Chester: Half-Hour City Cruise

We booked on line the morning we decided to go ( it was a beautiful day), parked in Broughton Park and Ride, getting off by The Barrs. The river is well signed from the Main Street, and you can walk down there - we walked through Grosvenor Park, but if you head for the clock tower you can climb up to the walls from there and have a really nice walk past some Roman remains down to the river. We headed for the boat ( Mark Twain in our case), showed the person in the cabin our booking on the phone, and climbed upstairs. I would recommend going upstairs if you can because you have a really good view of the gardens and buildings on the river bank.. A commentary runs with interesting facts about the buildings - a fascinating insight. After 15 minutes we turned round and headed back. It was just a very pleasant half hour on a lovely afternoon. And then an ice cream - try Sugbury’s , a local firm and absolutely delicious!!

Great waterside activity in the middle of Chester. Plenty of space for the children to safely run around - we had to whole car area to ourselves which is enclosed. Some members of our group were running late and the chaps were accommodating, telling us we can catch whichever boat we liked as we had pre-booked. This let us have some breakfast whilst we waited in the local bar/cafe. The trip was lovely and the running commentary was interesting. Definitely worth hoping on this trip and would not hesitate to recommend.

My daughter and I took the half hour river ride on the lady Diana. It was a very relaxing boat ride with great knowledgeable commentary and plenty of space. I would highly recommend this activity. We learnt lots of historical information about the area. The luxurious houses on the River are all so beautiful.