Place to visit

Rates

Admission Charges 2007/2008 House and Garden: Adults: £5.00 Senior Citizens and Children over 12 £4.00 Garden only and Snowdrops Adults: £3.00 Senior Citizens and Children over 12 £2.50 Telephone: 01270 873237/882961 Email: richard.wilbra@btconnect.com Website: www.rodehall.co.uk

Opening times

House Opening 2007/2008 House and Gardens: Wednesdays and Bank Holiday Mondays 4th April to 27th September 2.00pm to 5.00pm Gardens Only: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Bank Holiday Mondays April 3rd to 27th September 2.00pm to 5.00pm Snowdrops: Saturday 2nd February 2008 to Sunday 2nd March 2008 Daily except Mondays 12 noon to 4.00pm

Telephone

01270 882961

Description

Rode Hall was built in three stages; in 1708 the two story wing of the present house was completed and the main house was built separately in 1752. Between 1800 and 1810 the two houses were joined together and the interior was changed significantly by the architect, John Hope and after his death, Lewis Wyatt. The house contains a fine collection of Gillow furniture and there is an important collection of English porcelain. Humphry Repton, designed the landscape although the work was carried out by John Webb, a locally based landscapist. The formal gardens were designed by Nesfield in 1860 and there is a recently completed Italian garden together with a large walled kitchen garden. The Gardens are open for snowdrops in February and in May the rhododendrons and azaleas are at their best.

Location

Rode Hall is situated between the A50 and A34 five miles south of Congleton.