The Tudor & Stuart Tour of Chester

08/12/2024

Our apologies to our customers for the frustrating grotto closure yesterday, we have tried to move your bookings as best we can to Stanley Palace. Father Christmas is there today between 1 and 6pm. Tickets are £10 per child for walkups and there is a cafe inside. Come join us! Chester History and Heritage Centre Big Heritage Unknown Vikings Visit Chester and Cheshire Chester Events Page Christmas Chester Cathedral Chester Medieval Tours Roman Tours

03/12/2024

Only one space left for our Dickensian Grotto at the Grosvenor Museum this Saturday 7th December but many slots available this Sunday 8th at Stanley Palace. Book tickets now on our website www.livehistory.co.uk

What would you like to do in Chester? Tudor and Stuart Tour Guided, themed, costumed tour. View Tour Chester Family Tour Guided, themed, costumed tour. View Tour Romans to Knights Self-guided, downloadable tour. View Tour School Workshops Key Stages 1 & 2 workshop sessions, set within a real Tudor b...

26/11/2024

Book your place for the Dickensian Grotto (Chester) at the Grosvenor Museum this Saturday 30th November (limited availability) or next Saturday 7th December (limited availability). If you'd prefer Stanley Palace, their Dickensian Grottos will be on Sunday 8th, 15th and 22nd December. Book tickets now at: https://livehistory.co.uk/.../the-original-father.../ Experience the past! Chester Christmas Chester Christmas Market Christmas Christmas & Nature Lovers By:Jy Roberts Countdown to Christmas 2024 Merry Christmas Beautiful Christmas

26/11/2024

The Tudor & Stuart Tour of Chester will return on Saturday 4th January 2025!

26/11/2024

Last day of Tudor workshops for 2024 yesterday...despite feeling ill, we got through it.

21/11/2024

Only seven slots left for our Dickensian Grotto at the Grosvenor Museum on Saturday 7th December. Book tickets now at: https://livehistory.co.uk/event/the-original-father-christmas-dickensian-grotto-at-the-grosvenor-museum/ Experience the past!

20/11/2024

Ever thought of doing an audio tour? Book them through our website: www.livehistory.co.uk Will you time travel thirteen hundred years in Chester, past Romans, Saxons, Vikings and Normans OR will you solve a Lancaster murder in 1916? Experience the past with Live History! Chester History and Heritage Centre Big Heritage Roman Tours Chester Medieval Tours Unknown Vikings Lancaster Castle Lancaster City Museum Lancaster Maritime Museum

16/11/2024

That's the last Tudor & Stuart Tour of Chester with bricklayer Myles Mason this year however he will return in 2025.

16/11/2024

Algernon Eccleston made some friends! Good turn out for the Victorian flashmob in Chester last night! thank you everyone for coming along and spreading Christmas cheer! Remember that if you want to book tickets for the Dickensian Grotto at the Grosvenor Museum or Stanley Palace, you can do so through www.livehistory.co.uk

15/11/2024

Tomorrow, Saturday 15th Nov, is the LAST DAY OF 2024 for the Chester Family Tour with Robert Mason from outside Chester's Visitor Information Centre, 10am
- Tudor & Stuart Tour of Chester with Myles Mason from outside Chester's Visitor Information Centre, 11:30am

13/11/2024

Want to dress up as Victorian but have no reason to do so? Look no further! Join us this Friday in Chester at the High Cross at 6pm, where we will be handing out pamphlets for the Dickensian Grotto, being held at the nineteenth century Grosvenor Museum and the sixteenth century Stanley Palace this Christmas season! Around 7:30pm we will be making our way to the large tree opposite St Michael's Church to sing some old Christmas Carols together (lyric sheets will be provided) before heading over to Ye Olde King's Head around 8pm for drinks. We aim to make local news with our Victorian flashmob...why not be a part of it here: https://www.facebook.com/events/858304359618396 Dickensian Grotto details can be found on our website: www.livehistory.co.uk/future-events/ Experience the past with Live History's Victorian Flashmob this Friday 15th November!

12/11/2024

As we approach autumn's end and winter's beginning, it means the end of the 2024 season for public Tudor & Stuart Tours however we are still taking private bookings throughout the winter and will return with weekly public tours in 2025.

This week's remaining tours are as follows:

Saturday 15th Nov - LAST DAY OF 2024 of the Chester Family Tour with Robert Mason from outside Chester's Visitor Information Centre, 10am
- Tudor & Stuart Tour of Chester with Myles Mason from outside Chester's Visitor Information Centre, 11:30am

For more details and to make tour bookings, please visit our website: www.livehistory.co.uk Chester Cathedral Chester Standard Chester Zoo Chester Racecourse Chester Events Page Big Heritage Roman Tours Roman Tours Chester Medieval Tours The Chester Grosvenor Visit Chester and Cheshire Chester's Dee Radio

10/11/2024

This week's tours:

Friday 15th Nov - Lancaster Family Tour launch with Algernon Eccleston from Market Square, 10am
- Georgian & Regency Tour of Lancaster with Johnny Eccleston from Market Square, 12pm
- Victorian Flashmob with Algernon Eccleston from Chester High Cross, 6pm-9pm

Saturday 16th Nov - LAST Chester Family Tour OF 2024 with Robert Mason from Chester Visitor Information Centre, 10am
- LAST Tudor & Stuart Tour of Chester OF 2024 with Myles Mason from Chester Visitor Information Centre, 11:30am

For more details and to make tour bookings, please visit our website: www.livehistory.co.uk

09/11/2024

Myles Mason has no idea how he ended up in a coffee shop when they don't exist yet and he can't read. Still, never mind. The Tudor & Stuart Tour starts at 11.30pm today meeting outside the Visitor Information Centre in Chester. Come and join the Mason family for a journey back into the past!

08/11/2024

Chester Family Tour at 10am and Tudor & Stuart Tour at 12pm tomorrow, meeting outside the Visitor Information Centre in Chester. Come and join the Mason family for a journey back into the past!