Little Moreton Hall
Moated half-timbered manor house near Congleton in England, built between about 1504 and 1610..
Attractions in Rode Heath
Photo: Little Moreton Hall, Christine-Ann Martin (CC BY-SA 3.0)A historic house just outside Rode Heath: Little Moreton Hall
Nothing to visit is mapped inside Rode Heath’s built-up area, but 3 places are within 5 km of its edge. Look for 2 castles and a historic house. In heritage care, 2 places on the list are looked after by the National Trust. For a full day, there is Beeston Castle, 27 km away.
In Rode Heath
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
3
of the town’s edge
Castles & historic places
3
in or near town
Cared for
2
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known
Top of the list around Rode Heath
Alongside Little Moreton Hall you find 2 castles.
Historic house · National TrustLittle Moreton Hall2.7 km outside town, to the northeast
Castle · National TrustMow Cop Castle4.7 km outside town, to the east
CastleRode Hall900 m outside town, to the eastEach 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 lie of the land
Most of the 3 out of town lie to the east.
The dashed line is Rode Heath’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
Kind by kind
All 3 are castles or historic places.
Castles & historic places 2 castles · 1 historic house0 in town · 3 nearby
Green: inside Rode Heath. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
2 places are cared for by the National Trust (Little Moreton Hall and Mow Cop Castle).
Every place
All of them, one by one
You will find all 3 within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
2 listed buildings are on Rode Heath’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Rode Heath →
Big names nearby
Out of town
Day trips number 12; the best known is Beeston Castle, 27 km off.
Castle · English HeritageBeeston Castle27 km west
Big drawTheme parkAlton Towers Resort30 km southeast · 2.5M visitors a year (2024)
MuseumCrewe Heritage Centre10 km west · 30K visitors a year
MuseumThe Manchester Museum39 km north
CastleHeighley Castle11 km south
Historic house · National TrustLyme Hall29 km northeast
CastlePeckforton Castle27 km west
Historic house · National TrustBiddulph Grange8.7 km east
CastleHolt Castle Ruins40 km west
MuseumImperial War Museum North40 km north · 2K visitors a year
CastleHalton Castle36 km northwest
MuseumMoseley Railway Trust9.1 km southPlaces well known beyond Rode Heath (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.
Visiting Rode Heath: questions
What is there to see near Rode Heath?
No attraction is mapped inside Rode Heath itself. Within 5 km of it are Little Moreton Hall, Mow Cop Castle and Rode Hall.
Does Rode Heath have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Rode Heath.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Rode Heath?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Rode Heath, 2 places are cared for by the National Trust (Little Moreton Hall and Mow Cop Castle).
What are the best-known days out near Rode Heath?
Within 40 km: Beeston Castle (27 km), Alton Towers Resort (30 km), Crewe Heritage Centre (10 km), The Manchester Museum (39 km).
Where are Rode Heath’s historic buildings listed?
Rode Heath has 2 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 Rode Heath 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 (15)
- Little Moreton Hall: Christine-Ann Martin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mow Cop Castle: Nmwatson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rode Hall: Ian Greig, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beeston Castle: TCExplorer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alton Towers Resort: Dunderklumpen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Crewe Heritage Centre: Steve Daniels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Manchester Museum: DrPhoenix, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Heighley Castle: Peter Styles, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lyme Hall: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peckforton Castle: Bs0u10e01, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Biddulph Grange: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Holt Castle Ruins: Peter Craine, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- Halton Castle: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Moseley Railway Trust: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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