Little Moreton Hall
Moated half-timbered manor house near Congleton in England, built between about 1504 and 1610..
Attractions in Scholar Green
Photo: Little Moreton Hall, Christine-Ann Martin (CC BY-SA 3.0)What is near Scholar Green: Little Moreton Hall first
What there is to see lies just outside: 3 places within 5 km of its edge. Among them are 2 castles and a historic house. Of the places on our list, 2 are looked after by the National Trust. For a full day, there is Alton Towers Resort, 28 km away.
In Scholar Green
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
The best known around Scholar Green
After Little Moreton Hall come 2 castles.
Historic house · National TrustLittle Moreton Hall1.2 km outside town, to the north
Castle · National TrustMow Cop Castle1.7 km outside town, to the east
CastleRode Hall1.1 km outside town, to the northwestEach 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
Places on the map
Mow Cop Castle marks the outer edge, 2.6 km away.
The dashed line is Scholar Green’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
Every one of them is among castles or historic places.
Castles & historic places 2 castles · 1 historic house0 in town · 3 nearby
Green: inside Scholar Green. 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 the places to visit
Each of the 3 is 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 Scholar Green’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Scholar Green →
Big names nearby
Day trips
First of the 12 big names within reach is Alton Towers Resort, 28 km away.
Big drawTheme parkAlton Towers Resort28 km southeast · 2.5M visitors a year (2024)
Castle · English HeritageBeeston Castle30 km west
MuseumCrewe Heritage Centre12 km west · 30K visitors a year
Historic house · National TrustBiddulph Grange6.5 km northeast
MuseumThe Manchester Museum40 km north
Historic house · National TrustLyme Hall29 km northeast
CastleHeighley Castle12 km southwest
CastlePeckforton Castle30 km west
CastleHalton Castle39 km northwest
MuseumMiddleport Pottery7.9 km south
MuseumMoseley Railway Trust8.3 km south
AttractionThe Smiler27 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Scholar Green (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.
Asked about places to visit in Scholar Green
What is there to see near Scholar Green?
No attraction is mapped inside Scholar Green itself. Within 5 km of it are Little Moreton Hall, Mow Cop Castle and Rode Hall.
Does Scholar Green have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Scholar Green.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Scholar Green?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Scholar Green, 2 places are cared for by the National Trust (Little Moreton Hall and Mow Cop Castle).
What are the best-known days out near Scholar Green?
Within 40 km: Alton Towers Resort (28 km), Beeston Castle (30 km), Crewe Heritage Centre (12 km), Biddulph Grange (6.5 km).
Where are Scholar Green’s historic buildings listed?
Scholar Green 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 Scholar Green 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
- Alton Towers Resort: Dunderklumpen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beeston Castle: TCExplorer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Crewe Heritage Centre: Steve Daniels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Biddulph Grange: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Manchester Museum: DrPhoenix, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lyme Hall: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Heighley Castle: Peter Styles, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peckforton Castle: Bs0u10e01, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Halton Castle: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Middleport Pottery: Andrew Woodvine (awo…, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Moseley Railway Trust: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Smiler: TowersStreet, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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