Duchess Evelyn lived through times of great change during a life that spanned from Victorian England into the Swinging Sixties. A life of passion and privacy, of care and compassion and one filled with a sense of duty to her home and family.
Now, her story and her love for Hardwick come to life around you. Discover the private life of Hardwick’s Last Lady down to the smallest of everyday details, including her bedroom, which is open for the first time this year. It has been carefully recreated so that you can see where she slept and you’ll be able to read her handwritten letters, thoughts and correspondence and understand the dramatic times of change she was witnessing.