Visit Blacon Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Blacon

  

Blacon Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Blacon

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Blacon history

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North Blacon (Blacon Hall)

Blacon was originally known as Blakon Hill and was owned by the Marquess of Crewe. The Parish of Blacon cum Crabwall was formed in 1923, and on 1 April 1936, most of the parish was transferred to Chester County Borough. The Parade Enterprise Centre houses Sanctuary Housing, Blacon Library and a community hall.

Blacon Camp (Blacon Lodge)

The British Army maintained an army camp in south Blacon from just before, to just after, the Second World War. A mixture of wooden and ‘Nissen’ huts were occupied by soldiers until the late 1950s. The army firing range was still in evidence until the Chester City Council ‘tower block’ buildings of the mid-1960s.

Blacon geography / climate

Blacon is next to the Welsh border, on a hill one mile north-west of and overlooking Chester. The village is built on what was previously farmland and is surrounded by open countryside. Other nearby places include Upton-by-Chester, Saughall and Mollington.

You can visit Blacon places with Walkfo Blacon to hear history at Blacon’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Blacon has 178 places to visit in our interactive Blacon map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Blacon, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Blacon places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Blacon & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 178 audio facts unique to Blacon places in an interactive Blacon map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Blacon Places Map
178 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Blacon historic spots	Blacon tourist destinations	Blacon plaques	Blacon geographic features
Walkfo Blacon tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Blacon

  

Best Blacon places to visit

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Blacon has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Blacon’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Blacon’s information audio spots:

Countess of Chester Country Park The Countess of Chester Country Park is a country park in Upton, Chester, Cheshire, England. It is named after the adjacent County of Chester Hospital.

Shotwick House Shotwick House (originally known as Shotwick Park) is a large house in Great Saughall, Cheshire. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.

Chester Golf Club Chester Golf Club is located in Curzon Park, Chester, Cheshire. The 18-hole parkland course is contained within a loop of the River Dee. The clubhouse has a licensed bar.

Dale Barracks Dale Barracks is a military installation at Upton near Chester, England. It is located on the outskirts of Upton, near Chester. Dale Barrack is one of the largest military installations in the UK.

Newtown, Chester Newtown is an area of Chester, in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Chester. Newtown is one of the areas in the area of the Cheshire boroughs of Chester and Chester.

Chester Zoo monorail The Chester Zoo monorail was an internal transport system at Chester Zoo that operated from 1991 to 2019. It was a transport system that operated between 1991 and 2019.

Old Bank Buildings, Chester Old Bank Buildings is row of shops and offices in Foregate Street in Chester. It is located in the centre of Foregate St, Chester, on the banks side of the river.

County Hall, Chester County Hall is a former municipal building on Castle Drive in Chester, Cheshire, England. It was the headquarters of Cheshire County Council and is now the Riverside campus of the University of Chester.

Chester Crown Court Chester Crown Court is a judicial facility at Castle Square in Chester, Cheshire. The Grade I listed building forms part of a series of imposing buildings at Chester Castle.

Equestrian statue of Viscount Combermere Equestrian Statue of Viscount Combermere stands on an island in Grosvenor Road, Chester, Cheshire. It commemorates his successful military career, and was made by Carlo Marochetti. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.

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