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leanest:
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Chester voted "Cleanest City in UK" 1999 |
| H |
eritage: |
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The Rows, Walls, Cathedral, Museums - and more |
| E |
xcellence: |
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An acknowledged centre of excellence |
| S |
hopping: |
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Premier Retailing City in the UK (independent survey) |
| T |
ourism: |
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Voted "Britain's Best Break" destination |
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veryone: |
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A "Something for Everyone" City |
| R |
eturn: |
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Come and see us again - you'll want to! |
Chester is ..
"Number one historically attractive
city in Britain" - Property Week Magazine
"The top British city to visit" - Conde Nast World Traveller
Magazine
"Praised of its culture, welcome, safety, restaurants and whole
ambience" - Conde Nast World Traveller Magazine
"British destination of the year for foreign tourist"
- Travel Organizer Magazine
"One of the top national retail locations" - Experian
Research, Nottingham (based on physical reseach of 1,100 UK shopping
locations and more than a third of a million retail outlets)
Chester has ..
| City walls - |
| most complete in
Britain |
| Unique world-famous Rows -
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| superb shops of international
renown |
| Eastgate Clock - |
| most photographed
time-piece in world after Big Ben |
| Roman Amphitheatre - |
| largest of its kind
in Britain |
| Chester Races - |
| oldest horse races
in Britain |
| Annual Regatta on River Dee
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| oldest rowing races
in world |
| Chester Zoo - |
| largest and best in
Britain |
| Chester cathedral - |
| fourth most visited
cathedral in Britain |
| Minerva Shrine - |
| only known Roman rock
shrine in Britain |
| Cruises on the Dee and Shropshire
Union Canal |
Glorious Garden Breaks
Cheshire - the year round gardening destination
One in eight of all UK garden visits are to Cheshire's stately homes
and gardens
Royal Horticultural Society Flower Show at Tatton Park - set to
become the biggest and best in Britain
Heritage Breaks
2000 years of history
Unique heritage sites and monuments
Museums and galleries
Border Breaks - England & Wales
Chester and Cheshire
Gateway to castles, mountains & coast of N Wales
Easy access to Liverpool and Manchester
Shopping Breaks
Unique 13th century Rows, two-tier half-timbered galleried shops
Grosvenor shopping precinct
Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet Village nearby
Broughton Retail Park nearby
Walking Breaks
Stunning walks in some of England's finest countryside
Sporting Breaks
Horse racing at Chester and the Grand National at Aintree, Liverpool
Motor racing at Oulton Park
Annual Regatta on River Dee
Football at Chester with easy access to Manchester and Liverpool
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Best walled/historic city
