Grosvenor Museum (Chester)

Chester is a city steeped in history that dates back to the Roman times and beyond so it is not surprising to learn that it has a large museum to serve the purpose of showing off its rich heritage. In fact Chester has several different specialised museums like DEWA the Roman museum and the Military Museum but the Grosvenor Museum is by far its largest museum. I suppose that it would be fair to describe the Grosvenor Museum as Chester's general museum. It is housed within an impressive Grade 2 listed building right in the heart of the city centre and since admission is free it's a great starting point for any visitor to the city to learn about its past. It ...  Read the complete review

OF LOCATION: Grosvenor Museum, Chester BACKGROUND: I had planned a weekend trip to Chester for my boyfriend and me and looking online (on this review site), I saw the Grosvenor Museum advertised. Reading this review, I decided it would be ideal for us to visit and it was free entry! This swayed it – we had to see what it was like. I printed off the review to show my boyfriend and he was hooked too, so the decision was made. ATTRACTIONS 1. The first room on the left as you enter has a video display about the history of Chester which we didn’t watch as it was part way through and we decided not to disturb the other people watching it in order ...  Read the complete review

The Grosvenor museum is based in Chester, deep in the heart of darkest Cheshire. This an historic city, and the collections the museum holds reflect this - it is most well know for housing the finds of over a century of excavation into the Roman origins of Chester (known then as Deva). I have been visiting this museum since I was first taken there as a child, and this is probably where my obsession with archaeology began! The museum has its origins back in the Victorian period, when civic pride and the wealth of Britain reached its peak - any city that was to be considered important had to have its own museum as a focus for culture and learning. The building ...  Read the complete review