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Chester Castle

Chester Castle is a castle in Chester. It is cared for by English Heritage. Around it, within 15 km, lie 34 more places, Chester Cathedral (700 m) first on our list.

Photo: Chester Castle (Public domain)

Where

In Chester

inside the built-up area

Run by

English Heritage

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 4%

#339 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–21°C

In brief

Castle in Chester

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#339 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (14 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Chester

Chester Castle is inside Chester’s built-up area, with 10 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by English Heritage

One of the places English Heritage looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

The year in Chester

For warmth, aim for May to September (17–21°C highs in Chester).

Jan8° / 2°56 mm

Feb9° / 2°47 mm

Mar11° / 3°45 mm

Apr14° / 5°48 mm

May17° / 7°53 mm

Jun20° / 10°65 mm

Jul21° / 12°63 mm

Aug21° / 12°67 mm

Sep18° / 10°66 mm

Oct15° / 7°77 mm

Nov11° / 4°72 mm

Dec8° / 2°75 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Chester, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Chester. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Chester’s full climate →

About

Chester Castle

There are Wikipedia articles on it in 14 languages.

Type: Castle
Run by: English Heritage
Wikipedias: Covered in 14 languages
Town: in Chester
Official site: english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/chester-castle-agricola-tower-and-castle-walls

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Chester Castle at a glance

The map puts Chester Castle in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.

Towns near it

The towns around Chester Castle

Home to 92,756 people, Chester is the largest of these 8. Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.

1 · It’s in town

Chester

92,756 people · 17 places to visit

2 · 3 km east of it

Christleton and Waverton

2,670 people · 11 places to visit

3 · 3.4 km east of it

Littleton

707 people · 11 places to visit

4 · 3.9 km north of it

Moston

1,099 people · 13 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Chester Castle is	People	Places to visit
Chester	It’s in town	92,756	17
Christleton and Waverton	3 km east of it	2,670	11
Littleton	3.4 km east of it	707	11
Moston	3.9 km north of it	1,099	13
Mollington	4.2 km north of it	285	13
Guilden Sutton	4.3 km northeast of it	1,462	11
Broughton	4.3 km west of it	6,532	14
Mickle Trafford	5.8 km northeast of it	1,840	8

Make a day of it

Nearby, too

34 more lie within 15 km, 2 museums, 2 castles and a cathedral among them.

CathedralChester Cathedral700 m away 2

FortChester city walls200 m away 3

ZooChester Zoo4.6 km away 4

MuseumGrosvenor Museum200 m away 5

Castle · English HeritageBeeston Castle15 km away 6

Historic houseEaton Hall5.1 km away 7

CastleHolt Castle Ruins12 km away 8

MuseumCheshire Military Museum100 m away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Chester Castle: common questions

Where is Chester Castle?

Chester Castle is in Chester, Cheshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Chester Castle?

Castle in Chester, UK.

Who runs Chester Castle?

English Heritage, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Chester Castle?

May to September are the warmest months in Chester, with afternoon highs of 17–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Chester Castle?

Within 15 km: Chester Cathedral (700 m), Chester city walls (200 m), Chester Zoo (4.6 km) and Grosvenor Museum (200 m).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (9)

Chester Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Chester Cathedral: Stephen Hamilton, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Chester city walls: John S Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Chester Zoo: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Grosvenor Museum: Dennis Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Beeston Castle: TCExplorer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Eaton Hall: Neil Kennedy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Holt Castle Ruins: Peter Craine, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cheshire Military Museum: Worm That Turned, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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