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.

Take the path less trodden and explore Kedleston's Wilderness. With our new series of downloadable podcasts you can learn all about the amazing ecology this quiet corner of the parkland has to offer. Or simply search for the birds and beasties that call the wilderness home!

Crunch your way through fallen leaves and enjoy outdoor adventures before the colder months set in.

Autumn is one of our favourite times of year, the parkland explodes into a wash of colour as the trees begin to turn. Head out to the wilderness and see what you can find hiding there or turn your hand to some wood carving!

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.

The floor in Kedleston's Marble Hall dates right back to the 1760s and current hall’s construction. Sadly the floor’s condition is deteriorating at an alarming rate and with the floor sitting central in our visitor route we’re faced with a challenge to protect it.

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...

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

Sadly over the years the chairs and settees in Kedleston Hall's State Apartment had fallen into disrepair, during the restoration project they have all be restored to their gilded glory.

The State Bed is the final piece of the restoration puzzle. It has now been fully restored an returned to its rightful place in Kedleston's State Apartment.