Historic house · near Chester · Cheshire

Eaton Hall

Eaton Hall is a country house estate n Cheshire. Head 2.3 km south of Chester to reach it. On the official register, it is a Grade II* listed park and garden.

Photo: Eaton Hall, Neil Kennedy (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

2.3 km

south of Chester

How well known

Top 8%

#682 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–21°C

In brief

Historic house near Chester

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#682 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (10 Wikipedias). About ↓

Just outside Chester

Eaton Hall is 2.3 km south of Chester. Towns near it ↓

Grade II* listed park and garden

On the official list of protected heritage; Chester has 697 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

Expect highs of 17–21°C in Chester from May to September.

Jan8° / 2°56 mm

Feb9° / 2°47 mm

Mar11° / 3°45 mm

Apr14° / 5°48 mm

May17° / 7°53 mm

Jun20° / 10°65 mm

Jul21° / 12°63 mm

Aug21° / 12°67 mm

Sep18° / 10°66 mm

Oct15° / 7°77 mm

Nov11° / 4°72 mm

Dec8° / 2°75 mm

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

About

Eaton Hall

10 Wikipedia editions have an article on it. A short trip away is Chester Cathedral, 5.8 km off, the first of 36 within 15 km.

Chester’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Historic house
Listed: Grade II* listed park and garden
Wikipedias: Covered in 10 languages
Town: 2.3 km south of Chester
Official site: eatonestate.co.uk

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

The map

The way to Eaton Hall

Spot Eaton Hall in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.

Towns near it

Towns within reach of Eaton Hall

The 8 towns are led in size by Chester, with 92,756 people. The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then larger towns further out.

1 · 2.3 km north of it

Chester

92,756 people · 17 places to visit

2 · 3.9 km south of it

Churton

396 people · 4 places to visit

3 · 4.2 km southwest of it

Rossett

1,977 people · 3 places to visit

4 · 4.6 km northeast of it

Christleton and Waverton

2,670 people · 11 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Eaton Hall is	People	Places to visit
Chester	2.3 km north of it	92,756	17
Churton	3.9 km south of it	396	4
Rossett	4.2 km southwest of it	1,977	3
Christleton and Waverton	4.6 km northeast of it	2,670	11
Dodleston	4.9 km west of it	701	1
Farndon	6.2 km south of it	2,227	3
Littleton	6.5 km northeast of it	707	11
Holt	7 km south of it	1,084	2

Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.

Make a day of it

Pair Eaton Hall with these

A visit can add 5 castles, a cathedral and a zoo, from 36 places within 15 km.

CathedralChester Cathedral5.8 km away 2

Castle · English HeritageChester Castle5.1 km away 3

CastleHolt Castle Ruins6.9 km away 4

Castle · English HeritageBeeston Castle12 km away 5

CastleBlobb Hill Castle1.2 km away 6

ZooChester Zoo9.6 km away 7

FortChester city walls5.2 km away 8

CastlePeckforton Castle12 km away

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

Questions about Eaton Hall

Where is Eaton Hall?

Eaton Hall is 2.3 km south of Chester, Cheshire.

What is Eaton Hall?

Country house estate n Cheshire, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Eaton Hall?

May to September are the warmest months in Chester, with afternoon highs of 17–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Eaton Hall a listed building?

Yes: Grade II* listed park and garden.

What else is there to see near Eaton Hall?

Within 15 km: Chester Cathedral (5.8 km), Chester Castle (5.1 km), Holt Castle Ruins (6.9 km) and Beeston Castle (12 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 (9)

Eaton Hall: Neil Kennedy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Chester Cathedral: Stephen Hamilton, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Chester Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Holt Castle Ruins: Peter Craine, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Beeston Castle: TCExplorer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Blobb Hill Castle: John S Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Chester Zoo: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Chester city walls: John S Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Peckforton Castle: Bs0u10e01, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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