Ancient & Medieval Chester

• Step inside Chester Cathedral, dedicated to St Werburgh, with its wonderful cloister glass depicting the church calendar

• Trace the city's ancient past including its surviving walls – among the most complete in Britain – and remains of a Roman amphitheatre

• Explore Chester's fascinating museums and The Rows, unique two-tiered half-timbered galleries filled with shops and other public spaces

Tour Director

This tour will be led by medieval historian Imogen Corrigan, BA, MPhil, FRHistS, FRSA. Following almost 20 years in the army, from which she retired in the rank of Major, Imogen obtained a first-class degree in Anglo-Saxon and Medieval History from the University of Kent and subsequently an MPhil from the University of Birmingham. Her first book Stone on Stone: The Men who Built the Cathedrals was published in 2019 and The Green Man: Myth & Reality was published in 2025. She is an accredited Arts Society lecturer and a Freeman of the Company of Communicators.

Register Interest