Chester Cathedral

Venue at a glance

Chester Cathedral is on St Werburgh Street in Chester. It hires out a variety of spaces, both indoors and outdoors, for events such as gala dinners, conferences, wedding receptions and concerts, across five named spaces: the Nave, South Transept, Refectory, Chapter House and Cloister Room.

Spaces and capacities

• Nave — 850 theatre; 504 dinner rounds; 336 cabaret; 258 dinner banqueting long; 49 exhibition tables.
• South Transept — 352 theatre; 328 dinner banqueting long; 252 dinner rounds; 96 cabaret; 36 exhibition tables.
• Refectory — 120 dinner rounds; 120 dinner banqueting long.
• Chapter House — 108 dinner banqueting long; 100 theatre; 96 dinner rounds; 64 cabaret; 21 exhibition tables.
• Cloister Room — 50 theatre; 40 dinner rounds; 40 dinner banqueting long; 21 cabaret.

Facilities

• Surrounded by car parks; a short walk from the bus station (around 10 minutes) and the train station (around 20 minutes).
• Conference spaces are physically accessible; the Cathedral Library may be difficult to access for those with physical disabilities.

The large Nave and South Transept, alongside three smaller period rooms, make the cathedral suited to events ranging from small meetings to large-scale dinners, concerts and exhibitions.