invergowrie arab Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Going to a stag do in Chester next month (don't ask me,not my decision I don't think they realise hollyoaks isn't real). Is there anything to do through day? There is a university so assuming nightlife is ok? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 I've always found it a bit dull but I've only been for shopping during the day from North Wales. Liverpool's not far, cracking place with loads of good pubs in a compact centre. About 40 minutes by train. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venti Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted January 25, 2015 Author Share Posted January 25, 2015 Sounds brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Phoenix Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Chester sits in the "interesting" rather ham "exciting" bracket. More suited to persons of my vintage rather than lads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Check if Chester are at home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted January 25, 2015 Author Share Posted January 25, 2015 Check if Chester are at home. They are. It's the fixture everyone's speaking about. Chester v Woking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinkinFighter Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Could do worse than getting steaming and taking in the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted January 25, 2015 Author Share Posted January 25, 2015 Chester sits in the "interesting" rather ham "exciting" bracket. More suited to persons of my vintage rather than lads. I'm up for a walk round city walls and seeing some Roman shit so that's fine for me in the morning then I'll go to the game and then out at night. Pub is a pub anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Does the best man fancy the bride and secretly hate the groom? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted January 25, 2015 Author Share Posted January 25, 2015 Tbf I think the original idea was to go to the races but the dates had to be brought forward so there is no racing. Why the venue couldn't be changed I have no idea. This has holiday to Strathclyde written all over it. Full report to follow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beltur Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 You need to be well dressed to get in anywhere on a Saturday night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Sounds like he worst stag do ever! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Highlights seem to be the cathedral, various Roman stuff, or a zoo visit. Or you could spend some time pissing about on a boat. http://wikitravel.org/en/Chester Or you could just get wankered at the horses, sounds like a more stag do type thing to do! Edit: just read the post saying there's no horses that day so just get drunk! One annoying thing with Chester is virtually all the buildings in the city centre look like pubs but very few of them actually are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie Aitken's Love Child Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Fun fact: I've been to Chester zoo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 I haven't. Was it good? I've considered Chester as a possible weekend away with the missus destination. She likes zoos... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie Aitken's Love Child Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 I haven't. Was it good? I've considered Chester as a possible weekend away with the missus destination. She likes zoos... To be honest with you, I went there with primary school, aged 11, so that would be 18 years ago. I don't remember much about the place, just recall an elephant spraying water out of it's truck at some of the girls in my class. Edit - the elephant sprayed water out of it's trunk, not truck. Elephants can't drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuctifano Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 I worked down there for a few months in 2013, only stayed over a couple of the weekends though. It's a pretty compact (or just small) town so pretty easy to walk around. It's good in the summer as lots of al fresco drinking places, it is quite picturesque place and a day at the races is good, but in the winter and with no races then maybe not so good. Agree that walking round the walls in the morning then the football is probably the best way to pass the day For a stag do, you might want to look at Hickory's smokehouse which does (or used to) one of these "eat a massive steak / ridiculously hot chicken wings and get them free" challenges. Telford's warehouse is pretty decent for a night out as I recall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONKMAN Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 I'm going for a weekend in March. We're going out the Friday, then getting the train to Bangor Saturday morning for the races, then back to Chester at night for Saturday night. It's only half an hour train to Bangor, so not too bad, worth checking the race calendar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Remember to ask for a ticket to Bangor on Dee, there are direct trains to the other Bangor from Chester. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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