Historic house · near Bowdon · Greater Manchester

Dunham Massey Hall

Dunham Massey Hall is a grade I listed building. This one stands 1.4 km west of Bowdon. Upkeep is seen to by the National Trust.

Photo: Dunham Massey Hall, Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net). (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

1.4 km

west of Bowdon

Run by

National Trust

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 16%

#1,300 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–21°C

In brief

Historic house near Bowdon

Just outside Bowdon

Dunham Massey Hall is 1.4 km west of Bowdon. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by the National Trust

One of the places the National Trust looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Bowdon has 30 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Weather by the month

In Bowdon the warm season is June to September, with highs of 18–21°C.

Jan7° / 2°72 mm

Feb8° / 2°63 mm

Mar10° / 3°57 mm

Apr13° / 5°56 mm

May16° / 8°61 mm

Jun19° / 11°73 mm

Jul21° / 13°71 mm

Aug20° / 13°76 mm

Sep18° / 10°74 mm

Oct14° / 8°91 mm

Nov10° / 5°83 mm

Dec8° / 2°91 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Bowdon, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Bowdon. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Bowdon’s full climate →

About

Dunham Massey Hall

Articles on it exist in 4 languages. Add Imperial War Museum North, 12 km away, to a visit; it leads 80 places within 15 km.

Bowdon’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Historic house
Run by: National Trust
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 4 languages
Town: 1.4 km west of Bowdon
Official site: nationaltrust.org.uk/dunham-massey

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Getting to Dunham Massey Hall

The map puts Dunham Massey Hall in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.

Towns near it

Towns that list Dunham Massey Hall

By population, Sale leads the 8 with 62,545. Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.

1 · 1.4 km east of it

Bowdon

6,107 people · 13 places to visit

2 · 1.4 km east of it

Altrincham

49,672 people · 12 places to visit

3 · 3.1 km west of it

Lymm

11,547 people · 7 places to visit

4 · 3.3 km east of it

Hale

16,716 people · 18 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Dunham Massey Hall is	People	Places to visit
Bowdon	1.4 km east of it	6,107	13
Altrincham	1.4 km east of it	49,672	12
Lymm	3.1 km west of it	11,547	7
Hale	3.3 km east of it	16,716	18
Sale	3.3 km northeast of it	62,545	20
Partington	3.6 km northwest of it	7,706	5
High Legh	4.3 km southwest of it	1,145	10
Carrington	4.4 km north of it	481	6

Make a day of it

Combine it with these

Nearby, 80 places within 15 km include 3 museums, 2 historic houses and an art gallery.

MuseumImperial War Museum North12 km away · 2K visitors a year 2

Art galleryManchester Art Gallery15 km away 3

MuseumThe Manchester Museum14 km away 4

Big drawMuseumScience and Industry Museum14 km away · 830K visitors a year 5

CathedralCathedral Church of St. John the Evangelist14 km away 6

Historic house · National TrustTatton Park Mansion5.9 km away 7Park or estatePark or estate · National TrustDunham Massey Park300 m away 8

Historic house · National TrustTatton Park6.6 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Dunham Massey Hall, answered

Where is Dunham Massey Hall?

Dunham Massey Hall is 1.4 km west of Bowdon, Greater Manchester.

What is Dunham Massey Hall?

Grade I listed building in Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, UK.

Who runs Dunham Massey Hall?

National Trust, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Dunham Massey Hall?

June to September are the warmest months in Bowdon, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Dunham Massey Hall a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Dunham Massey Hall?

Within 15 km: Imperial War Museum North (12 km), Manchester Art Gallery (15 km), The Manchester Museum (14 km) and Science and Industry Museum (14 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (8)

Dunham Massey Hall: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Imperial War Museum North: Imperial_War_Museum_2008.jpg: pit-yacker from UK derivative work: IxK85, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Manchester Art Gallery: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Manchester Museum: DrPhoenix, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Science and Industry Museum: Science Museum Group, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cathedral Church of St. John the Evangelist: The_Cathedral_Church_of_St_John_the_Evangelist,_Chapel_Street,_Salford.jpg: Ian Roberts derivative work: Rabanus Flavus, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tatton Park Mansion: K. Whatley, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tatton Park: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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