Historic sites

Little Moreton Hall

United Kingdom Cheshire East Rode Heath

Little Moreton Hall
Photo: Christine-Ann Martin, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A wonderfully crooked Tudor manor house of black and white timber framing, surrounded by a moat. Its top floor, a long gallery added in the 1560s, leans and sags so much it looks ready to topple.


The leaded windows, wall paintings and knot garden are all worth seeing. Children enjoy the costumes and tours.

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