The Rampant Lion is a hotel in Manchester, the United Kingdom.[1] Wikidata describes it as “hotel and former pub in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK”. It stands about 3.2 km from the centre of Manchester.[3]
Overview
The Rampant Lion (now trading as the Milverton Hotel) is a Grade II listed former public house on Anson Road in Victoria Park, a suburban area of Manchester, England. Built in the mid to late 19th century as a private villa named Milverton Lodge in the Gothic style, it later had a variety of uses, including as a private hotel in the 1960s, a nightclub during the 1970s, and a pub from the 1980s. The pub closed in 2013, and the building was adapted for hotel use in 2017.
From “Rampant Lion, Manchester” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]
History and building
It is listed as a Grade II listed building. [1]
Location
Measured in a straight line, the hotel is 3.2 km from the centre of Manchester. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Manchester Airport (MAN), about 15 km from the centre of Manchester.[4]
It is one of 63 hotels in and around Manchester recorded in Wikidata, 30 of which have an article in Innpedia.[5] Innpedia also lists 17 chain-operated properties there. Of the 6 with a recorded opening date, the earliest is Albert Warehouse Quay On West Side Fronting River Irwell Victoria Warehouse, opened in 1838. See Hotels in Manchester.
Other hotels within 1.5 km:
- Birchfields Guest House — 0.2 km
- Victoria Park Hotel — 0.6 km
- YALLY Hotel — 0.9 km
- Plymouth Grove Hotel — 1.0 km
- Travelodge Manchester Upper Brook Street — 0.9 km
See also
- Hotels in Manchester
- Hotels in the United Kingdom
- List of heritage-listed hotels in the United Kingdom
References
- ^ The Rampant Lion (Q26492267). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ The Rampant Lion. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-09-05.
- ^ Manchester (Q18125). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Airports. OurAirports. Public domain.
- ^ Hotels in Manchester. Wikidata. CC0.
Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.