Contact & Parking
Travel to Us
Parking and Public Transport
Market Address: Town Hall Square, Northgate Street , Chester , Cheshire, CH1 2HQ
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Nearest Car Park: New Market Parking Hunter Street, Chester, Cheshire, CH1 2AR
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This car park has over 800 spaces and over 50 cycle parking stations within. For more information or tariffs please click this link.
Chester also operates several Park and Ride schemes, with buses running throughout the day in circular routes around town. For this information please click here.
If you are not driving the closest train station is Chester Train station. Please note this is about a 20-minute walk to the Christmas Market.
Coaches and Large Group Info
Chester has always welcomed large tour groups and there are plenty of drop off points around town, as you can see in the map below. The best ones to reach the Christmas Market would be points CE (Hunter Street/ Storyhouse) and CG (St Martins Way/ Watergate Street).
Coach parking is marked on the map at P1 (Little Roodee Chester Coach Arrival Centre). Prices vary depending on times but there is the option for reduced overnight costs. During the day there is also a small locally owned café. For more information, please visit Cheshire West and Chester council website.
General Enquiries
For all general enquiries please contact us on hello@chester-christmasmarket.com. Please note that this email is not manned at all times and in particularly busy times, such as market trading weeks, there may be a delay in response as we focus on making sure the market runs in a safe and smooth manner.
Trade with Us
You are welcome to send an email to hello@chester-christmasmarket.com. Please start the email title with TRADING and the company name. In the initial enquiry please include the products you sell and ideally some photographs of previous selling set ups. Please note that we can only accommodate traders who will be open for every day of the market, seven days a week, and we do not offer weekend only slots. There may be delays in replying at busy times of the year, especially during the market trading dates. Traders are invited to send over their information but may only be contacted if successful.
TRADING SPACES FOR 2026 ARE FILLED. ALL APPLICATIONS RECEIVED FROM NOW ON ARE CONSIDERED APPLICATIONS FOR 2027. THANK YOU.
Food & Drink Stalls
Once you’ve shopped till you drop, treat yourself to something delicious from one of our fabulous food stalls, then mosey over to our comfy Christmas Market Bar to wash it down. Here, you can put your feet up and, on select evenings, enjoy some festive live music—song requests are encouraged.