Grand house with columns reflected in a lake and surrounded with autumn trees at Lyme Park, Cheshire — The south front of Lyme Park seen across the lake in autumn at Lyme Park, Cheshire | © National Trust Images/James Dobson

Houses and buildings in Cheshire and Greater Manchester

From grand mansions with opulent state rooms to a restored working mill, there is something for everyone to discover in the houses and buildings around Cheshire and Greater Manchester.

The warp creel frame in operation at Quarry Bank Mill

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Quarry Bank

Step inside the mill which led the way into the Industrial Revolution and experience the machines in action. Visit the homes of mill owner and worker to see what life here was like.

View of the South Front of the house over the lake at Lyme Park, Cheshire

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Lyme

Step inside the house and discover unusual objects and strange secrets as you walk through six centuries of family history at Lyme in Cheshire.

Oil painting on canvas, Dunham Massey: Bird's-eye View from the South, by Adriaen Van Diest

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Dunham Massey

Explore the Georgian house at Dunham Massey, see the extensive collection, and uncover the stories of those who lived and worked here.

Two visitors exploring Little Moreton Hall, Cheshire

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Little Moreton Hall

While modern life rushes by outside, Little Moreton Hall, encircled by a moat, survives as a Tudor fantasy, transporting you back to another time.

A view of the south elevation of the mansion at Tatton Park, Cheshire on a sunny day.

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Tatton Park

Explore the mansion at Tatton Park, a National Trust property cared for by Cheshire East Council. Discover its opulent state rooms, vast collection and complete servants’ quarters.

The fully restored medieval building of Nether Alderley Mill, Cheshire

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Nether Alderley Mill

Concealed under the long sloping roof of this medieval building is a fully restored, working corn mill.

The Sarum Missal at Lyme showing the initials of William Caxton who produced the book in 1487 in conjunction with the printer Guillame Maynyal in Paris.

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You can see one of the most important books in the National Trust’s care in the Library at Lyme. The Missal, dating back to 1487, provides a fascinating insight into religious practices in England. Pen-and-ink annotations and additions show how the Legh family reacted to the Reformation.

A close up image of the wall painting at Little Moreton Hall. A depiction of a person wearing green robes stands in front of a red brick wall. There is Latin writing to the right of the image.

Little Parlour wall paintings

Wall paintings dating back to the 16th century were discovered behind panelling at Little Moreton Hall in 1976. The paper border tells the biblical story of Susanna and the Elders and show how the Moreton's responded to religious change. The paintings are set for conservation work in 2025.

A circular ceremonial shield, highly decorated in red and gold.

Ceremonial Ethiopian shield

This highly decorated ceremonial shield was gifted to Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford, by the Crown Prince Asfaw Wossen, son of His Majesty Haile Selassie. Grey invited the men to Dunham Massey after their exile from Abyssinia and remained friends ever since.

Indenture of a child worker

Children were a central part to the early successes of mills and made up a large percentage of the workforce. This indenture from 1795 tells the story of children as young as eight who were handed over by their parents or the Workhouse to work in the mills. This item is part of a collection of around 60 indentures held at Quarry Bank.