New Roman High Tea Cruise for Chester
New one-hour tours with a difference are promised for visitors to the Mill Hotel and Spa Destination in the historic city of Chester. The Mill is offering high tea on board their canal cruiser accompanied by Theosec and Caius, Roman Soldiers from Chester’s garrison who can explain the historic facts surrounding the cruise.
Emma Ratchford at the Mill Hotel explained;
“We start out from the hotel and travel to the Northgate Lock which is hidden away to most tourists but one of the deepest and scariest in the country, with its staircase of three locks. From there it goes back and continues past the hotel and leadworks to Hoole Lane lock, returning after an hour.
A delicious high tea is served with sandwiches, tea, coffee and Chester Cakes and the £10 also includes free coach or car parking. During the tour, a Roman soldier in authentic costume talks about the history of Chester and we have a DVD to show focusing on the Roman and Medieval walls, King Charles Tower, ancient prison, amphitheatre and multitude of canals."
Co-owner Gordon Vickers added; “This exciting new attraction for Chester has already captured the attention of several major tour operators.”
Tickets bookable in advance are £10 by ringing 01244 350035. Roman High Tea Tours run at weekends 4-5pm currently, planned for the rest of the week later and as required.
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Northgate Lock is one of the deepest locks in the country and with its three stairs has a drop of nearly 40ft, the deepest on the Shropshire Union Canal.
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Situated on an historic Roman site in the middle of the City of Chester, the Mill Hotel and Spa Destination was opened by its present owners in 1987. The original Griffiths Cornmill building dates from 1830 and great care has been taken to sympathetically incorporate many of the original architectural features during the conversion into a hotel.
The Mill has been extended in recent years with the addition of the impressive south wing, linked to the original building via a glass walled bridge over the Shropshire Union Canal reminiscent of the City of Venice.
The hotel can rightly say it is Chester’s complete hotel and leisure destination with 129 en-suite bedrooms, Free Wi FI Internet, extensive dining and restaurant options, conferencing facilities, and unrivalled leisure facilities including Beauty Spa, Nail Bar, Hair Salon and unrivalled leisure facilities including a Technogym Gymnasium, Kinesis Studio, Pool, Sauna and Steam Room. It has the highest occupancy figures of any Chester hotel.
Dining options include the Canaletto and the Flambé Steak restaurants, the Restaurant Cruiser, Peppermill Trattoria and Real Ale Bar and Deli Counter.
For more information visit: www.millhotel.com Contact: Emma Ratchford, Gordon Vickers or Maretta Williams, The Mill Hotel & Spa, Tel: 01244 350035
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