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Moated Tudor manor house owned by the National Trust.
Little Moreton Hall, also known as Old Moreton Hall, is a manor house 4.5 miles (7.2 km) south-west of Congleton in Cheshire, England. The earliest parts of the house were built for the prosperous Cheshire landowner William Moreton in about 1504–1508 and the remainder was constructed in stages by successive generations of the family until about 1610. The half-timbered building is highly irregular, with three asymmetrical ranges forming a small, rectangular cobbled courtyard. A National Trust guidebook describes Little Moreton Hall as being "lifted straight from a fairy story, a gingerbread house." The house's top-heavy appearance, "like a stranded Noah's Ark", is due to the Long Gallery that runs the length of the south range's upper floor.
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Glebe Farm is in the nearby village of Astbury and is home to alpacas, donkeys, goats, sheep, pigs, horses and ponies, chickens, ducks, geese, and parakeets. There is a coffee shop, farm shop, butcher’s and fishmonger’s, as well as a variety of independently owned shops and businesses nestled in the farm’s barns and outbuildings. During the summer, a children’s play area and tractor rides are also available.
lies just to the south west of the town centre, on the site of a former sand quarry. The lake is used for fishing and sailing and despite its name, is actually in the West Heath area of Congleton, with the boundary between Congleton and Newbold Astbury parishes lying further to the south.
Castaway Play is a children's play centre which is divided into four uniquely themed areas, and a sensory room is available to book for an additional fee.
Congleton Museum was established in 2002 and is dedicated to Congleton's industrial history.
It was established under a charter granted to the town in 1272 by the Earl of Lincoln, Henry de Lacy, for a weekly market. The market has a variety of stalls, both indoor and outdoor, offering fresh produce, pet foods, accessory stalls and cafes, as well as a car boot on Sundays.
It is an independently run 300-seat theatre.