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DMC Tour Guide

Discover the Welsh Stories of Medieval Chester

A frontier city on the border between England and Wales, medieval Chester was a place of cultural diversity and exchange – as well as tensions and conflicts. Follow in the footsteps of Chester’s Welsh community and discover places, voices and people from the past.