What it's like
The Bull and Stirrup Hotel is the Grade II listed Wetherspoon pub and 11-room hotel on Upper Northgate Street, useful for breakfast, cheap drinks, rooms and north-city plans.
The Bull and Stirrup is one of Chester's more handsome Wetherspoons: a red-brick 1889 hotel building at the top of Upper Northgate Street, close to Northgate, the bus station and the city walls.
That setting gives it more texture than the average chain pub, but the offer is still the familiar one: breakfast from early, app ordering, cheap drinks, a licensed outside area and rooms upstairs. Useful, yes. Soul of Chester in a pint glass, no.
Worth knowing
The Bull and Stirrup is a good-looking old Chester building running as a Wetherspoon pub with rooms. That makes it handy, affordable and occasionally frustrating. Use it for location, breakfast, cheap drinks and a simple bed; do not ask it to be a boutique stay or a careful dinner.
Plan your visit
- Address
- 8 Upper Northgate Street, Chester CH1 4EE.
- Hours
- Official pub hours are currently listed as 07:00-00:00 daily.
- Food
- Standard Wetherspoon food, breakfast, children's meals and table ordering through the app are the practical strengths.
- Rooms
- The hotel has 11 en-suite rooms, with Freeview TV, Wi-Fi, temperature control and basic hotel facilities listed.
- Children
- Children under 18 are currently allowed only between 07:00 and 21:00.
- Facilities
- Wi-Fi, TV screens, accommodation, baby change and licensed outside area are listed.
- Access
- Step-free access is listed. Accessible parking is not listed.
- Dogs
- Dog details are not clear enough to promise. Check direct.
How to use it
- Use it for breakfast, budget food, cheap drinks, waiting out rain or sleeping centrally without paying boutique money.
- For rooms, check availability, floor/access details and noise expectations separately from pub use.
- Use app ordering if convenience matters, but still apply the normal Wetherspoon food expectations.
- Pick a smaller independent pub if atmosphere is the whole brief. This is the practical answer, not the character answer.
What's on and practical notes
No special event angle to rely on. This is a practical chain pub and hotel rather than a listings venue.
No checked TTDC event listings for this place right now. Check its own listings before building a visit around an event.
Nearby plan
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FAQ
What is The Bull and Stirrup Chester best for?
Budget food, breakfast, drinks, Wetherspoon app ordering, central rooms and Upper Northgate plans.
Where is The Bull and Stirrup Chester?
It is at 8 Upper Northgate Street, near Northgate and the city walls.
Does The Bull and Stirrup Chester have rooms?
Yes. It is a Wetherspoon pub with 11 en-suite hotel rooms.
Are children allowed at The Bull and Stirrup Chester?
Children under 18 are currently allowed only between 07:00 and 21:00.
Is The Bull and Stirrup Chester accessible?
Step-free access is listed, but accessible parking is not listed.
Nearby alternatives and add-ons.
Bridge of Sighs Bridge of Sighs is the old bridge near Chester Cathedral, useful for a quick history stop, photos and a quiet city-centre detour. 
Porta Tapas Bar Porta is the busy tapas-and-wine bar at the top of Northgate Street from Chester brothers Ben and Joe Wright. It is walk-in only, informal by design, and built around Spanish small plates, proper wine and whatever is on the specials board. Good for a quick lunch, a pre-Storyhouse graze or a meal that starts with pan con tomate and somehow becomes five plates and another glass. 
Alexander's Live Alexander's Live sits in Rufus Court and has been Chester's go-to small live venue since 1991. Comedy, music, open mic nights and tribute acts, in a courtyard you have to know about. A good shout when you want entertainment with your drink rather than just another bar stop.