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An Elizabethan masterpiece
Doe Lea, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S44 5QJ
Asset | Opening time |
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House | Closed |
Entrance point | 09:30 - 16:30 |
Garden | 09:30 - 16:30 |
Refreshments - Park Centre | 10:00 - 15:30 |
Park | 08:30 - 18:30 |
Restaurant | 09:30 - 16:30 |
Shop | 10:00 - 16:30 |
Second-hand bookshop | 10:00 - 16:30 |
Please note that last entry to the car park is at 16:30 and the gates will be locked at 17:00. Last entry to the Hall is at 14:15, and the Old Hall will be closed until spring 2025.
Ticket type | Gift aid | Standard |
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Adult | £20.90 | £19.00 |
Child | £10.50 | £9.50 |
Family | £52.30 | £47.50 |
1 adult, 2 children | £31.40 | £28.50 |
Able to access the entire property including the house.
The Park Centre kiosk is open 7 days a week. Located in the lower estate.
located in the old Coach House
Indoor and outdoor seating, including a designated indoor dog-friendly seating area
We welcome dogs on leads across the parkland, the Stableyard and the formal gardens. Detailed information can be found lower down on the visiting with your dog page.
Located in the lower car park, not in the main car park.
Parking 100 yards from facilities, baby-change, accessible toilets. Accessible routes in gardens and House (ground floor). Wheelchair/ tramper for hire.
Located in the Hall.
Hall guide available.
Trampers available for use throughout gardens and Lady Spencer's Woods. Pre-booking is advised (01246 858435). Free of charge, donations welcome.
Located in the Stableyard toilets.
Throughout main visitor routes.
Buggy service from Visitor Reception to the main entry for Gardens and Hall. (10am - 4pm, 7 days a week).
Is available in the Hall.
Available upon request subject to availability from Visitor Reception (01246 858435). Free of charge, donations welcome.
8 miles south-east of Chesterfield; via A6175. Leave M1 exit 29, follow brown signs
Sat Nav: Please use postcode S44 5RW. This postcode will take you to the correct entrance point to the estate // Google Maps: Please type in Hardwick Hall, Doe Lea, S44 5QJ to get to the visitor car park. Please be aware that a Sat Nav may take you along minor roads depending on your location.
Rowthorne Trail; Teversal Trail. Please note signage is limited.
The closest train station is Chesterfield. From there you can pick up a taxi or catch the Pronto bus from Chesterfield coach station, see bus directions for further details.
On-demand bus service from your local area to Hardwick car park available by Travel Derbyshire. Find out more: https://www.roadxs.com/travel-derbyshire-on-demand/ Or from Chesterfield, alight Glapwell 'Young Vanish' and cross the road, walk up the hill and take first right following signs to Rowthorne & Hardwick. Continue toward village then take second right and first left, arriving at Rowthorne gate. Continue straight to access Hardwick Hall. Please note the walk from the bus stop is approximately 2 miles, on main roads in part and with limited signage.
Hardwick can be reached by a number of routes, see below. Please note Hardwick operates a one way system for cars so you may be travelling against traffic.
Celebrate tapestries, embroidery and appliqué through a series of workshops, events and interactive displays.
Join the great team of volunteers working to maintain and run Hardwick Hall in Derbyshire for visitors.
Hardwick is a three pawprint rated place, and offers plenty of opportunities for bounding, jumping and sniffing for dogs. With acres to explore, come and join us for a wander.
As one of the finest Elizabethan buildings in the country, Hardwick Hall is a perfect place for group visits.
An English interpretation of Italian Renaissance Architecture. This impressive masterpiece casts a dramatic silhouette across the Derbyshire skyline.
‘Bess of Hardwick’ was a shrewd and successful businesswoman. She married well and ultimately became the Countess of Shrewsbury.
Home to a unique collection of the finest 16th and early 17th-century needlework, furniture and original portraits.
The garden is laid out around the hall. It has a herb garden, orchards, mixed borders which provide seasonal colour.
Impressive views of rolling hills and Grade I listed parkland. Follow walks which wind through ancient trees and countryside.
The Barn restaurant provides main meals, light bites and freshly baked cakes and scones.
The shop sells gifts, along with seasonal and local sourced products. The second-hand bookshop has pre-loved and rare books.
Enjoy a warm welcome to Hardwick Hall in the Visitor centre, with friendly, knowledgeable staff and volunteers.
This year, slip through time and enter the Elizabethan dream-world of the Lord of Misrule and take part in the Wintertide celebrations as his esteemed party guests.
