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Take your pick from our choice of all the top sports and leisure activities in and around Chester below or discover your absolute favourite adventure activity experiences by clicking ‘Find My Perfect Sports & Leisure Activities’ to filter by your additional personal preferences. 

Playing and watching sports and enjoying the huge variety of leisure activities in Chester are great things to do to enjoy your days out in Chester during your time visiting the area.

The range of sporting and leisure activities in Chester is huge including football (inc bubble football), archery, crossbows, (plus tag archery), bike hire, tours and trails, swimming, canoeing, kayaking, paddleboarding, climbing, crazy golf, trampoline parks, golf courses and driving ranges, leisure centres, sports clubs and all forms of fitness and wellbeing.

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Football in and nearby Chester (including bubble football) 

Football is of course the nations favourite sport and Chester offers up a number of ways to play and watch from football pitches, 5 a side, Chester FC and the most unusual and fun forms of football, bubble football!

Bike hire, bike trails and bike tours in Chester

Get out cycling in Chester’s historic city and glorious countryside in whichever way suits you 

Archery and crossbows in and nearby Chester

Find your target with the amazing art of archery and crossbow shooting – easy to get the hang of and super fun

Archery tag in and nearby Chester

Archery tag provides great group fun making your mates the focus of your target practice 

Swimming in and nearby Chester

You’ll find great places to swim in and around Chester’s swimming baths, spas and even open water swimming

Leisure centres and sports centres in and nearby Chester

Find your perfect spot to use the gym, swim, play squash, tennis, badminton or use a sports hall or do fitness classes 

Golf courses and driving ranges in and nearby Chester

Chester and the surrounding area has some magnificent golf course in the stunning Cheshire countryside and lots of welcoming driving ranges and courses to play and practice suited to all abilities 

Crazy golf in and nearby Chester

Climbing in and nearby Chester 

Climbing is one of the best exercises you get do and there is nothing quite like the adventure of climbing up to the very top of a climbing wall or rock face or hiking up a mountain and breathing the clear air with that awesome feeling of the achievement of using your own bodies agility to scale such heights 

Kayaking, Canoeing and paddleboarding (SUP) in and nearby Chester

Cruise down the River Dee and the stunning lakes around Chester in or on your chosen vessel 

Fitness in and nearby Chester

You will find such a diversity of ways to keep fit and enjoy yourself in Chester  

Wellbeing in and nearby Chester

There are so many different activities in Chester that will not only take care of your body but they’ll also sooth your mind and spirit and give you that wonderful sense of wellbeing

Best sports and leisure activities in and nearby Chester

You will not believe all the options that are available in and around Chester when it comes to sporting and leisure activities

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