The Hole In Wand Chester

The real life escape room game! You and a team of your friends are locked in a room for 60 minutes. Solve a series of puzzles & mysteries to escape! Can you breakout?

A bowling alley on Bridge St in Chester.

Embark on an exciting journey into Chester's Roman past! Witness history as never before in this family-friendly adventure for all ages! Filled with stories from across the empire, genuine artefacts and have-a-go displays, our site presents historical information by putting you as the main character complete with all the sights, sounds, and smells! Learn all about the archaeology of Chester through our trailblazing light show and open archaeological trenches, which showcase the abundance of physical historical remains that lie beneath your feet. Visit Deva Roman Experience to experience the history of Roman Chester by putting yourself right in the middle, rather than just looking through glass. Please note that last entry is at 5pm.

The gory story of medicine through time! Sick To Death is a history of medicine attraction in the centre of the historic city of Chester. Visit a playground of plague with a smatter of splatter, and a chance to poke into our medical past. Located in the historic and atmospheric St Michael's Church, Sick to to Death will take you through the history of medicine, from our bumbling beginning to modern scientific methods. From our immersive Diagnosis Alley, to performing your own autopsy on Colin the cadaver, you'll explore every era of medicine inside our museum. We don't skimp on the info, but there's lots of fun to be had, making Sick to Death a great day out for visitors of all ages.

A museum on Northgate St in Chester.

Storyhouse is one of the UK’s foremost cultural charities, its home in Chester incorporates a library, theatres and a cinema. It is one of the country’s most successful arts buildings, with more than one million customer visits each year. The pioneering new library within Storyhouse, where members of the community work alongside city librarians, boasts the longest opening hours of any UK public library and is open every day until 11pm. It runs over 2,000 sessions a year for marginalised communities. It is also an acclaimed theatre producer and runs the country’s most successful regional open-air theatre, in the city’s Grosvenor Park and Moonlight Flicks open air cinema and Drive-In.

Chester History & Heritage is a local and family history resource centre housed in the Grosvenor Museum, in the centre of Chester.

Galleries on Chester's local history and Cheshire's natural history, plus temporary exhibitions.