🌳 Outdoor🆓 Free entry
What’s there
- Picnic area
Access & inclusion
- Step-free access
No parking on site; paid car parks in Chester city centre a short walk away (per English Heritage).
Only facilities we’ve confirmed are listed — anything missing here we simply haven’t checked, rather than know to be absent.
The largest Roman amphitheatre in Britain, used for entertainment and military training by the 20th Legion based at the Roman fortress of Deva. Two stone-built amphitheatres occupied the site, differing from each other and from all other British amphitheatres. The first had stairs on the rear wall to access the upper tiers and a small shrine by its north entrance; the second provided seat access via vaulted stairways. Around two-fifths of the site is visible and excavated, with a clear view down to the central theatre area, which is accessed by several steps. Level pavement and footpath surround the visible remains.
Stuff to take with you
The things people wish they’d packed for a day out like this one.
- Refillable water bottleMost places will fill it for free.
- Snacks that survive a rucksackCheaper than the café, and buys you twenty minutes.
- Wet wipes
- Small first aid kitPlasters solve more days out than anything else here.
- Folding stool
- Spare carrier bagFor the wet things. There are always wet things.
- Rucksack
- Kids' headphones
- Loose changeLockers and old-fashioned car parks.
- Sick bagsYou only forget these once.
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