Join our informative guides on an exclusive rooftop tour of Hardwick Hall and lookover the Derbyshire countryside from above.
Following conservation and analysis, several family portraits return to the collection. Discover what new insights can be found beneath their surface.
This new display explores the memories that might have surfaced in Bess's dreams during her final days.
Discover Hardwick’s longer walking routes on a free guided group walk around the estate. With 7 different walks to choose from, sign up to one or challenge yourself to complete them all!
Tour Hardwick’s veteran tree collection to understand how they provide protected habitats for rare fungi, bats, lichens and so much more!
Free entry for Heritage Open Days with demonstrations in natural dyeing techniques and specialist crafts.
Pass through time on this architectural tour of the exquisite buildings on the Hardwick Estate and be introduced to one of England‘s first ‘Architects’.
Visit the East Stables for natural crafts and demonstrations throughout the day.
Find out more about the work of the specialist craft teams who help us care for the National Trust collections and historic properties.
Carve out a space dedicated to your writing in the writers’ retreat in the tranquil setting of Hardwick Park.
Come and join us for creative writing workshops through the year exploring themes of Elizabethan festivals, changes in the seasons, or empowering women.
Try the heritage craft of ink making using traditional recipes from the Middle Ages, listen to folklore tales, then embark on a writing journey with a local writer to create your own quill-written masterpieces.
You won’t find a happily-ever-after with these dark tales inspired by Hardwick’s vast 16th century collections.
Listen to festive songs and Elizabethan tales leading up to the shortest day of the year.