Port and Starboard – A Nautical Trip to Cheshire – NEW TOUR

Chester - Amphitheatre

1 day tour

Prices on request

Take a journey back to when Britain’s waterways were the main arteries of the nation. The Waterways Museum lovingly restores boats that have long been forgotten. See how the families that worked on the canals lived in spaces smaller than a cupboard under the stairs! Spend your afternoon in historic Chester admiring the river view or the traces left by the Roman occupation.

Dates

Dates available on request

Suggested itinerary by coach

10.30am

National Waterways Museum, Ellesmere Port

Arrive and explore at the National Waterways Museum, which lies on the banks of the River Mersey and the Manchester Ship Canal. Afterwards take a boat trip along the Shropshire Union Canal with live commentary, finally there is a guided walking tour of the site where we visit the museum Blacksmith.

1.00pm

Lunch

After visiting the museum you will enjoy a delicious packed lunch.

2.00pm

City of Chester

Next we head to Chester where we have a guided tour of the city including the remains of the Roman Ampitheatre.