Dark Chester - Let's take a walk on the dark side

Overview

Available languages

English

1 hour 30 minutes

Mobile ticket

A flickering candlelight into the darkest recesses of Chester’s 2,000-year heritage, illuminating tales of plague, poltergeists and religious persecution amongst others.

It’s a 90-minute walking tour, hosted early evening, and a storytelling stroll with plenty of dark humour and Horrible Histories-style tale. Dark Chester runs special tours during the Chester Heritage Festival, including visits to places associated with dark tales.Please contact me for details, and follow my Instagram @darkchestertour for images and videos from the tour.

Join me and let’s take a walk on the dark side.

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Service animals allowed

Public transportation options are available nearby

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

This is a walking tour, so elder seniors or younger children may find the 90-minutes duration too tiring.

This is a public group tour, so it requires a level of mobility to stay with the group.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What To Expect

Chester Cathedral

Learn about the origins of the 1000-year-old spiritual site as a monastic settlement rich with superstitions.

10 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

Eastgate & Eastgate Clock

The Victorian symbol of Chester — but one with a dark history.

10 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

What‘s Included

Guide; In-person: English

Gratuities

Options

Dark Chester Tour

Guided walking tour
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Key historic sites of Chester
Local expert knowledge

Reviews

5.00

4 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Great tour!
Kim H,,Nov 30, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
David was a great tour guide and showed us the darker side of Chester and talked about the history of the town. It was a great glimpse into the past of certain areas and buildings.
Fantastic tour
Z9750TSleep,,Oct 18, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
I have been on the Dark Chester tour several times now and cannot recommend the tour enough always interesting a d in depth knowledge of the subject. I have also purchased the recently published book also which I would also highly recommend.
Things that go bump in the night in Chester 👻
Thetuftys,,Sep 7, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We both really enjoyed the Dark Chester Walk, discovered places we hadn't seen & learnt alot about the history of Chester. David was a very knowledgeable & interesting person to listen to & we found it fascinating listening to the ghost stories, it really bought the city to life. A great way to spend a Saturday evening & we finished off with a drink in The most Haunted Hotel after listening to David's account of the place. Thank you David 👻
Engaging, fun, informative
Francine P,,Oct 28, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Great tour engaging all the family ages 8-80! David was an excellent guide. We found out lots about Chester that we didn’t know. Would highly recommend