Home of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire, Chatsworth has a wide range of attractions for all the family.

The house contains one of Europe's finest private art collections, representing 4000 years of European culture and craftsmanship.

Discover 105 acres of garden with giant water features, sculpture, walled kitchen garden, beautiful flowers and magnificent views of the park.

The Farmyard & Adventure playground has seperate entrance - where you can meet the animals, see how the farm is run and enjoy adventurous fun in the playground, including new climbing forest.

Or just park in the car park, picnic and walk down by the river or follow foootpath walks though the parkland.

Oh and dont forget as well as seperate shops on site there is also the award winning farm shop in the village of Pilsbury to stop by on your way!

The drive over to Chatsworth/Bakewell is one of our favourites - go via the villages of Longnor and Monyash and see some wonderfull Peak District landscapes

http://www.chatsworth.org/

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Home of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire, Chatsworth has a wide range of attractions for all the family. The house contains one of Europe's finest private art collections, representing 4000 years of European culture and craftsmanship. The 105 acre garden is a magical landscape, beautiful in all seasons, and can be visited separately from the house. Very conveniently located for guests staying at Darwin Forest Country Park, from where guests may purchase discounted tickets.

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HADDON HALL - near Bakewell

Haddon Hall, an English Tudor House, dates mostly from the 14th and 15th centuries, recently used for the filming of Jane Eyre. Fortified medieval manor house, surrounded by terraced Elizabethan gardens, open from April to October. Haddon has featured in many films and TV programmes including Pride and Prejudice and Jayne Eyre. About 40 minutes drive from Troutsdale Farm.

http://www.haddonhall.co.uk/

Haddon Hall, an English Tudor House, dates mostly from the 14th and 15th centuries, recently used for the filming of Jane Eyre. Fortified medieval manor house, surrounded by terraced Elizabethan gardens, open from April to October. Haddon has featured in many films and TV programmes including Pride and Prejudice and Jayne Eyre. About 40 minutes drive from Troutsdale Farm.

http://www.haddonhall.co.uk/

Rare survival of a complete estate, with all major buildings including mansion house, servants' quarters, model farm and walled garden. Ancestral home of the Earls of Lichfield. The fine Georgian mansion house, has magnificent views over riverside garden terraces and features stunning collections of porcelain. Historic varieties of fruit and vegetables are grown in the newly restored walled gardens. See Website 

Iconic Tudor Manor House, black and white timber-framed building, curled around with a scenic moat, over 500 years old. In the manicured knot garden you’ll also find herbs and vegetables that the Tudors would have used for their cooking and medicines.

Seasonal produce used from the garden in Mrs Dale's Pantry and Little Tea Room, where a delicious selection home-made cakes, light lunches and afternoon teas are served daily. See Website

The estate has been owned by the FitzHerbert family since the 1460's and the current house was built in 1609. Open days held throughout the year, phone for dates on 01335 352200. The award winning tearooms are open daily throughout the summer months. View Website

 http://www.tissingtonhall.co.uk/

Historic Derbyshire home of the Wright family. A Jacobean manor house, remarkably unspoilt and a garden that also retains its 17th century layout, with a knot garden, bowling green, potager and rose walk. Still retains the intimate atmosphere of a much loved family home. Limited opening during the summer season. The farm buildings have been converted into a working Craft Centre with shop and restaurant. See Website

Owned by the National Trust, Late 17th-Century house, with sumptuous interiors and the Museum of Childhood, where you can take a fresh look at childhood. 17th-century craftsmanship, featuring exquisite plasterwork, wood carvings and classical story-based murals. Be amazed by the grandeur of the Great Staircase and Long Gallery.

The Museum of Childhood is a delight for all ages with something for everyone

The Hall’s lavish interior featured in the BBC's Pride and Prejudice.

Delightful high Victorian garden, an extraordinary survival from the 19th century. This amazing Victorian garden was created by James Bateman for his collection of plants from around the world. A visit takes you on a global journey from Italy to the pyramids of Egypt, a Victorian vision of China and a re-creation of a Himalayan glen. 

The garden features collections of rhododendrons, summer bedding displays, a stunning dahlia walk in late summer and the oldest surviving golden larch in Britain, brought from China in the 1850s. See Website

Estate with neo-classical mansion, gardens, farm and medieval Old Hall

This is one of the most complete historic estates open to visitors. The early 19th-century Wyatt house sits amid a landscaped deer park and is opulently decorated, providing a fine setting for the Egerton family's extensive collections. The theme of Victorian grandeur extends into the garden with its glasshouses, Italian and Japanese gardens.

Other features include a 1930s working rare breeds farm, a children's play area, speciality shops and 400-hectare (1,000-acre) deer park. See Website

One of Britain's greatest industrial heritage sites, showing how a complete industrial community lived.   

A visit to the cotton mill, powered by Europe's most powerful working waterwheel will certainly stimulate your senses. The clatter of machinery and hiss of steam engines make an astonishing noise. Take a guided tour of the Apprentice House, which housed the pauper children who worked in the mill.

Visit the stunning garden, the Greg family's picturesque valley retreat adjoining the mill. Stroll to Styal village, built by the family to house the mill workers and still a thriving community, or walk through woods along the River Bollin. See Website