Cranage Hall
Grade II listed English country house in Cranage, Cheshire East, Cheshire, England, UK.
Attractions in Cranage
Photo: Cranage Hall, John Naisbitt (CC BY-SA 2.0)Cranage’s draw is Cranage Hall
The best-known day out from Cranage is Beeston Castle, 23 km away. There is one place to visit inside Cranage’s built-up area, plus one within 5 km of its edge. Among them are a historic house and an attraction.
In Cranage
1
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
1
of the town’s edge
Castles & historic places
1
in or near town
Best known
Cranage’s big names
Then comes an attraction, behind Cranage Hall.
Historic houseCranage Hallin townAttractionAttractionJodrell Bank Discovery Centre4.9 km outside town, to the northeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The map
The places, mapped
The farthest of them, Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre, is 5.4 km out.
The dashed line is Cranage’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
By kind
The mix
The list holds a historic house and an attraction.
Castles & historic places 1 historic house1 in town
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside Cranage. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
Every place to visit
First the one in town, then another within 5 km of its edge.
The one inside Cranage comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
4 listed buildings are on Cranage’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Cranage →
Big names nearby
Trips out
Start with Beeston Castle, 23 km off, the best known of 12.
Castle · English HeritageBeeston Castle23 km southwest
MuseumEnglish Football Hall of Fame32 km north
Historic house · National TrustLittle Moreton Hall12 km southeast
CathedralChester Cathedral35 km west
Art galleryManchester Art Gallery31 km north
CathedralManchester Cathedral32 km north
MuseumThe Manchester Museum30 km north
CastleHalton Castle26 km northwest
Big drawMuseumScience and Industry Museum31 km north · 830K visitors a year
MuseumImperial War Museum North29 km north · 2K visitors a year
MuseumCrewe Heritage Centre14 km south · 30K visitors a year
Historic house · National TrustLyme Hall26 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Cranage (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust, English Heritage or Cadw property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
Before a day out in Cranage
What are the main attractions in Cranage?
The place to visit inside Cranage’s built-up area is Cranage Hall. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 1 more within 5 km.
Does Cranage have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Cranage.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Cranage?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Beeston Castle (English Heritage), 23 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Cranage?
Within 40 km: Beeston Castle (23 km), English Football Hall of Fame (32 km), Little Moreton Hall (12 km), Chester Cathedral (35 km).
Where are Cranage’s historic buildings listed?
Cranage has 4 listed buildings. They are on its History page, from Historic England’s list, not repeated here.
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Cranage when it is inside the ONS 2022 built-up area, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.
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 (13)
- Cranage Hall: John Naisbitt, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beeston Castle: TCExplorer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- English Football Hall of Fame: Marnanel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Little Moreton Hall: Christine-Ann Martin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Cathedral: Stephen Hamilton, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Manchester Art Gallery: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Manchester Cathedral: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Manchester Museum: DrPhoenix, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Halton Castle: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Science and Industry Museum: Science Museum Group, 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
- Crewe Heritage Centre: Steve Daniels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lyme Hall: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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