A guide to Derbyshire, England, highlighting attractions, history, and visitor information.
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Historic Houses to visit in Derbyshire - Calke Abbey A guide to Derbyshire, England, highlighting attractions, history, and visitor information. |
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 Calke AbbeyCalke Abbey was built in Baroque classical style for Sir John Harpur in 1701-1703. The exterior is unadorned, almost plain. The interior houses a varied collection - not of fine furniture and objets d'art, as you might expect, but of stuffed birds, mammals, fossils, and other natural history oddments gathered by a succession of eccentric owners. The rooms have been left virtually unchanged from the 1880s and have been preserved as an example of an English country house in decline. Outside the house the award-winning grounds incude extensive landscape parklands, a walled garden, and a restored orangery. : a timed ticket system is in effect on all but the quietest days, so visitors can expect to wait.
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