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Historic Houses in Derbyshire

Calke Abbey - Sutton Scarsdale Hall



 Calke Abbey
  
Calke Abbey

Unexceptional exterior houses a varied collection - no, not of furniture and objets d'art, as you might expect, but of stuffed birds, mammals, fossils, and other oddments gathered by a succession of eccentric owners.
Garden: Portland sheep and deer roam the historic parkland around Calke Abbey. Traditional walled garden, pleasure grounds and orangery. Find the Secret Garden!
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Ticknall, Derby, Derbyshire, England, DE73 1LE

Attraction Type: Historic House
Location: 9 m S Derby, on A514
Website: Calke Abbey
Email: calkeabbey@nationaltrust.org.uk
Phone: 01332 863 822
Fax: 01332 865 272
National Trust
Location map
OS Grid SK356 239
Photo Credit: David Stowell, licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence
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  Casterne Hall
  
Casterne Hall

A Grade-II listed Georgian manor house in a lovely setting within the Peak District National Park. The site has been occupied for almost 2000 years, and sections of Roman buildings are incorporated into the foundations of the current house. Casterne Hall was built in 1730 by attaching a Georgian front to a Stuart and medieval back of the house, and it has been home to the Hurt family since Elizaberthan times.
Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England, DE6 2BA

Attraction Type: Historic House
Website: Casterne Hall
Email: mail@casterne.co.uk
Phone: 01335 310489
Historic Houses Association
Location map
OS Grid SK123523
Photo Credit: ohn Darch, licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence
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  Catton Hall
  
Catton Hall

An attractive Georgian manor house of red brick, set in parkland beside the River Trent. Catton has been the home of the Nelson family since 1405, but the current house was designed by James Wyatt and built by Smith of Warwick in 1742. The house remains almost unchanged from that time, and is beautifully furnished with fine art and period furniture.
Catton, Walton-on-Trent, Derbyshire, England, DE12 8LN

Attraction Type: Historic House
Website: Catton Hall
Phone: 01283 716311
Historic Houses Association
Location map
OS Grid SK206153
Photo Credit: Michael Patterson, licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence
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 Chatsworth
  
Chatsworth

One of the true treasure houses of Britain, set in extensive parklands, home of the Dukes of Devonshire. Begun as an Elizabethan mansion by Bess of Hardwick, rebuilt starting in 1686. Everything is on a massive scale, opulent and designed to impress (it does). Too much art and furniture to mention.
Garden: 300 years of gardens at Chatsworth have produced a prodigious 100 acres of different styles. Cascade and canal pond from the 17th century. Woodland park created by Capability Brown in the 18th century remains unaltered. Terrace, greenhouse, rose garden, conservatory garden, arboretum, pinetum, rockery, fountain with 276 foot high water jet, and on and on.
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Bakewell, Derbyshire, England, DE45 1PP

Attraction Type: Historic House
Location: 4 m E Bakewell, on B6012
Website: Chatsworth
Email: visit@chatsworth.org
Phone: 01246 565 300
Fax: 01246 583 536
Location map
OS Grid SK260 703
Photo Credit: David Ross and Britain Express
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 Haddon Hall
  
Haddon Hall

Norman beginnings altered in Tudor and Jacobean times. State rooms mostly untouched since 18th century, kitchens also on view.
Garden: Terraced Elizabethan gardens feature over 150 varieties of rose and clematis.
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Bakewell, Derbyshire, England, DE45 1LA

Attraction Type: Historic House
Location: 2 m SE Bakewell, on A6
Website: Haddon Hall
Email: info@haddonhall.co.uk
Phone: 01629 812 855
Fax: 01629 814 379
Location map
OS Grid SK234 663
Photo Credit: David Ross and Britain Express
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 Hardwick Hall
  
Hardwick Hall

"Hardwick Hall, more glass than wall", describes the effect this house had on its amazed contemporaries. A lasting monument to the remarkable Bess of Hardwick, Countess of Shrewsbury, whose initials and crest are displayed prominently on the window-bestrewn exterior. Contents of the house have survived largely intact since it was built in 1590.
Garden: Look for the Whiteface Woodland sheep and Longhorn cattle in the country park, or enjoy a quiet stroll through the walled courtyards which enclose formal gardens, orchard, and herb garden.
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Doe Lea, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, S44 5QJ

Attraction Type: Historic House
Location: 6 m W Mansfield, off A 6175 and M1 (exit 29)
Website: Hardwick Hall
Email: hardwickhall@nationaltrust.org.uk
Phone: 01246 850 430
Fax: 01246 858 424
National Trust
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OS Grid SK456 651
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 Kedleston Hall
  
Kedleston Hall

Show-piece house begun in 1759, finished masterfully by Robert Adam. Open to the public from its inception; the family lived in an adjacent pavilion. more...
Derby, Derbyshire, England, DE22 5JH

Attraction Type: Historic House
Location: 5 m NW Derby, off A52
Website: Kedleston Hall
Email: kedlestonhall@nationaltrust.org.uk
Phone: 01332 842 191
Fax: 01332 841 972
National Trust
Location map
OS Grid SK312 403
Photo Credit: Philip Halling, licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence
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  Melbourne Hall
  
Melbourne Hall

Melbourne Hall started as a rectory for the parish church of Melbourne, with roots as far back as the 13th century, but in the early 17th century it became a private residence for members of the Coke family, in whose hands it remains today.
Church Square, Melbourne, Derbyshire, England, DE73 8EN

Attraction Type: Historic House
Website: Melbourne Hall
Phone: 01332 862502
Historic Houses Association
Location map
OS Grid SK389250
Photo Credit: Mark Anderson, licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence
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 Sudbury Hall
  
Sudbury Hall

E-shaped Restoration mansion housing brilliantly crafted interior decoration. Sparsely furnished. In the same building is the National Trust's Museum of Childhood. more...
Sudbury, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England, DE6 5HT

Attraction Type: Historic House
Location: off A50
Website: Sudbury Hall
Email: sudburyhall@nationaltrust.org.uk
Phone: 01283 585 337
Fax: 01283 585 139
National Trust
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OS Grid SK160 323
Photo Credit: Tim Marshall, licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence
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  Sutton Scarsdale Hall
  

Sutton Scarsdale Hall is the roofless shell of a grand Georgian mansion set in lovely gardens. The house was built in neoclassical Palladian style between 1724-1729 by architect Francis Smith of Warwick for the Earl of Scarsdale. Smith was also responsible for Stoneleigh Abbey in Warwickshire.
Sutton Scarsdale, Derbyshire, England

Attraction Type: Historic House
Location: 1.5 miles south of Arkwright, between Chesterfield and Bolsover.
Website: Sutton Scarsdale Hall
English Heritage
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OS Grid SK440686
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Kegworth (Hotel)

Kegworth Whitehouse Hotel and 8 days parking

This award winning hotel is located in the village of Kegworth just off M1 (jct 24) and 2.5 miles from East Midlands Airport. The hotel offers excellent en-suite accommodation (family rooms available), a health club with gym & indoor pool, brasserie style restaurant and recently refurbished lounge & bar areas. … more >>

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Kegworth (Hotel)

Kegworth Whitehouse and 15 days parking

This award winning hotel is located in the village of Kegworth just off M1 (jct 24) and 2.5 miles from East Midlands Airport. The hotel offers excellent en-suite accommodation (family rooms available), a health club with gym & indoor pool, brasserie style restaurant and recently refurbished lounge & bar areas. … more >>

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