Sick To Death — Attraction in City of Chester

After hearing the well rehearsed "joke" of 'don't die', or something like that a few times before we entered, we thought it might be a bit spooky. Nah, it wasn't.

We were let in halfway through the holographic welcome piece, so we didn't get all the information. Now, that turned out to be the best, or scariest, bit. After that, it's just a small, darkened room where you look for hidden writing and gory details about the plague...

After that, it took a nosedive. Some of the interactive props were vandalised or damaged, and, most of all, it's simply a reading tour in an old church, where you smell a couple of old jars on the way round.

There were kids literally bored to tears running about. I don't blame them, I was bored, too.

You open flaps to read stuff, open toilet lids to read stuff. Then, you open cupboard doors to read stuff. I read some of the stuff, and I like to read. But, in hindsight, for the money, perhaps I should have bought a book on the plague or early autopsy, from a local bookstore...

A fascinating and fun museum all about the history of diseases, surgery and medicine, tucked away in an atmospheric old church on the corner of one of Chester's Rows. I payed a very modest £5 admission and found the exhibition well worth it! The man at the ticket desk, dressed in period costume, set the scene with his amusing banter before handing me a little torch (to help me avoid all the nasty germs inside!). The museum is small but there's a lot to take in, lots of reading, some realistic and quite gruesome models, primitive medical artefacts and plenty of fun interactive displays and smells. Some of it might be too gory for little kids but older children will love it! The medieval street lets you see just how insanitary living conditions were centuries ago. The staff were really funny and got right into their historical characters. The museum has toilets and also a small souvenir shop in the entrance. Had an entertaining two hours here and learned a lot. Well...

Very interesting place to go and find out about plagues and how we have changed over the years a must see visit ,Sick to Death is a historical attraction located in St Michaels Church, a redundant church on the Bridge Street Rows, Chester, England. Opened in May 2021, it depicts the story of medicine through the ages, with a focus on pandemics and plagues. The gory story of medicine through time. Sick To Death offers the history of medicine in a museum and family attraction in Chester City Centre - located on the city's famous Rows. A playground of plaque with a smatter of splatter & a chance to poke into the medical past. Prepare yourselves for……bad smells, gross gore, a bit of magic and a lot of science and discovery all to be explored in a fun way. The attraction offers self guided tours which take approx one hour and includes a unique shop selling fun spells, witches mugs, science kits, crystals, tarot cards and all things unique...