Material Power continues in 2025, displaying 16 contemporary textile artworks amongst the internationally renowned textile collection.
Join your neighbours and celebrate walking in the Chesterfield area on this wider estate group walk!
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!
Come out to play in May! From maypole merriment to building your very own Hardwick, there’s something to keep all the kids entertained during half term.
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.
Ramble through the lower parkland on our Ranger led nature walk and discover more about Hardwick butterfly and Grass Snake population.
Have a go at some heritage crafts with this half-day natural dye workshop. A hands-on experience perfect for beginners and craft enthusiasts alike.
You’re invited to an evening of Elizabethan and Tudor music in the High Great Chamber.
Come one and all to see a brand new musical theatre performance of Good Queen Bess. With a backdrop of the most celebrated Elizabethan prodigy house, it'll be like taking a trip back in time!
See how many laps you can complete in this 6-hour running challenge!
Have a go at some heritage crafts with this half-day spinning workshop. A hands-on experience perfect for beginners and craft enthusiasts alike.
Have a go at some heritage crafts with this half-day weaving workshop. A hands-on experience perfect for beginners and craft enthusiasts alike.
Ever wondered how the Elizabethans turned wool into cloth? Explore four heritage crafts on this journey of taking a raw fleece and transforming it into a woven item. These take place over four dates at different Hardwick locations.
Learn about Grassland flora and survey techniques in areas off the beaten track of the Estate!
Lose yourself The Three Inch Fool's take on THE midsummer play of plays at Hardwick Hall.
Nobody puts baby in the corner! A fantastic outdoor cinema experience with plenty of songs to dance along to!
Come and join us for creative writing workshops through the year exploring themes of Elizabethan festivals, changes in the seasons, or empowering women.
An incredible movie and concert cinema experience!
An amazing family outdoor cinema experience with a double bill of brilliant Julia Donalsdon & Axel Scheffler animations.
A special concert outdoor cinema experience!
Expecto Patronum! Enjoy and magical evening with a family favourite!
See how many laps you can complete in this 6-hour running challenge!
With no fixed time or distance, take part in this exciting race where you run a 4.161-mile loop every hour until you can’t run anymore. Intrigued? Click to find out more...