Chester and Liverpool

Hi, without knowing the rest of your itinerary, we stayed one night in Chester, and we really enjoyed it. We were coming by car from Conwy, Wales where we stayed for a couple of days to enjoy the castle fortresses in the area, my husband played golf, and I absolutely loved the Bodnant Gardens. If any of that interests you, it’s just a train ride from Chester.

Look up the photos of the medieval downtown of Chester. A very pretty & historical area, and the Town Crier at noon is very entertaining! The cathedral is also gorgeous! My husband played golf at nearby Wallesey.

We considered staying at Liverpool since it’s about equal distance from Wallesey. I would have taken a Beatles tour; otherwise, I preferred the Chester setting.

I would stay in Chester and take a day trip to Liverpool.

As has been said above, you can more easily do a day trip to Conwy / Llandudno from Chester but much less so from Liverpool. Bodnant Gardens are lovely but it would be best if you could stay in the Conwy/Llandudno area for that.

I've stayed in both and think you'll enjoy either. I found a lot to do in Liverpool in the form of museums even though I had no interest in Beatles-related sights. I was especially impressed by the Slavery Museum and the Western Approaches HQ. The latter is something like the Churchill War Rooms in London, but considerably less expensive.

I don't think you can go wrong.

I haven't been to Liverpool, but we stayed in Chester for a few days in 2018 and enjoyed it very much. Nice Medieval city with walls to walk.

I don't think it matters, It is less 45 minutes by frequent train from Liverpool - 4 trains an hour, running almost 18 hours a day.