Deva Roman Experience, Chester

The Dewa Roman Experience (now styled the Deva Roman Experience) celebrates the city of Chester’s heritage as the Roman town of Dewa. Dewa was one of the largest Roman towns in Britain and home to the 20th legion.

A reenactor dressed as a Roman legionary chats with a visitor

The size of the Roman settlement was due to the fact that Dewa was planned as a forward operating base for the eventual invasion of Ireland – a military operation that in the end never took place.

Exhibits

Visitors to the Deva Roman Experience (previously Dewa) can see exhibits of a Roman galley and walk through reconstructed streets of Roman Chester taking in a Roman barracks, a bath-house, granary, taverna and market stalls.

Entrance to the museum

Also on display are finds from Saxon and medieval Chester and the different street levels can clearly be seen. The museum is a bit dark and gloomy it has to be said and a re-think on the layout may be in order.

Part of the original Roman remains

There’s a gift shop and a fun place for kids, who can try on replicas of a Roman legionary’s armour and try their hands at creating a Roman-era mosaic as well as sit on a Roman latrine and languish in a Roman jail.

The Jail

Access – Getting There

www devaromancentre.co.uk
Pierpoint Lane
Off Bridge Street
Chester
CH1 1NL
Tel: 01244 343407

The Deva Roman Experience is on Pierpoint Lane in Chester. It is a short walk south from Watergate and Eastgate streets. Dewa Roman Experience is one of Chester’s main attractions along with the Roman Amphitheater, St John’s Church, the Meadows, Grosvenor Park, the Rows, nearby Chester Cathedral, the River Dee and the Cross.

Accommodation in Chester

Chester’s hotels include both upmarket and budget options. For a slice of history try The Chester Grosvenor, a luxury 5-star hotel in a renovated Victorian building on Eastgate or the Chester Townhouse B&B located in a 17th century townhouse on King Street.

Other good quality and affordable accommodation in Chester includes the Holiday Inn Chester South, the Crowne Plaza Chester and the Coach House Inn.

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