Holiday Homes & Rentals in Chester

Chester city is a wonderful place for a holiday or city break. You’ll be spoilt for choice – do you stay in the city centre with its Roman walls and amphitheatre, or head to a home just outside, perhaps near the racecourse to the east, or in the pretty village of Boughton to the west. Chester’s famous city walls are the backdrop for superb restaurants and bars, so if you’re looking to be able to walk to fine dining and evening glamour, choose a holiday home around the centre of the city.

Chester’s beautiful architecture is reflected in its gorgeous holiday homes, many featuring the attractive red brick so often found in this area. Holiday homes are often converted churches, or large buildings now converted to luxury properties. Outside the city walls you’ll discover picturesque rentals and barn conversions, again with the iconic red Chester brick, and adorned with climbing roses and ivy. No matter where you choose to holiday in Chester, you’ll be surrounded by beauty!

The city of Chester is right on the border with north Wales, and is very close to Liverpool, making it a great location for exploring the surrounding area as well as Chester itself. Easily reached from the M56 motorway, Chester also has good rail links from major UK cities. Once there enjoy a walk past the ancient monuments and along the cobbled streets, soaking in the atmosphere and browsing the fabulous shops.

Chester has the best preserved Roman walls in the UK, and they house a wonderful range of independent shops and restaurants. Just outside the walls the River Dee winds its way around the south of the city, offering delightful nature walks and relaxing river trips, and the Chester canal intersects the city giving waterside access without even stepping outside the walls. The Roman amphitheatre in Chester is the largest ever built in Britain and it is now a Grade 1 protected site. This diverse and vibrant city is packed with culture and excitement, a place to luxuriate in the finer side of life, but with huge amounts to offer to travellers on a budget.

There is something so romantic about a beautiful city, and Chester is truly one of the most beautiful in the UK. Stroll hand in hand down the pretty streets, choosing which bar or restaurant you’ll enjoy that evening, take a walk down the banks of the River Dee or the canal’s towpath, and then enjoy a romantic picnic in Grosvenor Park, surrounded by scented flowers and colourful plants. Chester’s charm and splendour is the backdrop to the perfect romantic city break.

Chester is truly a wonderful place for shopping. Packed with both the British high street stores you know and love but also myriad independent shops and boutiques. Chester has the oldest shopping façade in the UK – The Rows – two levels of shopping heaven, covered for any weather, dating back 700 years! Walk in the footsteps of medieval shoppers who passed the same way in days gone by, although the offerings have changed from ironmongers and shoemakers to jewellers and wellness stores. If that’s not enough, just out of town is the huge Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet. Don’t forget your credit card!

Chester’s Roman Walls are two miles long, and are the longest, oldest and most complete in the whole of Britain. Walk in the footsteps of Roman soldiers and feast on a wonderful view of the city.

Covering an immense 125 acres and home to an incredible 27,000 animals, Chester Zoo will create memories to treasure and learning that will last a lifetime. Find out more about ecology and environmental protection while enjoying getting close up to some of the most incredible species on Earth.

Chester Cathedral’s stunning twin turrets soar high above like those of a fairy castle, and the rest of the Cathedral is just as beautiful. Don’t miss the Cathedral’s Falconry and Nature Gardens!

This exceptional outdoor theatre offers visitors fantastic Shakespeare productions as well as more modern shows to suit all tastes. Top tip if you are going outside of high summer – take a blanket!

This fascinating historical clock is a true icon of Chester, sitting aloft the gate on Eastgate street. A prominent landmark in the city of Chester, it is said to be the most photographed clock in England after Big Ben!