Historic site · Chester · Cheshire

Roman Amphitheatre

Roman Amphitheatre is a historic site in Chester. Its neighbours on our list number 10 within 5 km. Nearby, Chester Cathedral (400 m) leads the list.

Where

In Chester

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–21°C

In brief

Historic site in Chester

Inside Chester

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

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

When to go

The climate through the year

Warmest in Chester are May to September, at 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

Roman Amphitheatre

Historic site.

In Chester, inside the town’s built-up area.

Type: Historic site
Town: in Chester

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

The map

Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Roman Amphitheatre is the orange one.

Towns near it

Nearby towns

With 92,756 people, Chester is the largest of the 8. Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.

1 · It’s in town

Chester

92,756 people · 17 places to visit

2 · 2.7 km east of it

Christleton and Waverton

2,670 people · 11 places to visit

3 · 2.9 km east of it

Littleton

707 people · 11 places to visit

4 · 3.5 km north of it

Moston

1,099 people · 13 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Roman Amphitheatre is	People	Places to visit
Chester	It’s in town	92,756	17
Christleton and Waverton	2.7 km east of it	2,670	11
Littleton	2.9 km east of it	707	11
Moston	3.5 km north of it	1,099	13
Guilden Sutton	3.7 km northeast of it	1,462	11
Mollington	4 km northwest of it	285	13
Mickle Trafford	4.6 km northeast of it	1,840	8
Broughton	4.7 km west of it	6,532	14

Make a day of it

Close to Roman Amphitheatre

Among the 35 within 15 km are 3 castles, a cathedral and a zoo.

CathedralChester Cathedral400 m away 2

Castle · English HeritageChester Castle600 m away 3

ZooChester Zoo4.1 km away 4

FortChester city walls400 m away 5

MuseumGrosvenor Museum400 m away 6

Castle · English HeritageBeeston Castle15 km away 7

Historic houseEaton Hall5.5 km away 8

CastleHolt Castle Ruins12 km away

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

Your questions on Roman Amphitheatre

Where is Roman Amphitheatre?

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

What is Roman Amphitheatre?

Historic site.

When is the best time to visit Roman Amphitheatre?

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 Roman Amphitheatre?

Within 15 km: Chester Cathedral (400 m), Chester Castle (600 m), Chester Zoo (4.1 km) and Chester city walls (400 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 (8)

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
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

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