Venue
Chester Crown Court
Crown Court
What is Chester Crown Court?
Chester Crown Court is a crown court at The Castle, Chester CH1 2AN. It is open Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm.
Key facts
- Type
- Crown Court
- Address
- The Castle, Chester CH1 2AN
- Court open
- Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm
Source: Find a Court or Tribunal, retrieved 2026-10-14.
Location codes
The internal HMCTS references. No other public site surfaces these alongside the venue’s contact details.
Crown Court code415
Addresses
- Visit or contact us
- The CastleChester CH1 2AN
Contacts
- Enquiries
- 01244 317 606General
- Enquiries
- 01244 356 713Court Clerks
- Enquiries
- 01244 356 726Juror
- Listing
- 01244 356 725
- Witness service
- 0300 332 1164
- Enquiries
- [email protected]
- Listing
- [email protected]
Opening times
- Court open
- Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm
- Telephone enquiries answered
- Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm
- Counter open
- Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm
Areas of law
Facilities
- No parking
- There are no parking facilities at this building except for blue badge holders. Please contact the court for details. The nearest public car park is: The Little Roodee car park, Grosvenor Street, Chester CH1 1SL.
- Disabled access
- There is lift access to all floors and parking can be arranged by contacting the court in advance.
- Assistance dogs
- Assistance dogs are welcome.
- Hearing Loop
- The building has hearing enhancement facilities available by prior arrangement. Please contact the Court office by telephone or email if necessary.
- Security arch
- For safety and security, all users and their possessions will be searched by security when they enter this building. Please alert the security officer if you have a pacemaker.
- Disabled toilet
- Accessible toilets are available and are located on the ground floor.
- Refreshments
- The cafe is now fully open. Vending machines are also available.
- Interview room
- 4 interview rooms are available on the ground floor.
- Baby changing facility
- Baby changing facilities are available in the disabled toilets on the ground floor.
- Video facilities
- Court/hearing room video conferencing facilities and prison to court video link facilities are available (by prior arrangement).
- Wireless network connection
- Access to GovWifi available.
- Hidden Disabilities Sunflower network
- Lanyards available on request.
- Witness service
- www.witnessservice.org.uk
Guidance naming this venue 1
Judicial guidance and court guides that name this venue explicitly.
- Resident Judgesupdated 2026-10-01
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Common questions
What is Chester Crown Court?
Chester Crown Court is a crown court at The Castle, Chester CH1 2AN. It is open Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm.
What are the opening hours for Chester Crown Court?
Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm. The counter is open Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm.