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| Highlights |  | Events
Throughout the year, leaflets available from visitor reception |  | Guided tours
Talks available in Hall prior to opening most days. Complimentary tours of either garden, great west stable or fishing pavilion most days. Welcome by 18th-century costumed housekeeper in hall, 1, 2 and 3 |  | Country walks
New park guide including all walks and background information on the park and pleasure ground available from visitor reception |
About this property
Take a trip back to the 1760s, when wealth and power enabled the creation of this outstanding house and beautiful landscape park. Designed to impress and amaze visitors, Kedleston was built between 1759 and 1765 for the Curzon family, who have lived in the area since the 12th century. Experience the most complete and least-altered sequence of Robert Adam interiors in England, with magnificent State Rooms and a fine collection of paintings and sculpture. The Eastern Museum is full of fascinating objects collected by Lord Curzon when he was Viceroy of India (1899-1905). Four different walks allow you to explore the 330 hectares (820 acres) of historic parkland, with a beautiful series of lakes and cascades. Enjoy the garden, which has been restored to an 18th-century Pleasure Ground, and visit All Saints' Church (owned by the Churches Conservation Trust) which is all that remains of the medieval village of Kedleston. Visit during 2009 and find out more about how the property was used as a location for the new British film The Duchess starring Keira Knightley and see costumes from the film.
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