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Explore Chester on foot

From the front door of Enjoy the Pause

Explore Chester on foot.

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Walking times are routed on foot from the front door with OSRM over map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, never measured in a straight line. Two short cuts our guests use, through the church car park and along Pepper Street, are added by hand. Place locations come from OpenStreetMap, from Historic England's National Heritage List (used under the Open Government Licence v3.0) and, for the boats, from the boat hire's own map. Map tiles by OpenFreeMap and OpenMapTiles.

Plan your days

Things to do in Chester

Day plans for couples, families, rainy days and free days, from a home inside the walls.Read the guide

Walking from the house

How are the walking times worked out?

Each time is a real walking route from your front door, along streets and paths, never a straight line on a map. Times are worked out at an easy walking pace and rounded up to the next whole minute.

Can we walk Chester's city walls from the house?

Yes. The nearest steps up onto the walls are by the Roman Gardens, a 2 minute walk from the front door. The full circuit is about two miles, free and open all year, so allow about an hour at an easy pace, longer with stops.
Read about the city walls

How far is it to the station and the Chester Zoo bus?

Chester railway station is a 20 minute walk from your front door. For Chester Zoo, walk 12 minutes to Stand K at Chester Bus Interchange, then take the Stagecoach 1 or X1 bus to the zoo.