Heritage Chester is dedicated to promoting, preserving, and inspiring appreciation for Chester's unparalleled heritage. Our flagship initiative, Chester Heritage Festival, transforms the city for two weeks each year. https://www.heritagechester.co.uk/https://bsky.app/profile/heritagechester.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/heritagechester.bsky.social/post/3mwspdcanyk2oOne month to go! 🏛️ ROWVEMBER returns 1 - 30 November, celebrating Chester's unique Rows. Our full line-up is on its way - watch this space 👀 buff.ly/pfzQySk Image: @stuartrobphoto.bsky.social. #Rowvember #ChesterRows #HeritageChester #LoveChester #Chester01 Oct 2026 11:00 +0000at://did:plc:ekits7usbncmdmfx3tfwiq6c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwspdcanyk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/heritagechester.bsky.social/post/3mvxrpxrbdf24381 years ago, this ground shook 💥 Parliament's cannons breached Chester's walls in 1645 - it still stands today. Join us at Chester Roman Gardens, Tue 22 Sept, 2-6pm, for weapons, objects and stories from the siege. Free, drop-in. 👉️ buff.ly/Q9Mngoc #Chester @stuartrobphoto.bsky.social20 Sep 2026 18:01 +0000at://did:plc:ekits7usbncmdmfx3tfwiq6c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvxrpxrbdf24https://bsky.app/profile/heritagechester.bsky.social/post/3mvx53ja46j2jThank you for joining us this Heritage Open Days! 🩷 Our events are run by volunteers and we're a not-for-profit organisation. Our events are fuelled by genuine passion. We'd love to know how we did! 📝 Share your thoughts: buff.ly/as2t2D0 Thank you. See you next year 🏛️ #HeritageOpenDays #Chester20 Sep 2026 11:52 +0000at://did:plc:ekits7usbncmdmfx3tfwiq6c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvx53ja46j2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/heritagechester.bsky.social/post/3mvwtjhdxgw27Grab your leg warmers - it's a totally rad celebration! 🕶️ 40 years since salt production ended at Lion Salt Works. 🥳 Free 80s party 📆 Sun 20 Sept, 11am-4pm 🧂 demos 🎞️ archive film 🐴 nodding donkey pump 👖 fancy dress & retro car comps. Find out more👉️ buff.ly/PyXvzYT #HeritageOpenDays #Northwich20 Sep 2026 09:00 +0000at://did:plc:ekits7usbncmdmfx3tfwiq6c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvwtjhdxgw27https://bsky.app/profile/heritagechester.bsky.social/post/3mvuxa3fndi2hBy popular demand, Chester's Water Tower opens for Heritage Open Days! ✨️ 📆 Sun 20 Sept, 11am-3pm. This 14th-century tower once stood in the River Dee, defending the (now landlocked) port. 🎟️ Free, drop-in. Find out more 👉️ buff.ly/ber4es0 #HeritageOpenDays #Chester19 Sep 2026 15:01 +0000at://did:plc:ekits7usbncmdmfx3tfwiq6c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvuxa3fndi2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/heritagechester.bsky.social/post/3mvuaip632d2fSaturday's line-up is a good one ✨ Sat 19 Sept, free & drop-in: 📸 Helsby Heritage Day (9-1) 🎨 Weaver Hall Memory Boxes (11-4, Northwich) 🏚️ Weaver Hall free family entry (2-4.30, Northwich) 🕊️ Quaker Meeting House (10-4.30). Find out more 👉️ buff.ly/Gbh9hJr #HeritageOpenDays #Chester19 Sep 2026 08:15 +0000at://did:plc:ekits7usbncmdmfx3tfwiq6c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvuaip632d2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/heritagechester.bsky.social/post/3mvsngvxvol26Last weekend - plenty still free and drop-in ✨ Free events 19-20 Sept: 📸 Helsby Heritage Day 🎨 Weaver Hall Memory Boxes & family entry (Northwich) 🕊️ Quaker Meeting House 🗼 Water Tower 🧂 Lion Salt Works 80s Celebration (Northwich). 👉️ buff.ly/Gbh9hJr #HeritageOpenDays #EverydayHistoryHeroes18 Sep 2026 17:01 +0000at://did:plc:ekits7usbncmdmfx3tfwiq6c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvsngvxvol26https://bsky.app/profile/heritagechester.bsky.social/post/3mvsdgf3orn2h⚔️ 22 Sept 1645 – Parliament's cannons breached Chester's walls. 