Chester Cathedral

As Cathedrals go, as one would expect, vast and impressive. With some delightful embellishments of a non- religious nature.Not least the cafe . Austere, impersonal, and ,as a feat of engineering, remarkable. But I prefer the intimacy of the original cathedral, the church of St. John ,which I recommend

My wife and I enjoyed exploring Chester Cathedral during our stay in the historic city. Even from outside on the main shopping streets, the tall spires caught our eye and attracted us to pay a visit.

Pre-Christmas, the visit was not free and required modest fee for the tree exhibit.

Stepping inside was like going back in time. Tall stone arches rose high above us and it was remarkably quiet (maybe the entry fee or the cold day).
The sunlight streaming through colorful stained glass windows was beautiful.
Few friendly volunteers were there to help us learn more.
The special exhibits for Christmas added holiday cheer, like a hallway filled with decorated trees.

It was fascinating to learn about the building's 900 year history. Everything was well taken care of so visitors could appreciate the architecture and art up close.
Whether interested in history, art or just looking for a peaceful place, the cathedral is worth a stop.
Even without being religious, this place gave a sense of the past. The friendly staff made our visit more interesting too.

Chester Cathedral should be on any visitor's list while exploring this historic town.

I went there last year to see Pete Waterman's railway layout. It was amazing to watch it all in action. While I was there I wandered around the cathedral and it was astounding to look at all the intricate woodwork and masonry. I never knew it was a Benedictine Abbey. Well worth going along.

It was a great opportunity to visit the amazing and eye-charming architecture of Chester Cathedral, surprisingly it was free for all visitors.
The staff was kind and helpful, it was huge and had a lot of religious and historical inscriptions, and also rich in archaeological writings and symbols. It impressed me and I recommend visiting it to all those coming to the city of Chester.

We visited Chester Cathedral on Monday 22nd January and did the Tower Tour that ran at 11am. We had visited the cathedral before, but we booked onto the tour so we could explore different areas of the building. The tour was amazing! It was so interesting to climb all the stairs to the top of the tower with a few other stops along the way and the views at the top were incredible. Our tour guide was extremely informative and friendly and he went above and beyond on the tour. If you're visiting Chester I highly recommend visiting the cathedral and booking onto a tour.

A beautiful cathedral with plenty of history and tales. I was fortunate to have a solo tower tour - simply because no one else had booked. If your budget allows it, go up to the tower via the spiral staircases, belfry and galleries not normally open to the public. My tour guide, Matt, was knowledgeable and engaging. Highly recommended.

This Cathedral is wonderful and must be visited! The star of our visit was Emma who took us on the tour of the tower. Don't be put off by the number of stairs and narrow passages, the tour is broken by visits to balconies with views into the cathedral. Emma gave a concise, informative and clear history of all we saw. We loved Chester but the tower tour topped everything!

Went to Chester to walk the town walls and saw the beautiful cathedral and thought would pop in to see the Xmas trees on display, it was stunning and so was the garden. Exceeded my expectations. Impressed with the array of goods for sale in the Gift shop, would have liked to use the cafe but just missed it, heard an amazing choir singing/rehearsing too, added to the atmosphere. We used the, out of town, park and ride service. Free parking and 2. 50 an adult bus fare.

This is such a beautiful building and quite rightly The locals are very proud of it. I was lucky enough to see it over the Christmas. and it was so beautifully decorated with an exhibition of Christmas trees from the local schools. It was just a beautiful sight thank, you Chester.

Wow what an amazing Cathedral! It is absolutely beautiful and steeped in history. You could spend half a day in here. History related to maritime, world wars, local history, wellbeing. The choir were rehearsing, what an absolute joy and pleasure, angelic. Lovely cafe and toilet facilities. There is even a bookstore and gift shop.

Did the cathedral tour on an out of school holidays weekday led by an excellent guide. Who knew the Cathedral had an elephant. Highly recommend.

THIS IS A PRETTY AWESOME CATHEDRAL WITH MANY STAINED GLASS WINDOWS BOTH OLD AND MODERN. ALSO A SERIES OF WALL MOSAICS AS GOOD AS ANY BYZANTINE ONES. BEAUTIFUL CLOISTER GARDEN WITH STUNNING WATER SCULPTURE. VISIT IF YOU CAN !

I'm not a Christian but I adore Christian architecture. This cathedral is so beautiful and a good mixture of signage/decoration without being too cluttered and overwhelming. The cafe is the loveliest cafe ever, so airy and comfortable. The mint hot chocolate was amazing!

Would love to come visit again!

Beautiful place to walk through. It’s a donation of £5 to enter. There’s a cafe, toilets, garden and Lego area. They offer tours too. The architecture is stunning on the inside.

Chester Cathedral is a phenomenal place to visit, 7 days a week.
With totally phenomenal grandeur, the architecture and just pure total beauty to admire is breathtaking, I was totally was.
From the outside of the Cathedral does not look that big in size, but once inside it's as big as if not more than Dr Who s Tardis, and then some. With total breathtaking places to see inside, like the Lego model of the Cathedral is just spectacular.
The main alter and lectern are specially lovely as you gaze in its beauty and size, directly in front of the alter are the choir stalls and dark wooden carvings, it looks and resembles extremely similar to the Carol's at Kings on Christmas Eve every year on BBC2, takes your breath away of its beuty.
There is also a large bronze nativity scene situated in an alcove of a walkway there is also a cafe, and fantastic gift shop, which I bought a fridge magnet of a keepsake of my visit.
Inexpensive cost to come in either a small donation or the option to pay a very nominal entry fee donation in way of upkeep of the building.
A must place to visit 7 days a week at anytime between opening hours, and especially a very cheap and inexpensive place to come if you have a family and school holidays like half term
Weeks in this cost of living crisis.

Stunning cathedral. They host a variety of Candlight Shows throughout the year, this one featured holiday music. It's best to buy a centre seat with full view of performance but the sound was still great even with screen view. Lots of Christmas joy, singing and eventually dancing. The cathedral is well worth a visit any time!

The Christmas markets held around the Cathedral were ideally placed to enjoy the market and the rest of the city. Great selection of vendors and wares and in my option better than Manchester or Birmingham markets

A celebration of James Bond music concert in an ambient atmosphere, respectful of the Cathedral's purpose whilst raising funds for it's upkeep.

This is the best cathedral I have seen in England. It is very large and beautiful both outside and inside. It is like a museum and quite inexpensive. We spent about one hour on the inspection. Here you can see a rare picture on a web, an old organ, silent bells as an exhibition, etc. Admission is just £3.

Amazing visit to a jewel in the Northwest area! Fantastic building on its own, but with the added plus of a model railway setup to drool over. Had a great day with great mates and heartily reccomended a visit to this wonderful cathedral!