Advantages: Free admission, plenty to see and do Disadvantages: Not fully accessible to disabled visitors
...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 opened in 1886 with its full title that it still holds today, which is rather ... ...colloquially known simply as the Grosvenor Museum. Its name is taken from the street on which it stands: Grosvenor Street, which is turn, comes from the family name of the Dukes of Westminster who were the largest landowners in the city. The first Duke of Westminster officially opened the museum on the 9th August 1886. The exterior of the building is rather impressive, with a red brick façade that makes it stand out from the other buildings around ...
micksheff 10.03.2009
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Advantages: free entry, ideal as a wet weather attraction Disadvantages: not many interactive displays, bad for disabled access
NAME OF LOCATION: Grosvenor Museum, Chester
BACKGROUND: I had planned a weekend trip to Chester for my boyfriend and me and looking online (on another 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 ... ...Arm kitchen according to my Grosvenor Museum leaflet and is therefore not available for disabled people. TRANSPORT We arrived on a coach trip and then used the City Sightseeing bus to drop us off a few doors down from the Museum at stop 12 on Grosvenor Road, Chester
PRICE
Free, although you can make a donation
If you get a Chester Attractions leaflet from the Tourist Information centre or other attractions, you get 10% discount in the Museum shop.
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werewolf 06.06.2006
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