Historic Houses Derbyshire: Haddon Hall and Gardens
A tour of Haddon Hall and Gardens, which are spectacularly situated on a cliff overlooking the River Wye within the Derbyshire Peak District.
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Historic Houses Derbyshire: Renishaw Hall and Gardens
Renishaw Hall is situated on the edge of the Peak District between Sheffield and Chesterfield. It has been the home of the Sitwell family for almost 400 years having been built in 1625 by George Sitwell, a High Sheriff of Derbyshire. The Hall was substantially expanded and the gardens developed based on fortunes built up […]
Heritage in Derbyshire: Hardwick Old and New Halls
The Halls at Hardwick on the eastern fringes of Derbyshire are lasting memorials to two formidable ladies, Bess of Hardwick (1527-1608) and Evelyn Cavendish (1870-1960). Bess, or to give her her full title, Elizabeth Cavendish (later Talbot), Countess of Shrewsbury, managed, with the help of four marriages, to become the second most powerful woman in […]
National Trust Derbyshire: Calke Abbey
The National Trust promotes Calke Abbey as the ‘un-stately’ stately home, and indeed many of the rooms in the house are in a bad state of decoration and are overflowing with masses of bric-a brac. I found it interesting up to a point to check out what appealed to aristocratic hoarders and it made me […]
Unusual Historic Houses: Allerton, Bickleigh, Browsholme, Eyam, Peover, Scawby
*** Special Offer: For a £5 discount on Historic Houses membership use promo code STEW05 *** The Historic Houses organisation represents more than 1,600 privately owned historic houses, castles and gardens throughout the UK and more than 300 of these are free-to-visit for members. These include many large, well known properties like Harewood House, Hever Castle, Raby […]