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Chester Zoo
The UK's most-visited zoo housing over 35,000 animals across 128 acres with award-winning conservation programs.
4 km · about 10 min drive
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Chester
England, United Kingdom · Europe
About Chester
Chester works well as a base: 10 minutes from Eccleston, 44km from Llyn Brenig.
Chester is in England, United Kingdom, with about 91,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Eccleston, about 5 km away.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Chester?
Within an hour or so of Chester: Chester Zoo (4 km), Oulton Park (19 km), Ponderosa Cafe (28 km), Bentley Factory Tour (29 km).
Are there any good drives near Chester?
The nearest famous roads are Horseshoe Pass, Evo Triangle and B4391 Milltir Gerrig.
Where is Chester?
Chester is in England, United Kingdom, about 5 km from Eccleston.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 90,524
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- England
- Timezone
- Europe/London
- Coordinates
- 53.1905, -2.8919
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in United Kingdom
112 also works. NHS non-emergency medical advice: 111. National Highways breakdown assistance on motorways: 0300 123 5000.
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Worth the detour from Chester
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
racetrack
Oulton Park
A picturesque Cheshire circuit winding through parkland with dramatic elevation changes, a favourite of British club and national racing.
19 km · about 20 min drive
cafe
Ponderosa Cafe
A legendary biker stop high on the Horseshoe Pass above Llangollen with panoramic views across the Welsh valleys.
28 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Bentley Factory Tour
Exclusive guided tours of Bentley's Crewe factory where master craftspeople build the world's finest luxury cars.
29 km · about 35 min drive
mountain pass
Horseshoe Pass
Sweeping A542 mountain pass curling above Llangollen in a giant horseshoe, climbing to 417m past the Ponderosa Cafe with wide views over the Dee Valley. A classic North Wales driving and biking road.
29 km · about 35 min drive
mountain pass
Horseshoe Pass (Bwlch yr Oernant)
A sweeping 417m moorland pass on the A542 above Llangollen, with the Ponderosa cafe at the top and views to the Berwyns.
29 km · about 35 min drive
racetrack
Aintree Motor Racing Circuit
Historic circuit inside Aintree Racecourse that hosted five British Grands Prix in the 1950s-60s, where Stirling Moss took his first home GP win. Club sprints still run on the old track.
32 km · about 35 min drive
natural wonder
Llyn Brenig
A large reservoir on the Denbigh Moors beside the Evo Triangle roads, with a 10-mile shore trail, Bronze Age sites and big open skies.
44 km · about 50 min drive
Driving roads near Chester
- 29 kmHorseshoe PassSweeping A542 mountain pass curling above Llangollen in a giant horseshoe, climbing to 417m past the Ponderosa Cafe with wide views over the Dee Valley. A classic North Wales driving and biking road.
- 29 kmHorseshoe Pass (Bwlch yr Oernant)A sweeping 417m moorland pass on the A542 above Llangollen, with the Ponderosa cafe at the top and views to the Berwyns.
- 46 kmEvo TriangleLegendary 20-mile loop of the A5, A543 and B4501 across the empty Denbigh Moors, made famous as evo magazine's road-test circuit. Fast, open sightlines past Llyn Brenig make it a pilgrimage for keen drivers.
- 52 kmB4391 Milltir GerrigA high, empty moorland crossing of the Berwyn range between Bala and Llangynog, all long sightlines and sheep.
- 57 kmA54 Congleton to BuxtonA fast moorland alternative to the Cat and Fiddle, rolling over the Peak District's western edge past Danebridge and the Cheshire border.
- 60 kmCat and Fiddle ViewpointA high-altitude viewpoint on the A537 between Macclesfield and Buxton, one of England's highest roads with expansive moorland vistas.
Driving in United Kingdom
- Drives on
- the left
- Petrol
- ~€1.73/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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