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An Elizabethan masterpiece
Doe Lea, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S44 5QJ
Asset | Opening time |
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House | 11:00 - 15:00 |
Entrance point | 09:30 - 16:30 |
Garden | 09:30 - 16:30 |
Refreshments - Park Centre | 10:30 - 15:30 |
Park | 08:30 - 18:30 |
Restaurant | 09:30 - 16:30 |
Shop | 10:30 - 16:30 |
Second-hand bookshop | 10:30 - 16:30 |
Last entry to Hardwick is 16.00 and the site is closed at 16.30. When visiting the House, last entry is 14.15 to allow time to explore the rooms in comfort. The Old Hall is now closed until spring 2024.
Ticket type | Gift aid | Standard |
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Adult | £18.70 | £17.00 |
Child | £9.40 | £8.50 |
Family | £46.80 | £42.50 |
1 adult, 2 children | £28.10 | £25.50 |
Able to access the entire property including house and gardens.
The Park Centre kiosk is open 7 days a week. Located in the lower estate.
located inside the shop
Indoor and outdoor seating, including a designated indoor dog-friendly seating area
We welcome dogs on leads across the parkland and in the Stableyard. 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 areas of the parkland. Pre-booking is advised (01246 858435). Free of charge, donations welcome.
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. Please be aware this may take you along minor roads depending on your location. Should you be concerned please follow the directions listed above
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.
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.
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.
There's a fabulous line-up of events taking place at Hardwick this year. Find out what's on and when.
Hardwick is a two 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.
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.
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.
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 winter colour in the garden at Hardwick Hall and explore our favourite homegrown favourites through our Herb Garden, Fruiting Orchard and along the Mulberry Walk.
Visit Hardwick's parkland to enjoy stunning scenery and a wide range of walking routes and wildlife this season.
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.
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 this restored stableyard building with room for six people.
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.
Reflect on the Estate’s oldest trees, have a go at creating leaf art in the gardens and pick up local tree seeds on your way out!
Make your day extra magical and create your own winter lantern to tour the mansion with.
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.
Fully accessible guided group walk in the grounds of Hardwick Hall's most iconic buildings.
Create your very own festive décor, drawing inspiration from elements of a Tudor Christmas.
Listen as Vocalium fill the High Great Chamber with a festive Elizabethan music programme.
Compete with your family to see who can build the best winter trickster!
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.
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 will see Hardwick Old Hall fully open to visitors 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.
Enjoy access to more than 500 places with National Trust membership. Join today and help protect nature, beauty and history – for everyone, for ever.