Historic Houses in Derbyshire

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! more...
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
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OS Grid SK356 239
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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. more...
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
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OS Grid SK260 703
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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. more...
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
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OS Grid SK234 663
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"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. more...
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
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OS Grid SK456 651
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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
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OS Grid SK312 403
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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
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OS Grid SK160 323
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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
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OS Grid SK440686
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