Kedleston Hall

Be swept away by one of the best surviving examples of an eighteenth century informal landscape.

From Rome to India, explore the opulent interiors of an eighteenth century show palace and find the hidden treasures in Lord Curzon's Eastern Museum.

Bring along the whole family, dogs included, for a stroll around Kedleston's parkland. Follow one of the marked routes and head out on your adventure.

Enjoy a picnic in the grounds and see what wildlife you can spot by the lake. Get adventurous in the den building area and make the most of the summer sun with one of our four walks.

Kedleston has plenty of perfect picnic spots on offer, from down by the lake of beneath the veteran trees of the 'wilderness'

The Peacock Dress belonged to Lady Mary Curzon of Kedleston Hall, made for the Delhi Durbar in 1903. It was designed to capture the imagination of all who saw it and it still does...

Find out about the picturesque parkland at Kedleston, which is almost entirely man-made.

Get a taste of what life at Kedleston would have been like in the early twentieth century.

From copies of classical statues and a roaring lion to an east-facing orangery: although it's perhaps not very obvious, everything in Kedleston's 18th-century garden is there for a reason.

It's not often you come across a historical hermitage. Kedleston's is the last surviving built 'incident' on the long walk and you can see it restored to its former glory.

Since 1987 The National Trust has lovingly worked towards restoring the State floor rooms to their former glory. Using cutting edge conservation techniques and skilled craftspeople they’ve been fully returned to their 18th century bling.

The Peacock dress belonged to Lady Mary Curzon of Kedleston Hall for the Delhi Durbar in 1903. It was designed to capture the imagination of all who saw it and it still does...