that the museums are going to be visited.