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Walk The Walk 🌳
October 16, 2026
Hiking
Gifted to the city from Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster. He gave the land and paid for the design. Laid out 1865-66, opened November 1867. Grade II* listed, one of the finest Victorian parks left in UK.
Formal avenues, sweeping lawns, ornamental beds - classic Victorian mix of formal and picturesque. Entrance lodge by John Douglas, famous Chester architect. Statues, a miniature railway in summer, cafe in the lodge.
Had a £3.6m restoration, reopened 2014 by 6th Duke of Westminster.
Formal avenues, sweeping lawns, ornamental beds - classic Victorian mix of formal and picturesque. Entrance lodge by John Douglas, famous Chester architect. Statues, a miniature railway in summer, cafe in the lodge.
Had a £3.6m restoration, reopened 2014 by 6th Duke of Westminster.
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Location: City Of Chester, Cheshire West and Chester, North West England, England, United Kingdom