Chester Revealed

The historic city of Chester is well worth a visit, whatever the time of year. There's a great new way to experience the city, too, which is available to local and visitors alike: 24/7, 365 days a year. Dispense with your guidebook, do not worry what time the guided tour is scheduled start; see Chester at your own pace and in your own time.

Go walk about with the Chester Revealed audio downloadable city walking tour. The Walk Talk Tour Chester mp3 guided tour represents excellent value at £5. Two customers can legitimately enjoy the tour for the price of one.

The Chester Revealed iPod travel guide consists of commentary points. Listeners start outside the Town Hall. At the end of each commentary point listeners are invited to press pause now, and then press play when they reach their next commentary point. Just to ensure that you do not get lost, listeners are also provided with a free downloadable map to print out.

The Chester Revealed city guide is narrated by the actor and broadcaster Jonathan Keeble. To hear an audio sample from the Chester Revealed audio downloadable tour please click here. The tour also features a short blast of David Mitchell, half of the world's only husband and wife town crying team, welcoming you to the city.

Stroll along a section of the city's historic Rows, which are thought to originally have dated back to a least the thirteenth century. Today, much of the black and white timbered frontages of the buildings on the Rows date from the nineteenth century, as listeners to the Chester Revealed tour will discover. A Row refers to a covered walkway that runs uninterrupted through the front of a building - providing public access to an area which would usually be enclosed.

Enjoy a walk on a section of the city's walls. Hear how Roman prisoners met their Nemesis at the Roman Amphitheatre and more. See and hear about the history of the Eastgate Clock, reputedly the second most photographed timepiece in the world.

Walk on to Chester Cathedral with its many rich stories to tell. Then walk through Abbey Square and back to the city walls - with a pause to hear about an ancient gate. Walk along the walls to the Northgate, once the home to a notorious prison. Descend the steps at the Northgate to Northgate Street and then walk back to the Town Hall.

The image above features Bishop Lloyd's Palace and is provided courtesy of Visit Chester and Cheshire.