Venue
Chester Magistrates' Court
Magistrates' Court
Location codes
The internal HMCTS references. No other public site surfaces these alongside the venue’s contact details.
Magistrates' code1729
Addresses
- Visit or contact us
- , Chester CH1 2XA
Contacts
- Telephone
- 0330 808 4407Magistrates' Court Enquiries - Courts and Tribunals Service Centre -Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5pm. Saturday 8am to 2pm
- Telephone
- 0300 303 0656Single Justice Service Centre - If your query relates to a Single Justice Procedure Case – Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm
- Telephone
- 01928 703 324Outstanding fines or payments enquiries
- Telephone
- 0300 790 9901Automated Payment Line
- Telephone
- 0300 332 1165
- Telephone
- 0300 123 1142
- Enquiries
- [email protected]Magistrates’ Court Enquiries - Courts and Tribunals Service Centre
- Single Justice Service
- [email protected]Single Justice Service Centre - if your query relates to a Single Justice Procedure Case
- Payments
- [email protected]Cheshire & Merseyside Central Payment & Enforcement Centre
- Social security and child support
- [email protected]
Opening times
- Court open
- Monday to Friday 9am to 4pm
- Counter open
- Monday to Friday 9am to 4pm
- Telephone enquiries answered
- Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5pm
Areas of law
Facilities
- No parking
- There are no parking facilities at this building, however paid off-site parking is available as follows: 1) Cuppin Street Car Park 2) Little Roodee Car Park, off Grosvenor Road on Castle Drive
- Disabled access
- Disabled access, toilet facilities and an accessible lift are available.
- 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.
- Lift
- Lifts are available in this building to access all floors. Lifts can be used in the event of a fire evacuation so please make security or an usher aware of any mobility issues and assistance required in the event of an emergency evacuation.
- Public toilets
- Public toilets are available in the ground floor public waiting area.
- Disabled toilet
- An accessible toilet is available in the ground floor public waiting area.
- Refreshments
- Drinking water is available on the first floor, please bring your own re-usable bottle.
- Interview room
- Five interview rooms are available at this court.
- Waiting Room
- Public waiting areas are available on the ground and first floor. There is a separate waiting area on the ground floor for witnesses.
- Baby changing facility
- A breastfeeding room can be made available upon request.
- Prayer / Quiet room
- A prayer mat is available. Please report to security who will find a suitable room.
- Video facilities
- Court/hearing room video conferencing facilities and prison to court video link facilities are available (by prior arrangement). For queries please contact CheshireVirtualHearings@justice.gov.uk.
- Wireless network connection
- Wi-Fi is available in all areas of the building. Access via PCU or GovWifi.
- Hidden Disabilities Sunflower network
- Lanyards available on request.
- Witness service
- www.witnessservice.org.uk