Historic house · near Poynton · Cheshire

Lyme Hall

Lyme Hall is a grade II* listed country estate and park. Its address puts it 1.9 km east of Poynton. It is conserved by the National Trust.

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

Where

1.9 km

east of Poynton

Run by

National Trust

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 5%

#410 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–21°C

In brief

Historic house near Poynton

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

#410 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (12 Wikipedias). About ↓

Just outside Poynton

Lyme Hall is 1.9 km east of Poynton. 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 II* listed park and garden

On the official list of protected heritage; Poynton has 12 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

The seasons here

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

Jan7° / 2°77 mm

Feb8° / 2°65 mm

Mar10° / 3°58 mm

Apr13° / 5°55 mm

May16° / 8°59 mm

Jun19° / 11°72 mm

Jul21° / 13°80 mm

Aug20° / 12°82 mm

Sep18° / 10°75 mm

Oct14° / 8°92 mm

Nov10° / 4°82 mm

Dec7° / 2°91 mm

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

About

Lyme Hall

There are Wikipedia articles on it in 12 languages. 44 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by Bramall Hall (8.4 km).

Poynton’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Historic house
Run by: National Trust
Listed: Grade II* listed park and garden
Wikipedias: Covered in 12 languages
Town: 1.9 km east of Poynton
Official site: historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1231685

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

The map

Lyme Hall on the map

The map centres on Lyme Hall, in orange, with nearby places numbered.

Towns near it

Towns within reach of Lyme Hall

The biggest base of the 8 is Poynton (13,015 people). All of these towns include it on their pages.

1 · 1.9 km west of it

Poynton

13,015 people · 14 places to visit

2 · 2 km northeast of it

Disley

3,891 people · 9 places to visit

3 · 2 km northwest of it

Higher Poynton

335 people · 11 places to visit

4 · 2 km north of it

High Lane

4,617 people · 10 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Lyme Hall is	People	Places to visit
Poynton	1.9 km west of it	13,015	14
Disley	2 km northeast of it	3,891	9
Higher Poynton	2 km northwest of it	335	11
High Lane	2 km north of it	4,617	10
New Mills	3.3 km northeast of it	9,195	6
Whaley Bridge	3.7 km east of it	4,618	6
Furness Vale	4 km east of it	1,069	4
Marple	4.2 km north of it	12,963	14

Make a day of it

Pair Lyme Hall with these

There are 44 within 15 km, 3 historic houses, 3 museums and 2 attractions among them.

Historic houseBramall Hall8.4 km away 2

MuseumAnson Engine Museum2.7 km away 3AttractionAttraction · National TrustThe Cage700 m away 4

Historic houseAdlington Hall6.3 km away 5

AttractionPoole's Cavern13 km away 6

MuseumAvro Heritage Museum6.5 km away 7

Historic house · National TrustHare Hill10 km away 8

MuseumHat Works11 km away

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

What people ask about Lyme Hall

Where is Lyme Hall?

Lyme Hall is 1.9 km east of Poynton, Cheshire.

What is Lyme Hall?

Grade II* listed country estate and park in Cheshire East, United Kingdom.

Who runs Lyme Hall?

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

When is the best time to visit Lyme Hall?

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

Is Lyme Hall a listed building?

Yes: Grade II* listed park and garden.

What else is there to see near Lyme Hall?

Within 15 km: Bramall Hall (8.4 km), Anson Engine Museum (2.7 km), The Cage (700 m) and Adlington Hall (6.3 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)

Lyme Hall: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bramall Hall: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Anson Engine Museum: Photograph by Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent. (www.clemrutter.net)., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Adlington Hall: John Swallow, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Poole's Cavern: Dave Pape, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Avro Heritage Museum: Trevor Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hare Hill: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hat Works: Zzztriple2000 at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

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