Name: Ordsall Hall
Rating: 5.0

Ordsall Hall

Ordsall Lane, Salford, Greater Manchester, M5 3AN, England

1-90 Years

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Throughout history the hall has been put to many uses – a family home, working men’s club and church hall. The most important period of its life is undoubtedly as the family seat of the Radclyffe family who resided here for over 300 of those years.Today, it is a welcoming and friendly historic house telling the story of the Hall and some of the people who made it their home. Explore our magnificent Great Hall and a range of recreated rooms, meet one of the historic residents of the hall, stroll around our manicured gardens, follow the trail around the hall, have a go at a craft activity, enjoy one of the fantastic events we host each year and experience over 820 years of history. Oh and don’t forget to look out for our two resident ghosts

If you are looking for Best Stately Homes and Gardens in Salford , Greater Manchester then you can visit Ordsall Hall. Ordsall Hall is one of the places in Salford Greater Manchester for day out with kids and families. More details can be found on the website for this place.

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Free
Host birthday parties: Yes

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On site parking
On site toilets

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Take a step back in time and discover the history of the hall, find out about life in Tudor times and learn more about the hall’s former inhabitants. There’s fun to be had in our interactive Frederick Shields Gallery and the chance experience artwork from a variety of local and renowned artists in one of our temporary exhibitions. Children can take the quiz and try their hand at drawing with our Explorer Trail. You can even explore the stories behind our famous ghostly residents and keep an eye out for them

Building
Come and discover the oldest building in Salford, dating back over 820 years and take a step back in time for day out to remember. Throughout history the hall has been put to many uses – a family home, working men’s club and church hall. The most important period of its life is undoubtedly as the family seat of the Radclyffe family who resided here for over 300 of those years.

Gardens
The gardens at Ordsall Hall have been designed to showcase garden elements popular throughout history and likely to have featured in the Hall’s history at some point in time.The gardens feature a late Tudor style knot garden; a traditional 20th century allotment; Herb Garden with medieval and Tudor herbs alongside those grown today; ornamental borders containing flowers cherished by the Tudors; and an orchard of historic fruit varieties. There are also a number of stone artefacts on display challenging visitors to guess what they were.

Collections
The museum’s collection database contains over 10,000 historical artifacts. Browse some of Salford Museum and Art Gallery’s social history collection using our online search facility.Pre-1900 Continental European oil paintings in Salford Museum’s collection can be searched by visiting VADS – the online resource for visual arts.

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