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Overleigh Cemetery Tour

Stories In Stone

If you're interested in learning about some of the fascinating stories behind the gravestones and monuments in Overleigh Cemetery, book this popular tour today.

Every Friday at 4.00 p.m.

from April to September.

£10 per person, with negotiable discounts for groups.

You’ll discover hidden gems, hear surprising stories and appreciate the quiet beauty of this hidden treasure where anyone who died in Chester from 1850 onwards was buried. Explore the fascinating stories behind the gravestones and monuments including Mary Jonas, mother of 15 sets of twins, all of them one boy and one girl, Ishizo Ishimura who died performing a double backwards somersault onstage, Mabel Frances Ireland Blackburne, who was rumoured to have died of chewing too much gum, and many more. 

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​​Book through the Visitor Information Centre, Town Hall, Northgate St, Chester CH1 2HJ

Tel 01244 405340

or via Tripadvisor:

https://bit.ly/3TsZKun

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Interested in booking a private tour of Overleigh Cemetery on a date and at a time convenient for you? Get in touch today by clicking the button below:

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