Chester Ghost City

28/08/2024

Viking Chester's Shield Maiden leads both tours at 11am and 3.15pm on Sat 31st August from the Town Hall Square. Tales of magic swords, the undead, cursed graves, flying cats and naughty Loki abound! Ticket: Chester Visitor Information Centre Tel: 01244 405340 or visit www.vikingchester.com Ideal introduction to Key Stage 2 studies too!

20/08/2024

Viking Chester Tours return on Saturday 24th August 2024 at 11am & 3.15pm from the Town Hall with a new guide in period costume! Discover the true story of Vikings here 1000 years ago on a 90 minute tour & listen to tales of magic swords, cursed graves, flying cats, zombies, wolf warriors and naughty deity Loki! Book at Chester Visitor Information Centre Tel: 01244 405340 or www.vikingchester.com Ideal introduction to Key Stage 2 studies!

14/08/2024

The Chester Ghost Tour on Friday 16th August 2024 will be extra special because it's led by local author and highly experienced guide, Mary Ann Cameron, who has written two volumes of stories about ghostly goings-on in the city over the past 2000 years.

Tickets are available from the Visitor Information Centre Tel: 01244 405340 at the Town Hall, where the tour departs at 7.30pm.

You can also book online at www.ghostcity.co.uk

09/08/2024

The Viking Chester Tour on Sat 10th August is extra special as it visits the Unknown Vikings Living History outside St John's Church. The tour departs at 11am from the Town Hall with the Shield Maiden and is ideal for the Key Stage 2 studies on Vikings. Book at Chester Visitor Information Centre Tel: 01244 405340 or online at http://vikingchester.com

06/08/2024

The Viking Chester Tour next Saturday morning will be extra special because it includes a visit to the Unknown Vikings Living History encampment outside St John's Church by the Amphitheatre.

The Viking Chester Tour departs at 11am from outside the Town Hall and is ideal for providing information for the Key Stage 2 element of the school syllabus on Vikings.

Our 90 minute walk around areas of the city associated with the Vikings features tales of magic swords, flying cats, zombies and wolf warriors and is both entertaining and educational!

You can book tickets at the Town Hall Visitor Information Centre Tel: 01244 405340 or online at www.vikingchester.com

The tour is led by a Shield Maiden in the morning and with a Viking Warrior in the afternoon departing at 3.15pm

01/08/2024

Viking Chester Tours will announce their presence traditionally in the city by blowing a cow's horn from now on.

We depart from outside the Town Hall at 11am and 3.15pm on Saturdays June-October.

Tickets are bookable online at www.vikingchester.com or at Chester Visitor Information Centre Tel: 01244 405340.

Our Shield Maiden normally leads the morning departures and the Viking Warrior covers the afternoon one.

Private tours, living history classroom presentations, and events can be booked at any time. Call 01244 405340 or email: [email protected]

NB: Vikings feature on the Key Stage 2 school syllabus and our fun fact-filled tours deliver on every level.

31/07/2024

Please do not buy tickets for Chester Ghost Tour from people offering them for sale because they cannot attend. Our tickets are NOT transferable.

Thank you!

You can book tickets online at www.ghostcity.co.uk or Chester Visitor Information Centre Tel: 01244 405340

30/07/2024

Viking Chester launches its first walking tour with a Shield Maiden in the morning at 11am and a Warrior in the afternoon at 3.15pm on Saturday 3rd August 2024.

Come and find out The Age of the Vikings in the city over 1000 years ago. Listen to tales of hidden treasure, flying cats, zombies, wolf warriors and naughty deity Loki!

Book tickets online at www.vikingchester.com or at Chester Visitor Information Centre Tel: 01244 405340.

Everyone taking part receives a replica Viking coin!

NB: Vikings are featured on the Key Stage 2 school syllabus.

19/07/2024

Viking Chester launches its first walking tour with a Shield Maiden on Saturday 20th July 2024 at 11am and 3.15pm.

Come and find out The Age of the Vikings in the city over 1000 years ago. Listen to tales of hidden treasure, flying cats, zombies, wolf warriors and naughty deity Loki!

Book tickets online at www.vikingchester.com or at Chester Visitor Information Centre Tel: 01244 405340, or pay the Viking guide on the day in cash.

Everyone taking part receives a replica Viking coin!

15/07/2024

Our Viking Shield Maiden makes her debut on Saturday 20th July 2024 departing from outside the Town Hall at 11am and 3.30pm.

Over 1000 years ago, Invaders from across the North Sea swept across much of Britain and seized and stole whatever they could find – and rose to become rulers over England.

Now we go back in time to the Viking occupation of Chester and reveal the lasting impact they made on the city and beyond.

Find out about their unique culture including tales of flying cats, ‘zombies’, ‘wolf warriors’ and the naughty god Loki!

It’s an unforgettable and unmissable adventure for everyone to enjoy.

Participants will also receive a replica Viking coin as a souvenir of their tour.

Private group tours available at any time.

Tickets are bookable online at www.vikingchester.com or at Chester Visitor Information Centre Tel: 01244 405340 or pay the Viking in cash on the day.

So take a walk on the wilder side and discover the Age of the Vikings in Chester!

09/07/2024

We're launching a new Viking Chester Tour on Saturday 13th July 2024. It departs from the Town Hall at 11am and 3.15pm on Saturdays until the end of October and is full of fascinating facts about the invaders from across the North Sea including 'flying cats', 'zombies' and 'wolf warriors' plus the naughty deity Loki! Tickets are bookable at the Town Hall in Northgate Street Tel: 01244 405340 or online at www.vikingchester.com

So come on a Walk on the Wilder Side and discover the Age of the Vikings in Chester 1000 years ago!