There's plenty for families to do at Hardwick Hall, including seasonal trails, adventuring in the parkland and exploring the house. Find out what's on and plan your visit.
Embark on a journey of exploration, friendship and fitness with our free guided group walks this autumn.
Celebrate tapestries, embroidery and appliqué through a series of workshops, events and interactive displays.
Hardwick Hall is the legacy of a woman who had the vision, wealth and sheer audacity to commission a house that shouts innovation from the rooftops.
Discover and blossom in the garden at Hardwick Hall this spring and explore new growth through our Herb Garden and borders.
Visit Hardwick's parkland to enjoy stunning scenery and a wide range of walking routes and wildlife this season.
Explore the historic parkland with hidden histories brought to life by the Hardwick Stonemasons. Our team have been busy chipping away behind the scenes creating beautiful stone sculptures to accompany the stories of the estate. From the horse hospital to the old cart route, let our walk leaders guide you through this new trail.
Discover parts of the Hardwick Hall estate often missed, on this wider estate walk through beautiful Derbyshire countryside.
A short walk around Hardwick in Derbyshire taking in the surrounding woodlands and ancient park.
Embark on a journey of exploration, friendship and fitness with our free guided group walks this autumn.
Enjoy tasty food and drink in the Great Barn restaurant or browse in the gift shop. Both are located within a historic setting at Hardwick.
Stay on the Hardwick estate in a restored stableyard building.
Once the Brewhouse to Hardwick Hall, now an elegantly curated holiday home.
A restored gate lodge for two with luxury interiors, set within the Hardwick Hall estate.
Share a special winter with the family at Hardwick Wintertide this year, chase lights and shadows around the hall as you tour by lantern light.
Tour Hardwick’s veteran tree collection to understand how they provide protected habitats for rare fungi, bats, lichens and so much more!
Visit Hardwick at night and listen to the joyous voices of the Eckington Singers.
Make an Elizabethan Kissing Bough to celebrate Hardwick Wintertide this Christmas.
Grab a mulled wine and listen to the beautiful Amber Valley Voices Choir in the Stableyard.
Create your own writing pieces as you explore the meaning of Wintertide through memory, reflection and imagination.
Listen to an ensemble of handbell ringers and enjoy a festive night out at Hardwick Hall's late night opening evening.
A celebration of tapestry, embroidery and appliqué. Discover how Bess of Hardwick’s exquisite textile collection tells her story.
Welcome to Hardwick – a spectacular Elizabethan house filled with rich furnishings and tapestries preserved by successive generations of the Devonshire family.
It was the formidable 'Bess of Hardwick' who first built the house and developed the surrounding estate in the late 1500s. Her descendants, the Dukes of Devonshire, treasured Hardwick, while lavishing much of their attention and money on nearby Chatsworth. Their success – intimately associated with empire over 400 years and across the globe – preserved Hardwick, and their interests elsewhere saved it from significant alteration.Â
In the 20th century, keenly aware of Hardwick’s great significance and unique appeal, the Devonshires ensured that this remarkable building was passed on to the nation with its Elizabethan splendour intact. The Hardwick Estate is open every day, for countryside walks with picturesque views, woodland family play trails, locally sourced gifts in the shop and delicious seasonal menus in the restaurant.
Read how wealth, power and ambition drove Bess of Hardwick to build her grand design, filled with a treasure trove of fine furnishings that can still be seen at the Hall today.
Learn the history of the Parachute Regiment born in 1941. Find out about their strong ties to the Hardwick Estate and how this made way for the post-war Polish resettlement camp for allied soldiers.
Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) was a philosopher and political theorist. He is best known for Leviathan, published in 1651. He had a long association with the Cavendish family and spent his final years in Derbyshire, at Chatsworth and Hardwick Hall.
Celebrate tapestries, embroidery and appliqué through a series of workshops, events and interactive displays.
Discover an internationally-renowned collection of textiles including exquisite tapestries and embroidery and learn about the art of up-cycling, Elizabethan style. Find out more about Bess of Hardwick who largely sourced and collected the textile treasures.
The National Trust and English Heritage have announced a new partnership agreement which allows both members to visit both halls, the Old Hall is open for the first time in five years after extensive conservation work.
After 24 years of conservation, the 13th and final Gideon tapestry has returned to Hardwick Hall, marking the end of the National Trust's longest ever conservation project.
The ten-year project to restore and protect Hardwick Hall.
Join the great team of volunteers working to maintain and run Hardwick Hall in Derbyshire for visitors.
Join today and help protect nature, beauty and history – for everyone, for ever. Enjoy access to more than 500 places with National Trust membership.