Cocktail trails: 2 routes
Watergate Street
7 bars · about 6 minutes on foot in total
- 1Kuckoo58 Watergate St, Chester CH1 2LA
- 🚶 about 1 min to the next bar
- 2Palm31 Watergate St, Chester CH1 2LB
- 🚶 about 1 min to the next bar
- 3Liquor & Co31 Watergate St, Chester CH1 2LE
- 🚶 about 1 min to the next bar
- 4tbc*27 Watergate St, Chester CH1 2LB
- 🚶 about 1 min to the next bar
- 5Craft & Co24 Watergate Row North, Chester CH1 2LD
- 🚶 about 1 min to the next bar
- 6Providence Gin9 Watergate St, Chester CH1 2LB
- 🚶 about 1 min to the next bar
- 7Kahiki8 Watergate Row North, Chester CH1 2LD
The Cross and Northgate
3 bars · about 5 minutes on foot in total
- 1Northgates70-72 Northgate St, Chester CH1 2HT
- 🚶 about 3 min to the next bar
- 2The Botanist13 St Werburgh St, Chester CH1 2DY
- 🚶 about 2 min to the next bar
- 3The Arkle Bar and LoungeThe Chester Grosvenor, 56-58 Eastgate St, Chester CH1 1LT
Map: cocktail trails
Tap a pin for the bar. Numbers match the list.
Your questions
How long does a Chester cocktail trail take?
Each route has three to six bars. Allow two to four hours with a drink at each, plus the walking times shown.
Which is the best cocktail trail in Chester?
For first-timers, the Watergate Street route takes in seven of our favourite bars, all a short walk apart.
More Chester bar guides
- Hidden and late-night barsHidden and late bars in Chester: tbc*, Liquor & Co, The Cabinet Club and Bishop Lloyd’s Ba
- Date nightRomantic cocktail bars in Chester for a night for two: The Cabinet Club, Palm, The Arkle B
- Fun bars for groupsLively Chester bars for birthdays, hen and stag dos and nights out: tbc*, Liquor & Co, Pro
- Gin, rum, whisky and tequilaThe best Chester bars for gin, rum, whisky and agave: Providence Gin, The Arkle Bar and Lo
- Low and noWhere to get a good alcohol-free cocktail in Chester: Palm, Northgates and Be At One.
Who wrote this guide
This guide is written by the team at M.AD Agency. We run cocktail festivals in more than 20 towns and cities across the UK and Ireland and have worked with hundreds of bars since 2022. We love Chester's bars, so we put this guide together from our own research, recent awards and trusted local guides.
No bar paid to be included and nobody can buy a place. We check the guide regularly as bars open, change and close.
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