What to do in Chester this Spring

Chester Designed by Nature: Spring Blooms

Date: Saturday 19th February 2022 - Thursday 31st March 2022

Distance from Rowton Hall Hotel: 18 minute drive

Free to visit.

After the success of 'The Roving Moon' across the Christmas period, Visit Chester are making Chester bloom early with an art trail around the city made by local and regional artists. Each installation will be inspired by a particular aspect of nature, and dotted throughout the city for people to discover.

An app using augmented reality will be released on app stores to help you find each installation, and make plants and animals come to life.

To find out more about this event click here.

Threads Through Time at Chester Cathedral

Dates: 12th January 2022 - 1st March 2022

Distance from Rowton Hall Hotel: 18 minute drive

Entry by donation.

The talented artist Jacqui Parkinson is decorating the Cathedral with a spectacular display of twelve huge silk panels which retell the story of the creation. The silks will be a vibrant combination of hand-dyed materials, metallic leathers, gold leaf, totalling up to miles of thread and 8 million stitches!

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Party Cruises with Chester Boat

Dates: Saturday 19th February 2022 - Saturday 19th November 2022

Distance from Rowton Hall Hotel: 10 minute drive

Tickets are £33.50 when booked before the 5th February and £34.50 when booked after.

The Chester Boat company have a range of fabulous party cruises setting sail down the River Dee. Each party starts at 7:30pm and includes a delicious BBQ style buffet supper, disco with DJ and a glass of house wine on arrival! Party throughout the evening, then return back to land at 10:30pm.

Choose from a range of themed nights including:

60s, 70s, & 80s Rewind
Motown
Sound of the 70s & 80s
Mamma Mia
80s Pop Party
Hits of the 90s
90s to Now

For more information about dates available to book, please click here.

Art Class people painting on canvasses with easles

The Paint Republic Paint and Sip Party

Dates: 8th February 2022, 22nd February 2022, 8th March 2022, 22nd March 2022, 5th April 2022 & 19th April 2022

Distance from Rowton Hall Hotel: 12 minutes

Tickets: £25 per person

Unleash your creativity through art and a few drinks! Enjoy a relaxed, judgement-free environment whilst socialising with your friends, colleagues or loved ones as an artist loosely instructs you on how to paint a picture chosen for the event.

All abilities are welcome as you might surprise yourself with what you create.

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Taste Cheshire Food & Drink Festival

Dates: 16th - 18th April 2022

Distance from Rowton Hall Hotel: 16 minute drive

Tickets: Starting from £10

Discover the best food Chester has to offer over the Easter weekend. With over 150 exhibitors, you are sure to find something that will tickle your taste buds. Find celebrity chefs, free adult cooking classes, free children's cooking classes and much more at the festival.

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The Crocky Trail

Distance from Rowton Hall Hotel: 5 minute drive

Tickets start from £15.50 with children under 5 go free.

Enjoy a family day out at The Crocky Trail where you will be met with a series of obstacles and rides. Cross the Crocky stream by a scary wobbly bridge, swinging chain bridge and a fallen log, enjoy a ride on the spinning disk, Titanic and the Flusher.

Make sure you pack some wellies and clothes you don't mind getting muddy. The Crocky Trail is the perfect place to ensure the whole family has heaps of fun, including your dog!

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