Chesterfield, United Kingdom
Doe Lea
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+44 3703331181
Good for kids
Wheelchair-accessible entrance
One truly excellent hall! The overall amount of tapestries and glass windows is exceptional. The working and volunteer staff are truly exceptional, knowledgeable and friendly. Onsite cafe food was top notch with very clean restaurant and friendly team.
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What a great place to visit, it gives a real sense of the history of all Bess of hardwicks properties and life. We will be going again as we ran out of time you definitely need a couple of hours to explore and read everything even though some of it is closed off at the moment! Hopefully this will change soon as they get work done. Don't be put off visiting by staff on national trust entrance as they try and put you off!! We will definitely be going back and are happy to support English Heritage as they try and preserve all of these abandoned structures!
We walked around the 5 ponds,by the ice house and up to the halls.old and new...very atmospheric and lots of space to "get lost in"
Owned by EH but NT members get in free. Nice gift shop. Right Next to the large NT site but my kids really liked this site more than the other Hardwick hall. This one is Part ruined, steps to climb, good views, very interesting and peaceful. Wish we had our picnic here Instead of the mega busy NT one. You use same carpark for both sites. We also went to the NT mill just down the road; we had a good day out and saw all 3 sites.
Well worth going to see. Amazing ruin to explore. Shame the original owners decided to let it fall into to such a state. But does mean we have a good ruin to explore! Fun for the kids. ---Warning there are lots and lots and lots of steps up tot he top of the ruin! Great views tho!--- Also even tho it's English heritage, national trust members get in free.
A walk around the ponds is a great relaxing journey through the time of Hardwick. You can imagine Bess of Hardwick taking a stroll around all those years ago.
Despite its ruined status, there is much to explore here. Some of the vantage points high up in the Hall are challenging for those afraid of heights, but they afford clear views of the surrounding country. The audio tour enhanced the experience.
So interesting! Definitely worth a look round. Helpful and knowledgeable staff.
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