Chester, United Kingdom Hotels, Vacations, Tourism

In 1779 Boswell wrote to Samuel Johnson: "Chester pleases me more than any town I ever saw." CHESTER , forty miles southwest of Manchester, has changed since then, but not so much. A glorious two-mile ring of medieval and Roman walls encircle a neat kernel of Tudor and Victorian buildings, including the unique raised arcades called the "Rows". Very much the commercial hub of its county, Chester has enough in the way of sights, restaurants and atmosphere to make it an enjoyable base for a couple of days. In 79 AD the Romans built Deva Castra here, their largest known fortress in Britain. Later, … more »