381 years later, stand in the breach itself and discover the weapons, stories & citizens of the siege. 📅 Tue 22 Sept, 2-6pm 📍 Roman Gardens ♿️ Accessible|FREE Full details: buff.ly/ACV4y6O Image: @stuartrobphoto.bsky.social18 Sep 2026 14:02 +0000at://did:plc:ekits7usbncmdmfx3tfwiq6c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvsdgf3orn2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/heritagechester.bsky.social/post/3mvrzblnumc2oThank you for joining us this Heritage Open Days! 🩷 Our events are run by volunteers and we're a not-for-profit organisation. Our events are fuelled by genuine passion. We'd love to know how we did! 📝 Share your thoughts: buff.ly/as2t2D0 Thank you. See you next year 🏛️ #HeritageOpenDays #Chester18 Sep 2026 11:00 +0000at://did:plc:ekits7usbncmdmfx3tfwiq6c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvrzblnumc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/heritagechester.bsky.social/post/3mvrpzxk62v2uGrab your leg warmers - it's a totally rad celebration! 🕶️ 40 years since salt production ended at Lion Salt Works. 🥳 Free 80s party 📆 Sun 20 Sept, 11am-4pm 🧂 demos 🎞️ archive film 🐴 nodding donkey pump 👖 fancy dress & retro car comps. Find out more👉️ buff.ly/PyXvzYT #HeritageOpenDays #Northwich18 Sep 2026 08:15 +0000at://did:plc:ekits7usbncmdmfx3tfwiq6c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvrpzxk62v2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/heritagechester.bsky.social/post/3mvqdoqz5lg24By popular demand, Chester's Water Tower opens for Heritage Open Days! ✨️ 📆 Sun 20 Sept, 11am-3pm. This 14th-century tower once stood in the River Dee, defending the (now landlocked) port. 🎟️ Free, drop-in. Find out more 👉️ buff.ly/ber4es0 #HeritageOpenDays #Chester17 Sep 2026 19:01 +0000at://did:plc:ekits7usbncmdmfx3tfwiq6c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvqdoqz5lg24https://bsky.app/profile/heritagechester.bsky.social/post/3mvpswkr63r2eA full day at Weaver Hall Museum - free entry, family fun and memory-making 🏛️ Sat 19 Sept: Memory Boxes workshop for adults 11am-4pm, with artist Nichola Burton, plus free family entry 2-4.30pm with games, crafts & workhouse life demos. Findout more 👉️ buff.ly/cxG0rvF #HeritageOpenDays #Northwich17 Sep 2026 14:01 +0000at://did:plc:ekits7usbncmdmfx3tfwiq6c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvpswkr63r2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/heritagechester.bsky.social/post/3mvpiubu52p26St. Mary's Church, Weaverham - Open Day 🔔 Free guided tours on request, Sat 19 Sept, 10am-1pm, plus village walks from 2pm. Grade I listed, 15th-century tower, mentioned in the Domesday Book. Free, drop-in. Find our more 👉️ buff.ly/CI3VL2b #HeritageOpenDays #Weaverham #EverydayHistoryHeroes17 Sep 2026 11:01 +0000at://did:plc:ekits7usbncmdmfx3tfwiq6c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvpiubu52p26https://bsky.app/profile/heritagechester.bsky.social/post/3mvp7kvx22r2eLast two days to step inside this Victorian landmark ⛪ St. Werburgh's Church: Thu 17 & Fri 18 Sept, 1-3pm - last chance. Completed 1875, Early English style, acclaimed Binns/Sixsmith organ. 