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Houses near Manchester
17 stately homes sit within 40 miles of Manchester. The closest is Dunham Massey, about 9 miles out, and the best-known nearby is Chatsworth House. Sorted by real distance, not a rough guess.
There are 17 stately homes near Manchester on this list across Cheshire, Derbyshire, Lancashire, Merseyside, Staffordshire and West Yorkshire. Chatsworth House is the best-rated, at 4.7 from 24,775 Google reviews.
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Every stately home on this list - 17 in total, 7 you can stay overnight in
Dunham Massey
Cheshire · 9 mi away
Georgian and Edwardian house set in a medieval deer park
Tatton Park
Cheshire · 12 mi away
Neoclassical mansion and estate, managed on the Trust's behalf by Cheshire East Council
Lyme Park
Cheshire · 13 mi away
Grand Palladian mansion used as Pemberley in the BBC's 1995 Pride and Prejudice
Arley Hall
Cheshire · 15 mi away
Victorian Jacobean-style hall, home of the same family since the 12th century.
Capesthorne Hall
Cheshire · 16 mi away
Home of the Bromley-Davenport family for over 300 years.
Hoghton Tower
Lancashire · 22 mi away
Fortified hilltop manor house, seat of the de Hoghton family since the 12th century.
Gawthorpe Hall
Lancashire · 22 mi away
Elizabethan house remodelled by Charles Barry, managed on the Trust's behalf by Lancashire County Council
Little Moreton Hall
Cheshire · 24 mi away
Timber-framed moated manor house dating from the 15th century
Rufford Old Hall
Lancashire · 26 mi away
15th-century hall with a spectacular hammerbeam roof and carved wooden screen
Speke Hall
Merseyside · 28 mi away
Tudor timber-framed manor house near Liverpool John Lennon Airport
20 Forthlin Road
Merseyside · 28 mi away
Terraced house in Liverpool where Paul McCartney grew up, marketed with John Lennon's childhood home as the Beatles Childhood Homes
East Riddlesden Hall
West Yorkshire · 31 mi away
17th-century Yorkshire manor house with a striking timber-framed barn
Chatsworth House
Derbyshire · 31 mi away
Seat of the Duke of Devonshire since the 1550s, one of England's grandest stately homes
Haddon Hall
Derbyshire · 31 mi away
Medieval and Tudor manor house, seat of the Manners family.
Whitmore Hall
Staffordshire · 35 mi away
One of the oldest brick-built houses in England still lived in by the descendants of its builders.
Nostell
West Yorkshire · 37 mi away
Palladian mansion designed in part by Robert Adam, home of Chippendale furniture commissioned for the house
Renishaw Hall
Derbyshire · 39 mi away
Home of the Sitwell family since 1625.
Distances are straight-line ("as the crow flies"), not driving or train time - check the operator's own site for real travel options before you go.
Common questions
How many stately homes can you visit near Manchester?
17 stately homes near Manchester are on this list, spread across Cheshire, Derbyshire, Lancashire, Merseyside, Staffordshire and West Yorkshire. Every one of them opens to visitors in some form, whether that is a ticketed house, a regular tour or a hotel occupying the building itself.
Which is the best-rated stately home near Manchester?
Chatsworth House in Derbyshire, rated 4.7 from 24,775 Google reviews. Only houses with at least 100 reviews are considered, so a high score from a handful of visitors does not top the list.
Are any stately homes near Manchester free to enter?
None of the 17 on this list is recorded as free entry. Entry prices are set by each house rather than held here, and several are covered by a membership scheme, so check the operator's own site before you travel.
Who runs the stately homes near Manchester?
Of the 17 on this list, 10 are run by the National Trust and the remaining 7 by private estates, independent trusts or local councils. Who owns a house decides whether a membership card gets you in, so each entry names its operator and links to the official site.
Can you stay overnight in a stately home near Manchester?
Yes. You can stay at Tatton Park, Lyme Park, Arley Hall and Capesthorne Hall, 7 in total. What is on offer ranges from a full country-house hotel to a self-catering cottage on the estate, so check each house's own page and book direct.