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Phoenix Tower, Chester

Phoenix Tower, Chester is a grade I listed building in Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire. Look for it within Chester’s built-up area. Within 15 km there are 31 more places to visit, starting with Chester Cathedral (300 m).

Photo: Phoenix Tower, Chester, chestertouristcom (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In Chester

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 44%

#3,733 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–21°C

In brief

Museum in Chester

Inside Chester

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

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Chester has 697 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

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

When to go

Warm months and wet ones

Warm weather in Chester runs May to September, with highs of 17–21°C.

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

Phoenix Tower, Chester

Wikipedia covers it in 2 languages.

Chester’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Museum
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: in Chester

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

The map

Phoenix Tower and what surrounds it

Orange marks Phoenix Tower, Chester, and the numbered points match the list of places below.

Towns near it

Which towns are near Phoenix Tower

The most populous of the 8 is Chester, at 92,756. They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.

1 · It’s in town

Chester

92,756 people · 17 places to visit

2 · 2.9 km north of it

Moston

1,099 people · 13 places to visit

3 · 3.1 km east of it

Littleton

707 people · 11 places to visit

4 · 3.1 km east of it

Christleton and Waverton

2,670 people · 11 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Phoenix Tower, Chester is	People	Places to visit
Chester	It’s in town	92,756	17
Moston	2.9 km north of it	1,099	13
Littleton	3.1 km east of it	707	11
Christleton and Waverton	3.1 km east of it	2,670	11
Mollington	3.4 km northwest of it	285	13
Guilden Sutton	3.7 km east of it	1,462	11
Mickle Trafford	4.4 km northeast of it	1,840	8
Broughton	4.6 km southwest of it	6,532	14

Make a day of it

After Phoenix Tower

Our list has 31 more within 15 km, among them 2 castles, 2 museums and a cathedral.

CathedralChester Cathedral300 m away 2

Castle · English HeritageChester Castle1 km away 3

ZooChester Zoo3.6 km away 4

FortChester city walls900 m away 5

MuseumGrosvenor Museum800 m away 6

Historic houseEaton Hall6.1 km away 7

CastleHolt Castle Ruins13 km away 8

MuseumCheshire Military Museum900 m away

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

Your questions on Phoenix Tower

Where is Phoenix Tower, Chester?

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

What is Phoenix Tower, Chester?

Grade I listed building in Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Phoenix Tower, Chester?

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

Is Phoenix Tower, Chester a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Phoenix Tower, Chester?

Within 15 km: Chester Cathedral (300 m), Chester Castle (1 km), Chester Zoo (3.6 km) and Chester city walls (900 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)

Phoenix Tower, Chester: chestertouristcom, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Chester Cathedral: Stephen Hamilton, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Chester Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Chester Zoo: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Chester city walls: John S Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Grosvenor Museum: Dennis Turner, 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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