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Swallows and Amazons

Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire
The lake at Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire
The exterior of Home Farm Bunkhouse, Calke Abbey.
The kitchen at Home Farm Bunkhouse, Calke Abbey
One of the dormitories at Home Farm Bunkhouse, Calke Abbey.
The lake at Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire The exterior of Home Farm Bunkhouse, Calke Abbey. The kitchen at Home Farm Bunkhouse, Calke Abbey One of the dormitories at Home Farm Bunkhouse, Calke Abbey.

At-a-glance details

  • Dates9 February 2019 to 16 February 2019
  • Holiday typeTrust
  • AvailabilityNo longer available
  • Activity type Coast and countryside
  • Cost£170
  • Physicality7
  • Holiday code19ETP104
  • AccommodationHome Farm Bunkhouse
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About Swallows and Amazons

Help us restore our overgrown lake island to its intended state as part of this designed historic landscape.

Experience island life at Kedleston! Our lake island is a prominent feature in the Robert Adam designed landscape, and a place where very few get to set foot. Help us clear it of the vegetation that has taken over, returning it to its former glory. We'll be chopping and cutting back to uncover hidden archaeology and forgotten views. The week will also involve some bushcraft activities.

About the accommodation

Home Farm used to be the farm manager’s house for the Harpur Crewe family who ran the Calke Estate for many generations prior to the National Trust taking it on in the mid-1980s. This quiet setting gives good out-of-hours access to walks and encounters with the estate wildlife; badgers, deer and bats are all close neighbours. There is a large yard and grass area outside suitable for BBQs and games. Outdoor chairs and tables are provided. There is a well-equipped kitchen, four showers and storage radiators throughout. The nearest pub is a 2-mile walk through the park to Ticknall.

Notes for guests

A standard kit list can be found on our Essential Information page. 

Enquire and book

Call 0344 800 3099

Opening times

Monday to Friday: 9am to 9pm
Saturday: 9am to 7pm
Sunday: 9am to 1pm
We are also open 9am to 5pm on bank holidays.

Email working.holidays@nationaltrust.org.uk

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an exterior shot of the kedleston in the sunshine

Kedleston Hall

18th-century mansion with Adam interiors, colonial history and vast parkland
The view from the ruins of Duffield Castle

Duffield Castle

The remains of one of England's largest castles
Frost covers the ground of Sudbury Hall

Sudbury Hall and the National Trust Museum of Childhood

Late 17th-century house with lavish interiors and the Museum of Childhood
National Trust Calke Abbey | Derbyshire

Calke Abbey

The un-stately home and country estate
The Old Manor's garden

The Old Manor

A Low, stone-built medieval hall, set in the picturesque countryside of Derbyshire.
Family stopping to notice nature in the Italian Gardens at Ilam Park

Ilam Park, Dovedale and the White Peak

White Peak Estate, including Ilam Park, Dovedale and Hamps and Manifold Valleys

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Swallows and Amazons

Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire
Call 0344 800 3099
Email working.holidays@nationaltrust.org.uk

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