The Details: St John the Baptist Church sits just outside the city walls near the amphitheatre and is older than the cathedral, with a history stretching back to the seventh century. The ruined nave beside the standing church gives the whole site an atmospheric, slightly melancholy quality. It is free to visit and one of the city's most underrated historic stops.
“CHECK OPENING TIMES BEFORE VISITING! Due to the opening times being different to what I had seen online, couldn't visit at my first attempt as there was winter opening times in place. I was desperate to visit as several generations of my family were baptised, married and had thei…”
“Great stop whilst in Chester Impressive stained glass windows Coffee shop indoors and used book shop. Friendly and welcoming and worth a stop as it’s right next to the city wall and amphitheater”
“Very nice place. Also the ladies working there were really nice and explained some facts about the Church. Would strongly recommend.”
“The original cathedral which is in my view a more enjoyable place to visit than the present cathedral. It is small and intimate and on a human scale, staffed by helpful volunteers and with a small and reasonably priced cafe offering a basis menu. It is worth visiting prior to vis…”
“Beautiful church. Loved all the artifacts they had in there, and the gift shop was nice. Loved the ruins at the back of the church too.”