04/07/2024

Chester Launches New Viking Tour

Chester will be turning back the clock to the Age of the Vikings from Saturday 13th July thanks to the launch of a brand-new walking tour.

The Vikings settled in the city over 1000 years ago and the new tour will explore how they lived here – and relations with their Anglo-Saxon neighbours!

Viking Chester will feature costumed guides dressed as a fearsome fighter or a Shield Maiden complete with replica swords and shields and many other items.

They will lead groups of visitors and residents from the Town Hall Visitor Information Centre around locations associated with the invaders from across the North Sea.

Everyone taking part in the new tour will receive a replica Viking coin.

The new guided walk has been developed by The Guild of Ghost Hunters Ltd, who run the highly popular Chester Ghost Tours launched 40 years ago.

Its director, Gerald Tattum says: ‘We are delighted to launch this new venture and appreciate all the support we have received to get it off the ground, especially from The Town House Chester in Lower Bridge Street, an area where the Vikings settled - as well as in Handbridge across the river.

The tours will be led by an archaeologist and an historian to make sure the content is accurate as well as entertaining and will provide an authentic visitor experience’.

He added: ‘The Age of the Vikings is just as important as all the other eras of the city’s history and well worth exploring. They were in Britain for over 350 years and ended up ruling England. We have uncovered many fascinating aspects of their culture from flying cats and ‘zombies’ to ‘wolf warriors’ and naughty deity Loki!’

‘There are still many unanswered questions about the Vikings in Chester. It’s a mystery why no Viking graves have been found here yet. Some dead Viking leaders were traditionally buried in ships along with their treasures.

‘It would be fantastic if anyone with local Viking finds could come forward and contact the city’s Grosvenor Museum to help improve our knowledge and understanding of how the Vikings lived while they were here.’

Tickets for the tours are bookable at Chester Visitor Information Centre and online at www.vikingchester.com, plus latecomers can pay the Viking guide in cash.

Tours depart at 11am and 3.15pm Saturdays, June-October starting from 13th July 2024.

Contact for more information: Gerald Tattum Tel: 07790498898 or email: [email protected]

27/06/2024

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08/04/2024

The Forge has partnered with Chester Ghost City to host a ghost tour plus dinner on Thursday 25th April. Join the tour guide who will take you on a night -time journey around the eerie haunts of Chester and then back to The Forge for a 3-course dinner with some ghost stories by the guide! Find out more: https://shorturl.at/kpC69

27/03/2024

Just a quick update on our new publishing venture! Last year we brought you 'Mold: The Passing of Time', which is still selling well at independent bookshops in the town, the library and The Charcoal Galleryy in Hawarden.

Look out soon for a new publication focusing on Flintshire Villages featuring a host of images from bygone years ,and the reissue of an old favourite, 'The Spirit of Mold' by popular demand.

We are currently on the hunt for images of Hawarden, Ewloe and Deeside over the past 100 years featuring buildings, activities and people. Please get in touch if you can help.

26/03/2024

26/03/2024

We are restarting Chester Ghost Tours on Fridays from 5th April until the end of November in addition to our regular departures on Saturdays. We explore the city's haunted heritage from the past 2000 years leaving the Town Hall Square at 7.30pm. You can book tickets on www.ghostcity.co.uk or at Chester Visitor Information Centre Tel: 01244 405340, or pay on the night.

13/02/2024

Here's something to make your heart beat faster on Valentine's Day. We are running our popular Chester Ghost Tour tomorrow (Wednesday 14th February 2024) departing from the Town Hall Square at 7.30pm exploring the city's haunted heritage. Tickets are available from Chester Visitor Information Centre Tel: 01244 405340 or online at www.Chester Ghost City, or pay the guide on the night.

23/10/2023

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23/10/2023

Chester Ghost Tours are providing extra departures in the run up to Halloween. We will be exploring the haunted heritage from the past 2000 years of the city's action-packed history. All our tours are different and we never use gimmicks or special effects. We will be on the streets of Chester every night 23rd-31st October with a whole host of departures as we enter our 40th year of operation. You can find out more and book online at www.ghostcity.co.uk or at Chester Visitor Information Centre Tel 01244 405340. Still the original and best Ghost Hunters!

19/10/2023

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03/10/2023

We are delighted to announce that we have added extra dates and times in the run up to Halloween this year.

We visit the city's haunted heritage from the past 2000 years of Chester's action-packed history every Thursday, Friday and Saturday until the end of November plus every day 23rd-31st October.

We venture forth from the Town Hall Square at 7.30pm with extra departures times over the Halloween weekend.

You can book tickets at www.ghostcity.co.uk or Chester Visitor Information Centre Tel: 01244 405340.

07/09/2023

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06/09/2023

We are restarting Chester Ghost Tours on Thursdays from 8th September until the end of November in addition to our regular departures on Fridays and Saturdays. We explore the city's haunted heritage from the past 2000 years leaving the Town Hall Square at 7.30pm. You can book tickets on www.ghostcity.co.uk or at Chester Visitor Information Centre Tel; 01244 405340.

01/09/2023

We are delighted to be running another Chester Ghost Tour TONIGHT Friday 1st September 2023 exploring the haunted heritage of the city.
The tour will be led by local author and guide, Mary Ann Cameron, who has published two volumes of stories about the Ghosts of Chester.
We depart at 7.30pm from the Town Hall Square.
Tickets are bookable online at www.ghostcity.co.uk
or from the Chester Visitor Information Centre Tel:: 01244 405340.

02/05/2023

We are launching Chester Ghost Tours on Fridays from 5th May in addition to the regular Saturday departures that take place all year exploring the city's haunted heritage. We venture forth from the Town Hall Square at 7.30pm. You can get tickets from Chester Visitor Information Centre or book online at www.ghostcity.co.uk, or pay the guide on the night.