Heaton Hall & Orangery - Manchester
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The house that had stood on the site of the present Heaton Hall since the late 17th century would have been very old fashioned when its 21 year old owner Sir Thomas Egerton (later 1st Earl of Wilton) married Eleanor Assheton of Middleton in 1769. Three years later Sir Thomas commissioned a fashionable architect named James Wyatt to design a new home for his young family. The Animal Centre is open: School holidays: Good Friday - September 10.30am - 6.30pm Term Time: Good Friday - September 10.30am - 4.30pm September - March: 10.30am - 3.30pm The Farm Centre/Stables Courtyard opens daily from 9am: Closing at 6pm in the summer, and 3.30pm in the winter. Meet the animals: JADE THORNTON - A Guernsey Heifer HEATHER - A Beef Shorthorn Cow PICACHU, MANICHU & ICEMAN - Our 3 Alpacas BORIS & HORACE - Kune Kune Pigs KATRINA - Our Saanen Goat CAMILLA & CHARLES (and their ducklings) - Call Ducks GORDON - Chinese Gander Goose We have a number of RABBITS, GUINEA PIGS and POULTRY. We also have a flock of HEBRIDEAN SHEEP, which bring a flavour of the wild Scottish moors. There is also a themed play area in the Animal Centre. | |||||||||||||||||||||||