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Derbyshire Stately Homes (Check opening times with property) Sudbury
Hall Home of the Vernon family until gifted to the National Trust in 1967, the outstandingly beautiful Charles II house is an unexpected mixture of architectural styles, with remarkable carvings, plasterwork and painting. Richly decorated, it has a collection of family portraits and a magnificent carved staircase. The Museum of Childhood
contains a range of displays about the life of children in the past,
with a Victorian schoolroom and nursery with old toys and games. Sudbury
Hall is run by the National Trust
Baroque mansion, built in 1703 for Sir John Harpur. It was aquired by the National Trust in the1980`s and has been carefully restored, but left as close to what it was when the trust took over. The Victorian clutter remains and the Drawing Room, the Great Saloon and other rooms are as they were in Victorian times. Collections of birds, paintings, ornaments and family photographs sit amongst peeling wall paper and paint. The
Abbey stands in its own large beautiful park, with walled gardens, a
chapel, a 19th century ice house, stables and a carriage collection.
Shop and restaurant. Chatsworth
House
Set on the banks of the River Derwent in the Peak District it is unrivalled for its art collection, state apartments and garden with cascade and fountains Throughout the house there are paintings, tapestries and fine pieces of furniture. The sculpture gallery contains magnificent specimens from Classical times to the present There
is a Farmyard, open to give visitors an insight into how the farms and
woodlands on the estate are run. There are picnic areas, adventure playground,
gift shop, refreshments and restaurant. Kedleston
Hall Kedleston Hall was erected in the 1760`s by the first Baron Scarsdale, to a design by Robert Adam and it remains one of the finest examples of his work. It is now owned by the National Trust, with present members of the Scarsdale family still living in a small part of it. It contains a splendid Marble Hall with rows of 25ft high pink alabaster columns surrounding the room. The state rooms contain much magnificent furniture and paintings, some of which was brought back from India by George Curzon when he was Viceroy there, from 1899 to 1905. There
are extensive gardens and a restaurant
Hardwick
Hall
Bess had risen to become Elizabethan England's second most powerful woman through a succession of mostly happy marriages. It has been a dower house of the Devonshire family until recently and has escaped architectural change, though the National Trust has cleaned up the stonework, and its gleaming towers now look as new as the day they were built. The interiors are amongst the most exciting in England, in particular, the Great Chamber and the Long Gallery. It contains a magnificent collection of tapestry and period needlework. There are gardens and parkland which offers great walks. You can visit the Old Hall, managed by English Heritage and only a few minutes walk Hardwick Hall is run by the National Trust Haddon
Hall
It was owned by the Vernon family for hundreds of years but remained closed and empty for 200 years until brought to life by the 9th Duke of Rutland in the 1920`s. It contains a magnificent Banqueting Hall and an oak panelled Long Gallery, This many windowed room has diamond panes set at different angles to maximise the amount of daylight entering. The
kitchen complex is fascinating. There are wooden blocks, work surfaces
through which holes have been worn by constant chopping and pounding,
a well equipped bakery and butchery - the staff worked by candlelight.
The Duke left this area as he found it, converting the former stables
into a modern kitchen for family use and constructed an underground
tunnel for their meals to be delivered up to the hall. The
chapel, completed in 1427, is notable for it's remarkable wall paintings Melbourne
Hall and Gardens.
18th century facade, pictures, furniture, porcelain,
gardens, and a craft centre |
