Cheshire West and Chester
Properties and events in Cheshire West and Chester
Before heading out for your Heritage Open Days visit, please check entries for last-minute changes.
Bishop Lloyd's Palace - Open
Visit this late Tudor town house with Arts and Crafts modifications now home of Chester Civic Trust on Saturday 12 September.
Chester Racecourse Walking Tour
Join your guide for a walking tour of Chester racecourse, arguably the oldest operating racecourse in the world. This tour is full of surprises!
Chester Time Travel Tours: Dark Prince Tour
Explore the historic city of Chester with a historical character from the past! Experience an interactive, whistle-stop tour for the whole family, time-travelling through two thousand years of history in just sixty minutes.
Chester Time Travel Tours: Roman Tour
Explore the historic city of Chester with a historical character from the past! Experience an interactive, whistle-stop tour for the whole family, time-travelling through two thousand years of history in just sixty minutes.
Chester Time Travel Tours: Tudor Tour
Explore the historic city of Chester with a historical character from the past! Experience an interactive, whistle-stop tour for the whole family, time-travelling through two thousand years of history in just sixty minutes.
Chester Time Travel Tours: Victorian Tour
Explore the historic city of Chester with a historical character from the past! Experience an interactive, whistle-stop tour for the whole family, time-travelling through two thousand years of history in just sixty minutes.
Chester Time Travel Tours: Vikings Tour
Explore the historic city of Chester with a historical character from the past! Experience an interactive, whistle-stop tour for the whole family, time-travelling through two thousand years of history in just sixty minutes.
Hadlow Road Station
Tour of signal box and description of signal box construction.
Hooton Park Hangars
Hooton Park Trust will be opening the Grade II* WW1 hangars at the former RAF Hooton Park airfield as part of the Heritage Open Days 2026. See historic aircraft in an original setting, many exhibits having a direct link to Hooton's history.
King Charles Tower - Open
Did King Charles I stand on this tower and watch the Battle of Rowton Moor? Come and see for yourself whether this may have been possible.
National Waterways Museum
Housed in the historical location of a former transhipment dock including buildings that are Grade II listed dating back to 1801.
RSPB Burton Mere Wetlands
Our friendly and knowledgeable team will be available at our Visitor Centre and at our Prominent Iron Age Hillfort.
Shot Tower Pop Up Heritage Centre
The survival of the historic 1799 Shot Tower is a symbol of the industrial base of Chester and the daily working lives of Cestrians. Chester was a base for companies with an international reach.
St Chad's Church, Winsford
Join us at St Chad's Church this HODs, with tower tours, bell ringing demonstrations, history displays and homemade refreshments.
St Thomas’ Church, Parkgate
Closed for 16 years, this tiny sandstone church was refurbished and reopened in 2010.
Stretton Watermill
Bring a picnic and a picnic blanket and drop in and celebrate Heritage Open Days at this Grade II listed Watermill. Enjoy a taster tour.
Through the window
A video series peeking through the windows at the everyday lives in Preston Brook and it's surrounds.
Visit Chester's Camera Obscura
Drop in and visit one of only 21 camera obscura’s in the UK, which sits on top of Bonewaldesthorne’s Tower on the North-West corner of Chester City Walls.
Walk on the Wirral Way
A guided walk along the Wirral Way, giving information about the history of this section of the former railway line.