Storyhouse

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Parking: No car park; New Market Parking is closest, or use Chester Park & Ride. Chester station is a 17-minute walk.
Buggies: Lifts to every floor, with step-free access throughout the building.
Food: The Kitchen café-restaurant serves food from 9am to 8pm daily.
Toilets: Accessible toilets on every floor and a Changing Places toilet on the ground floor.

From storyhouse.com, checked Mon 19 Oct 2026. Check before you travel.

WayWord Festival (October half-term family programme) Storyhouse, Chester · 55 min Includes free Horrible Hunt 24-25 Oct, storytimes, Aardman Claystations 26 Oct, Oliver Jeffers 28 Oct, Meet The Hatter 31 Oct, Stars and Sto£10–25

Horrible Hunt (free Horrible Histories quest trail) Storyhouse, Chester · 55 min Sat 24 Oct from 9am, Sun 25 Oct from 10am; drop inFree

Romeo and Juliet (For Kids) - WayWord festival Storyhouse, Chester · 55 min Sat 24 - Fri 30 Oct, approx 50 minutesSelling fast£10–25

The Wind in the Willows (Box Tale Soup puppet show) Storyhouse, Chester · 55 min Sun 25 Oct, 11.30am and 2pm; 60 minutes no interval£10–25

Aardman in Concert (Wallace and Gromit, Shaun the Sheep with live orchestra) Storyhouse, Chester · 55 min Mon 26 Oct, 1.30pm and 3.30pm; Aardman Claystations clay workshops the same morning are sold out£10–25

Farshore Funny Fest with Beano (half-term comedy book day) Storyhouse, Chester · 55 min Tue 27 Oct from 10am; book the headline Beano event plus one free act (Big Beano Draw-along now full)Selling fastUnder £10

The World of Oliver Jeffers (author event) Storyhouse, Chester · 55 min Wed 28 Oct, 11am; 60 minutes£10–25

Family Friendly Broadway Rave (Halloween musicals party) Storyhouse, Chester · 55 min Sat 31 Oct, 1pm-4pm; fancy dress encouraged£10–25

Joss Arnott Dance: Meet The Hatter Storyhouse, Chester · 55 min Sat 31 Oct, 2pm; 65 minutes no interval£10–25

Rapunzel (Storyhouse Originals pantomime) Storyhouse, Chester · 55 min Matinees 12pm/2pm and evenings 5pm–7pm; relaxed Sun 27 Dec 12pm; BSL Sat 2 Jan 2pm; audio-described Sun 20 Dec 12pmRelaxed Sun 27 Dec£10–25

The Reindeer Who Saved Christmas Storyhouse, Chester · 55 min Mon 14 - Thu 24 Dec; approx 60 minutes; recommended 3+Selling fast£10–25

Dog Man: The Musical Storyhouse, Chester · 55 min Fri 19 Feb 2.30pm & 6pm; Sat 20 Feb 11am, 2.30pm & 6pm; Sun 21 Feb 11am & 2.30pm£10–25