Cheshire Historic Houses
 | 5 miles north of Macclesfield, on A523 Macclesfield - Stockport road built on the site of a hunting lodge which stood in the Forest of Macclesfield in 1040. The estate has been the home of the Legh family since 1315. The house, once moated, is a mixture of 16th century timber-framing and 17th and 18th century brickwork. Features organ built by 'Father' Bernard Smith in 1670 - 80, gardens, follies. more information |
 | 5 miles north of Northwich, North-East of A559, M6 junctions 19 & 20, M56 junctions 9 & 10 an impressive red-brick neo-Jacobean house, home of Viscount and Viscountess Ashbrook. The house was built by the owner's great-great-grandfather, Rowland Egerton-Warburton in 1832 - 45. 12 acre gardens, parkland walled gardens,rockery. more information |
 | 5 miles west of Macclesfield, on A34 home of the Bromley-Davenport family who can trace their ancestry back to the Norman Conquest. The red-brick facades with towers and pinnacles have great character and the house is full of treasures with magnificent state rooms. Sculpture Gallery with classical marbles and busts,f paintings and furniture. 100 acres of gardens and parkland with lakes. more information |
 | 1 mile west of Nantwich, on A534 Nantwich - Wrexham road a fine Jacobean manor house set on an ancient site in the wooded countryside of south Cheshire.The building is symmetrical, with the Hall in the centre and the Great Chamber over it. The Great Chamber is the most impressive room in the house. Attractive woodland gardens with summer herbaceous borders more information |
 | 2.5 miles South-West of Macclesfield, on A536 a fine timber-framed manor house built in the second half of the 15th century and is a good example of Cheshire 'Black-and-White' architecture. A beautiful setting close to the medieval church.Formal rose gardens, statues and ornaments more information |
 | 4 miles south-west of Congleton, on A34 one of the best preserved timbered houses in the country. The Hall was the property of the Moreton family.. Lack of furnishings allows the architecture and proportions of the rooms to be seen. Gardens, formal Knot Garden more information |
| In Stonehouse Lane, near Tarporley, 12 miles east of Chester, off A49 on the summit of a wooded hill rising sharply from the Cheshire plain. Although the medieval-style building appears to be ancient it was actually constructed in the mid-19th century. Used for weddings, banquets, receptions, and you can stay here. Featured in a number of television programmes and films, including the 1991 film, 'Robin Hood' more information |
 | 4 miles south of Knutsford, off A50 at Whipping Stocks InnPeover Hall (pronounced 'peever') is a brick-built Elizabethan manor house set in gardens and surrounded by a landscaped park. During World War II the house was requisitioned for the use of General George Patton until 1950 that the house was released by this time the 1760s wing was found to be in poor condition and in 1964 it was pulled down. The Elizabethan building was renovated. Peover Hall's superb Carolean stables are architecturally more important than the house. Large gardens more information |
 | 5 miles south-west of Congleton, 5 miles North-West of Stoke-on-Trent, at Scholar Green, between A34 and A50 a charming mid-18th century red-brick house hidden in wooded grounds.Today Rode Hall is still in the hands of the Baker Wilbrahams and the well-maintained house retains the warmth of a family home.Furnished rooms, portraits. Park and gardens with formal rose garden, woodland garden, grotto more information |
 | 2 miles west of Knutsford, M6 junction 19 A556 south on to A5033 a red-brick neo-Palladian mansion. The Tabley estate was the home of the Leicester family for over 700 years. Detached private chapel, dating from 1674 - 77, collection of pictures by British artists, furnished rooms more information |
 | 3.5 miles north of Knutsford, off A50 owned by the Egerton family for 450 years. In the 18th century William Egerton extensively rebuilt the old house between 1790 and 1810. The libraryhas books that were collected in the 18th century or earlier. Now maintained and managed by Cheshire County Council on lease from the Trust. Italianate terraced garden, park and lakes. 15th century Old Hall in the park. more information |