Our favourite hotels near Midwinter Watch

Guest rating: Impressive, 3.0

The Pied Bull Chester

$ 73 Price from:
Guest rating: Outstanding, 4.5

The Chester Grosvenor

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a health club, a sauna, and a steam room. The...

$ 271 Price from:
Chester Town House - Guest house

$ 68 Price from:
Crowne Plaza Chester

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an indoor pool, a sauna, and a fitness facility.

$ 175 Price from:
Guest rating: Great, 3.5

Macdonald New Blossoms Hotel, Chester

$ 143 Price from:
Holiday Inn Express Chester Racecourse

$ 68 Price from:
Guest rating: Fantastic, 4.0

Abode Chester

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a fitness facility.

$ 132 Price from:
Guest rating: Impressive, 3.0

Best Western Westminster Hotel Chester

$ 74 Price from:
Chester Backpackers

$ 24 Price from:
Guest rating: Fantastic, 4.0

Best Western Premier Queen Hotel Chester

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

$ 138 Price from:
Guest rating: Great, 3.5

The Glann Hotel - Guest house Chester

$ 68 Price from:
Guest rating: Good, 2.5

Stone Villa Guest House Chester

$ 98 Price from:
Guest rating: Fantastic, 4.0

Bawn Lodge - Guest House Chester

$ 99 Price from:
Guest rating: Outstanding, 4.5

Chester Brooklands

$ 89 Price from:
Guest rating: Outstanding, 4.5

Lavender Lodge Chester

$ 74 Price from:

One of the most interesting sights that a visitor to Chester can take in, the annual Midwinter Watch Parade offers visitors the opportunity to learn quite a bit about local culture and history and have a good time doing so. The parade was originally established as a midsummer event wherein people wearing very specific ceremonial costumes would march through the streets of the city to herald the advent of winter.

In modern times, the Midwinter Watch parade does retain quite a bit of its traditional glory. Participants usually create floats and wear period costumes while marching from the Chester Cathedral to the Town Hall. There are traditional ceremonies such as juggling and fire breathing, as well as Angel and Devil puppets which hearken back to the parade’s religious origins, as well as a parade of children in swan costumes, representing the city’s patron saint, Saint Werburgh. Truly a spectacle to behold.