🎟️ Free, drop-in. Find out more 👉️ buff.ly/1sx6Dsr #HeritageOpenDays17 Sep 2026 08:15 +0000at://did:plc:ekits7usbncmdmfx3tfwiq6c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvp7kvx22r2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/heritagechester.bsky.social/post/3mvnpu7cikb2jOne weekend left - make it count ✨ Free drop-in events this weekend: Saturday👉️ 📸 Helsby Heritage Day 🎨 Weaver Hall Memory Boxes - Northwich 🕊️ Quaker Meeting House Sunday 👉️ 🗼Water Tower 🎉Lion Salt Works 80s Celebration - Northwich Find out more: buff.ly/nl8WL97 #HeritageOpenDays #Chester16 Sep 2026 18:01 +0000at://did:plc:ekits7usbncmdmfx3tfwiq6c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvnpu7cikb2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/heritagechester.bsky.social/post/3mvncha3lop26A natural wonder hiding downstream on the Dee 🌊 Paul Hyde's illustrated talk on the Dee's own river bore - what it is, how it forms, and how to catch one. 📆 Fri 18 Sept, 7.30-8.50pm, Bishop Lloyd's Palace. Tickets limited, book now 👉️ buff.ly/v6enOvI #HeritageOpenDays #Chester16 Sep 2026 14:01 +0000at://did:plc:ekits7usbncmdmfx3tfwiq6c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvncha3lop26https://bsky.app/profile/heritagechester.bsky.social/post/3mvmyfcshnl24A few last-minute spaces just opened up 🎟️ Western Command, Churchill Building tours. Explore this 1930s building built on the eve of WWII. 📅 Thursday 17 September 🎟️ Book here: 10.30am tour: buff.ly/9BHwUCF 12pm tour: buff.ly/ZXql4wM #HeritageOpenDays #Chester #EverydayHistoryHeroes16 Sep 2026 11:01 +0000at://did:plc:ekits7usbncmdmfx3tfwiq6c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvmyfcshnl24https://bsky.app/profile/heritagechester.bsky.social/post/3mvmp45noqi2zHalfway through. Still plenty to see. ✨ Free drop-in events still to come: 🗿St. John's Chapter House (Wed 16) 🕊️ Chester Quaker Meeting House (Sat 19) 📸 Helsby Heritage Day (Sat 19) 🗼 Water Tower (Sun 20). Find out more👉️ buff.ly/nl8WL97 #HeritageOpenDays #Chester16 Sep 2026 08:15 +0000at://did:plc:ekits7usbncmdmfx3tfwiq6c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvmp45noqi2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/heritagechester.bsky.social/post/3mvlcqgrzau2uStill time to step inside this Victorian landmark ⛪ St. Werburgh's Church: Wed 16-Fri 18 Sept, 1-3pm. Completed 1875, Early English style, acclaimed Binns/Sixsmith organ. 👉️ Don't miss: free talk "Building St. Werburgh's" by Ann Marie Curtis, Wed 16, 2-2.50pm. Find out more👉️ buff.ly/1sx6Dsr15 Sep 2026 19:01 +0000at://did:plc:ekits7usbncmdmfx3tfwiq6c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvlcqgrzau2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/heritagechester.bsky.social/post/3mvl4sqy2fn2lTwo more chances to walk the city with an expert guide 🚶‍♀️ Free 45-min taster of "The Chester Tour" with the Guild of Chester Guides. 📆 Thu 17 or Sat 19 Sept. 🎟️ Book now 👉️ buff.ly/NgyODve #HeritageOpenDays #Chester15 Sep 2026 17:15 +0000at://did:plc:ekits7usbncmdmfx3tfwiq6c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvl4sqy2fn2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/heritagechester.bsky.social/post/3mvks2wlt2f2eA lunchtime recital among 11th-century columns 🎶 Dunelm Duo concert at St. John's Church, Wed 16 Sept, 1-2pm. Live music amid Norman columns and Medieval architecture. Free, drop-in. 👉️ buff.ly/DzOTCLg #HeritageOpenDays #Chester15 Sep 2026 14:02 +0000at://did:plc:ekits7usbncmdmfx3tfwiq6c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvks2wlt2f2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/heritagechester.bsky.social/post/3mvkhx22whj2j2,000 years, one hour, zero excuses to miss it 🏛️ Paul Hyde (former Heritage Interpretation Officer, Chester City Council) covers Chester's history from Roman times to today in one hour. 