Admission Ticket to Sick To Death in Chester
Overview
Available languages
1 hour
Mobile ticket
Sick to Death offers a unique attraction full of learning and discovery as well as activities and fun things to do - suitable for all, ideal for families although some areas may be parent advisory.
You can experience science and medicine in a unique way which may be gory at times but will also leave you asking questions.
Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Self guided experience
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting points
End points
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
What To Expect
Sick to Death
Prepare yourselves for bad smells, gross gore, a bit of magic and a lot of science and discovery in this family fun attraction. Sick To Death reveals the gory story of medicine through time in this history of medicine attraction in Chester city centre - on the city's historic Rows. You are invited to enter a playground of plague with a smatter of splatter, and a chance to poke into our medical past. The museum is self guided and walks you through doors and corridors to reveal history, science and medicine from the past and also for the future. Sick to Death also includes a magical shop with sells everything from witches cauldrons to spell kits, crystals, poison chalices and creepy toys.
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Admission Ticket to Sick To Death in Chester
Reviews
379 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Don't waste your money!!!
Sitman123,
Nov 2, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
2.00We were in Chester for Halloween, and decided to go to Sick to Death around 7.30pm. What an absolute let down. Right from the entrance foyer the lighting was dark, meaning you couldn't read any of the facts without using the light on our phones, there were characters trying to scare you whilst you were walking round (without success), the highlight being the short skit from the the "surgeon" half way round, which was mildly amusing. Overall, don't waste your money on this attraction.
Educational and exciting
O1126IXnatalied,
Oct 31, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Attended with my 13 year old, absolutely loved it ! Great experience. He loved all the gore ! I wish id come for the scared to death instead. Would have been even better. Would recommend. It does say recommended age 12+ on website. Read what its all about before going. But my son enjoyed it, and so did i, very informative and interesting
Just what the doctor ordered.
Sion B,
Oct 29, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We visited today with my friend's 2 sons (aged 17 & 13). The museum is completely interactive with lots to pick up, touch, smell and get involved with which is great for the kids. There's a lot of information and interesting facts to keep the adults interested as well. Our 17 yo A kevel historian was kept equally as entertained as his 13 yo brother (who was mostly there for the disgusting stuff!). The whole thing is in an old church, with much of the original architecture and features visible and incorporated into the experience. The museum also incorporates character actors and puppet characters for you to interact with. BE WARNED: There are some bits that might not be suitable for younger children, or kids who are a bit nervous. There is an option to bypass the autopsy room and its simulated cadaver, and the section on STDs which features models of male and female genetalia is separated off. The plague doctor character might also be a bit scary for some. We thoroughly enjoyed our visit and would definitely recommend .
Fun and informative!
249daib,
Oct 28, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Visited Sick to Death as a couple and thoroughly enjoyed it. The vibe is very much fun/gore and a visit just before Halloween was perfect. The displays were interesting, informative and repulsive! We loved it!
Interesting
Ileana I,
Oct 27, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00A bit too horror for my taste regarding my kid's exposure to this kind of scary, but otherwise lots of interesting information regarding the history of diseases and medicine. For those who know to read, especially.
Not family friendly as described visited during Halloween week
Lucy B,
Oct 26, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
3.00We visited the attraction today after going to Deva yesterday as part of the joint booking option. We anticipated that it would be a bit gory and read that it was self led. What we hadn't expected was for a live actor dressed as a plague doctor to be hidden in the second part of the attraction and effectively to be jump scared. Unfortunately my daughter had a full blown panic attack and we had to leave just as we had started. I imagine this may be an extra for Halloween. Now I realize that this wasn't anyone's fault as such but it would have been good for us to have understood this before we entered and she probably wouldn't have come in with us. The event is described as family friendly but for us this wasn't the case.
Interesting
Anita H,
Oct 22, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00Great way to spend some time on a wet October afternoon. Overall a well put together attraction about the history of medicine and surgery. I found some areas were a bit to dark for reading. There was a lot to read, which was fine for ne but, I think some other visual methods, such as video would be beneficial.
Educational, funny, and very informative - must see
81JoR,
Sep 26, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Informative, funny, gory, and entertaining! Housed in the disused St Michael’s church, this museum of diseases and medicine strikes a great balance between educating you about plagues, diseases, and medical developments over the century and keeping it sufficiently light and entertaining. Gory in places (kids will love it), interactive, and well thought out. Note the special mention to modern celebrities Gwyneth Paltrow and one Donald Trump in the “snake-oil” bit of the exhibition. Really enjoyed my 90 minutes or so and still had the stomach for a snack afterwards.
Cool and spooky
andrewa614,
Sep 17, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Very cool and spokie we worth the visit little maze of excitement definitely one to exite the kids especially with the interactions
Worth a visit
joanie661,
Sep 7, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00A great deal of interesting facts to read and to see. Due the quantity of reading material, I would have preferred some of it on video.
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