The Tudor & Stuart Tour of Chester

The Tudor & Stuart Tour of Chester Join Miles Mason, a bricklayer from the year 1603, on a walking tour of Chester. Place of birth: Pepper Street, Chester.

Name: Myles Mason
Occupation: Brickman of the Chester Bricklayer's Company
Status: Married
Date of birth: 05/02/1571, fourth son. Parents: Robert Mason & Lettice Timmerman
Religion: Protestant
Spouse: Elizabeth Mason (nee Taylor)
Children: Five
Current residence: Unknown.

14/06/2026

The Tudor & Stuart Tour of Chester and the Live History Filthy & Spooky Tours will return at 2pm and 6pm this Friday 19th June. Book on a tour with the Visitor Information Centre or online at www.livehistory.co.uk. Will you want to discover the architectural side of Chester in 1603 with a bricklayer or the adult, taboo entertainments of the past with Time Travel Tom? With costumes, replicas and visual aids, what's there not to love? Experience the past with Live History! English Heritage Chester Town Hall Chester Cathedral VisitEngland Chester Standard

The Tudor & Stuart Tour of Chester returns next Friday 19th June at 2pm. Book tickets at Chester Visitor Information Cen...
12/06/2026

The Tudor & Stuart Tour of Chester returns next Friday 19th June at 2pm. Book tickets at Chester Visitor Information Centre or online at www.livehistory.co.uk.

Today, we met some Normans on Lancaster Day...none of whom were called Norman! Check out Lancaster this weekend as it has plenty of heritage activities, courtesy of Lancaster BID Thanks for allowing Skald-Ratatoskr to be part of today's celebrations!

Just a reminder that there will be no Tudor & Stuart Tour of Chester this Friday as staff will be in Lancaster to celebr...
10/06/2026

Just a reminder that there will be no Tudor & Stuart Tour of Chester this Friday as staff will be in Lancaster to celebrate the city's market charter through a whole host of heritage events over the upcoming long weekend. Skald-Ratatoskr will be appearing this Friday 12th June for Lancaster Day in Market Square at 11am and 1pm for a Lancaster Time Travel Tour - two thousand years of history in just sixty minutes! Experience the past with Live History! Chester Standard VisitEngland Chester Town Hall English Heritage Tudor & Stuart Tours of Chester will return as per usual next Friday 19th June at 2pm.

07/06/2026

From buskers to people dressed in bizarre historical outfits, Chester truly has something for everyone. Come and find out more about what we do at Live History by visiting our website www.livehistory.co.uk, including details about our new self-guided audio tour on VoiceMap as well as our debut theatrical show, 'Breaking Bard' at the end of the month. English Heritage Chester Town Hall VisitEngland Chester Standard

Do you follow any of our pages? If not, then why not? Here's a breakdown of the other experiences that we offer...
06/06/2026

Do you follow any of our pages? If not, then why not? Here's a breakdown of the other experiences that we offer:

For those of you that like costumed, historical tours, set around particular time periods, that use replicas and character roleplay to create immersive experiences, then why not follow Myles Mason on The Tudor & Stuart Tour of Chester or his descendent Johnny Eccleston on The Georgian & Regency Tour of Lancaster?
*Ideal for historical enthusiasts and academics

For those in search of light-hearted, whistle-stop, general history tours with a variety of costumed, historical characters and interactive audience participation activities, why not follow Live History Time Travel Tours for the chance to befriend gladiators, poets, stonemasons, glovers, pawnbrokers and undertakers from the past?
*Ideal for families and first-time visitors

For those of you that want to do your own self-guided tour (complete with atmospheric music, sound effects, voice actors and, in some cases, historical photographs) at your own pace, with the ability to stop and start it whenever you feel like it, why not follow Live History Audio Tours for the chance to meet real historical characters when time travelling or to solve historical murder mysteries?
*Ideal for casual tourists and neurodivergent visitors

For those with a wicked sense of humour and an interest in dark tourism, why not follow our non-costumed, specialist adult-themed Live History Filthy & Spooky Tours?
*Ideal for stag parties and hen dos

For those seeking informative heritage events, seasonal grottos or immersive theatrical shows, why not follow Live History Staged to get the latest on our events?

See? There is something for everyone! Just visit www.livehistory.co.uk for more details.

Our recommendation to you: Live History Staged has details of our first upcoming theatrical show in Chester featuring Shakespeare, entitled 'Breaking Bard.'

Sadly, there will be no Tudor & Stuart on Friday 12th June as staff will be in Lancaster however Myles Mason will return...
06/06/2026

Sadly, there will be no Tudor & Stuart on Friday 12th June as staff will be in Lancaster however Myles Mason will return the following Friday 19th June as normal at 2pm.

04/06/2026

What's on in Chester city centre on Friday 5th June 2026?

11am: starting outside Picturehouse, Exchange Square will be a Chester Time Travel Tour (60 mins) with a viking, courtesy of the Chester Heritage Festival (tickets can be purchased from here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/time-travel-tour-of-chester-tickets-1988638413026?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true)

2pm: starting outside the Visitor Information Centre, Northgate Street, where tickets can be purchased for the Tudor & Stuart Tour of Chester (90 mins).

6pm: starting outside the Visitor Information Centre, Northgate Street, where tickets can be purchased for the Filthy Chester Tour (60 mins).

7.30pm: starting outside Picturehouse, Exchange Square will be a Chester Time Travel Tour (60 mins) with a viking, courtesy of the Chester Heritage Festival (tickets can be purchased from here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/filthy-chester-a-guided-tour-tickets-1988459085653?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true)

Experience the past with Live History!

Hello again, Live History will return on Friday 5th June. On that day, just to recap, there will be: 11am Chester Time T...
18/05/2026

Hello again, Live History will return on Friday 5th June.

On that day, just to recap, there will be:

11am Chester Time Traveller Tour (formerly Family Tours) with Skald-Ratatoskr, leaving Exchange Square near Chester New Market (only bookable through www.chesterheritagefestival.co.uk)

2pm Tudor & Stuart Tour of Chester with Myles Mason, leaving from outside Chester Visitor Information Centre (from where you can purchase tickets)

6pm Filthy Chester Tour (strictly 18 years and over) with Time Travel Tom, leaving from outside Chester Visitor Information Centre (from where you can purchase tickets)

7:30pm Filthy Chester Tour (strictly 18 years and over) with Time Travel Tom, leaving Exchange Square near Chester New Market (only bookable through www.chesterheritagefestival.co.uk)

Please note that we will not be posting anything on social media between now until 5th June.

If you need to leave us a message, please contact us via our contact form on our website www.livehistory.co.uk and we shall get back to you when we return.

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Visitor Information Centre
Chester
CH12HQ

Opening Hours

10am - 11:30am

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