📆 Thu 17 Sept, 7.30-8.40pm. Tickets limited. Book now👉️ buff.ly/SebcUV6 #HeritageOpenDays #Chester15 Sep 2026 11:01 +0000at://did:plc:ekits7usbncmdmfx3tfwiq6c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvkhx22whj2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/heritagechester.bsky.social/post/3mvkacobmjp2aTwo buildings, two very different Victorian visions 🏛️ Guided talk & walking tour comparing University Chapel and the John Douglas-designed Vicarage on Parkgate Road. Wed 16 Sept, 1-2pm. Free, tickets limited, book now 👉️ buff.ly/m1LskDQ #HeritageOpenDays #Chester15 Sep 2026 08:45 +0000at://did:plc:ekits7usbncmdmfx3tfwiq6c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvkacobmjp2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/heritagechester.bsky.social/post/3mvisb3dqh42eA peaceful corner of history, open by advance booking 🕊️ University of Chester Chapel opens for Heritage Open Days: Wed 16 Sept, 1.30-2.30pm. 175 years of history on display, incl. an embroidered anniversary quilt. 🎟️ Booking essential 👉️ buff.ly/uy5GHrA #HeritageOpenDays #Chester14 Sep 2026 19:01 +0000at://did:plc:ekits7usbncmdmfx3tfwiq6c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvisb3dqh42ehttps://bsky.app/profile/heritagechester.bsky.social/post/3mviia2hvce26A tangible way to hold onto the people and moments that matter 💛 Create a memory box with artist Nichola Burton at Grosvenor Museum, Tue 15 Sept, 11am-4pm. Bring your own keepsakes, materials provided. Free, drop-in. Find our more 👉️ buff.ly/QuUTOcY #HeritageOpenDays #Chester14 Sep 2026 16:01 +0000at://did:plc:ekits7usbncmdmfx3tfwiq6c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mviia2hvce26https://bsky.app/profile/heritagechester.bsky.social/post/3mvi657ozft26Ever wondered why so much of Chester is built from red sandstone? Paul Hyde's talk explores the city's Triassic bedrock - its origins, journey, & use as building stone since Roman times, inc. St John's itself. 📆 Wed 16 Sept, 7.30-8.45pm. Free, tickets limited 👉️ buff.ly/M5rjBwW #HeritageOpenDays14 Sep 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:ekits7usbncmdmfx3tfwiq6c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvi657ozft26https://bsky.app/profile/heritagechester.bsky.social/post/3mvhu2f5mtf26New week. New places to explore. ✨ Fresh line-up all week, no booking needed for most: Chester Town Hall, St. Werburgh's Church, Memory Boxes, St. John's Chapter House, Dunelm Duo Concert. Fancy a tour? Guild of Chester Guides taster tours Tue, Thu & Sat. Find out more👉️ buff.ly/nl8WL9714 Sep 2026 10:00 +0000at://did:plc:ekits7usbncmdmfx3tfwiq6c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvhu2f5mtf26https://bsky.app/profile/heritagechester.bsky.social/post/3mvgbrdbqms2lA natural wonder hiding downstream on the Dee 🌊 Paul Hyde's illustrated talk on the Dee's own river bore - what it is, how it forms, and how to catch one. 📆 Fri 18 Sept, 7.30-8.50pm, Bishop Lloyd's Palace. Tickets limited, book now 👉️ buff.ly/v6enOvI #HeritageOpenDays #Chester13 Sep 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:ekits7usbncmdmfx3tfwiq6c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvgbrdbqms2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/heritagechester.bsky.social/post/3mvg33deqwu2fA lunchtime recital among 11th-century columns 🎶 Dunelm Duo concert at St. John's Church, Wed 16 Sept, 1-2pm. Live music amid Norman columns and Medieval architecture. Free, drop-in. 👉️ buff.ly/DzOTCLg #HeritageOpenDays #Chester13 Sep 2026 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:ekits7usbncmdmfx3tfwiq6c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvg33deqwu2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/heritagechester.bsky.social/post/3mvfr2reqik2h381 years ago, this ground shook 💥 Parliament's cannons breached Chester's walls in 1645 - it still stands today. Join us at Chester Roman Gardens, Tue 22 Sept, 2-6pm, for weapons, objects and stories from the siege. Free, drop-in. 👉️ buff.ly/Q9Mngoc #Chester @stuartrobphoto.bsky.social13 Sep 2026 14:01 +0000at://did:plc:ekits7usbncmdmfx3tfwiq6c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvfr2reqik2h