Actual Education Interactive Guided Tours

Chester's History - The Old Town Guided Tour

Due Spring 2010

Fresh on the heels of our " Chester's History - The City Walls Guided Tour", we are proud to introduce our sequel. This massive virtual tour takes you around the historic Old Town of Chester. Each of the panoramic scenes can be viewed in 'full screen' mode. Chester is a popular tourist destination in England and for good reason, the city has a recorded history which goes back to the Romans. This CD-ROM features four seperate guided tours.

Features

• Over 50 panoramic scenes
• Each image taken down the Royal Mile has 'full screen' capability
• Each tour takes you around areas of Edinburgh linked to this fascinating period in our history
• All the important characters are covered
• This tour consists of detailed, interesting text and accompanying audio
• This tour acts as the perfect accompaniment to an actual visit to Edinburgh's Old Town

Chester's History - The Old Town
Tour 1

Our first tour starts at St Peter's Cross, right in the heart of historic Chester. We head down Bridge Street, past the modern Grosvenor Arcade and on past St Olaves Church down to Bridgetate. We take a couple of diversions on our tour and get an opportunity to explore Newgate and the remains of Chester's fabulously well preserved Roman amphitheatre. The second diversion takes us to The Groves, Chester's elegant riverfront promenade.

Chester's History - The Old Town
Tour 2

Our second tour takes us up to Shipgate Street before heading past the pretty little St Mary's Church and into Castle Square. After examining the impressive statue to Queen Victoria we head across the busy road to The Roodee, Chester's famous racecourse. Whilst we walk past the uniquely shaped course we learn how the Romans used this area as a thriving harbour. Our maritime theme continues as we pass the Watergate - once one of the richest toll gates in England. Our second tour around Chester finishes just outside the historic Queen's School.

Chester's History - The Old Town
Tour 3

Our path now joins Chester's city walls and we get time to explore Bonewaldesthorne's Tower before dropping down to the Northgate Locks. We leave the walls at the Northgate and head past the famous coach house, complete with its two payment windows, one at the expected level and one for use by the poorer passengers sitting on the roofs of the coaches. Our tour finishes at the Guildhall.

Chester's History - The Old Town
Tour 4

Our final leg is just as fascinating as the others! We leave the Guildhall, briefly passing our original starting point at St Peter's Cross, before heading past Chester Cathedral on our way to Eastgate Street. Eastgate Street is the busiest one in Chester and is home to the famous Eastgate Clock. We visit the famous Chester Rows before completing our guided tours back at St Peter's Cross.

See some screenshots from our panoramic images at the Chester's History - The Old Town Screenshot Gallery.

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(Panoramic scene from our "Chester's History - The Old Town Guided Tour". Use your mouse to control this scene. Double click to access the 'full screen' feature.)

(Video preview of our "Chester's History - The Old Town Guided Tour")

(Click the 'play' button to see a slideshow of screenshots from our "Chester's History - The Old Town Guided Tour" CD-ROM)

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(Our "Chester's History - The Old Town Guided Tour" CD-ROM cover is currently being designed.)

You may also be interested in the following Interactive Guided Tours;

The City Walls Collection - Interactive Guided Tours of the town walls around York, Edinburgh and Berwick-upon-Tweed.