Our View
Chatsworth, home of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire, is set in the heart of the Peak District. Explore the historic house for fascinating stories and one of Europe’s most significant art collections. In the garden, discover water features, giant sculptures and beautiful flowers, or come face to face with the animals in the working farmyard. With holiday cottages, hotels, shops and restaurants, including the award-winning estate farm shop, Chatsworth has something for everyone.
Awards, accolades and Welcome Schemes
Facilities – at a glance
Assist dogs allowed
Fully accessible
Refreshments
Suitable for all child ages
Features
- Suitable for children of all ages
- Parking onsite
- Parking nearby
- Cafe
- Fully accessible
- Open all year
- Opening Times: 24 February to 20 March 2020 Please be aware that the house, garden, farmyard & playground are closed until 21 March 2020. 21 March to 22 May 2020 and 7 September 2020–6 November 2020 The house, garden and farmyard are open eve
Also in the area
About the area
Discover Derbyshire
The natural features of this central English county range from the modest heights of the Peak District National Park, where Kinder Scout stands at 2,088 ft (636 m), to the depths of its remarkable underground caverns, floodlit to reveal exquisite Blue John stone. Walkers and cyclists will enjoy the High Peak Trail which extends from the Derwent Valley to the limestone plateau near Buxton, and for many, the spectacular scenery is what draws them to the area.
The county is well endowed with stately homes – most notably Chatsworth, the palatial home of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire, with its outstanding collections of paintings, statuary and art. Other gems include the well preserved medieval Haddon Hall, the Elizabethan Hardwick Hall, and Kedleston Hall, whose entrance front has been described as the grandest Palladian façade in Britain.
The spa town of Matlock is the county’s administrative centre and other major towns of interest include Derby and the old coal mining town of Chesterfield, with its crooked spire. Around the villages of Derbyshire, look out for the ancient tradition of well dressing, the decorating of springs and wells – the precious sources of life-sustaining water – with pictures formed from flowers.
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