Calke Abbey, Info & Photos
Days Out in Derbyshire, UK - Calke Abbey (National Trust)
Just to be clear, Calke Abbey is not an Abbey, it's a large English Country House (Calke History Link).The House was donated to the National Trust in 1980, having fallen into a state of disrepair due to the mounting debt of the former owners, the Harper Family. The estate is located about 7 miles south of Derby near Staunton Harold Reservoir. The house contains the natural history collection of the Harpur Crewe family, as well as a magnificent 18th-century state bed and rooms that are essentially unchanged since the 1880s. Surrounding the house are 600 acres of historical open parkland that has been designated as a National Nature Reserve. The whole of Calke Park is open to the public with many footpaths and picnic areas. |
Set on hill overlooking the house are the excellent walled gardens.
There's a colourful flower garden with palm trees and a more practical kitchen garden with fruits and vegetables. Throughout the gardens are many original buildings - the Potting Shed, Orangery, Vinery, and backsheds.
(For the less abled, Calke Abbey provides a 'large golf buggy' from the car park to the House and on up the hill to the garden level.) |
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| Features. Baroque mansion Cafes, Toilets, Shop Walled Flower Garden Kitchen Garden Deer Park Cattle, Sheep Ice House |
Address Calke Abbey Ticknall, Derby, Derbyshire DE73 7LE Telephone: 01332 863822 Opening Times Here (National Trust Site) |
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Photographs from Calke Abbey & Gardens, Derbyshire
Calke Abbey and Gardens (National Trust) - Links and Map
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Links to Days Out in Derbyshire - The Peak District.
Derwent Valley - North DerbyshireDerbyshire Peak District. You could very easily spend a whole day in the Derwent valley, a really lovely area at all times of year. A three reservoir network runs throughout the valley.Click here for more information and photographs of the Derwent Valley in the Peak District. |
Longshaw Estate & Padley GorgeNorth Peak District near Grindleford. Large expanse of moorland, woods and streams all within the Peak District National Park with loads of footpaths & mountain views.Click here for more info and pictures of the Longshaw Estate and Padley Gorge in the Derbyshire Peak District |
Hardwick HallNorth Derbyshire near Chesterfield. Hardwick Hall is one of Britain's most complete Elizabethan houses. Large areas of parklands, orchard and herb garden to explore. The country park contains rare breeds of cattle and sheep.Click here for more Photographs and info on Hardwick Hall |
Calke AbbeyA large Baroque mansion surrounded by 600 acres on parkland nature reserve. With beautiful walled flower and kitchen gardens.National Trust owned since 1980. More wallpapers & info about Calke Abbey and Gardens in Derbyshire |
Markeaton ParkMarkeaton Park in Derby was originally part of the Markeaton Hall Estate. Markeaton Park has a fairly large lake and mill pond with the usual collection of tame waterfowl. There are the many formal gardens filled with various colorful flowers around a small fountain.Click here for lots more photos and info about Markeaton Park |
Carsington Water (Reservoir)Carsington Water is a very large reservoir located between Matlock and Ashbourne in Derbyshire. A fairly new reservoir finished in the 1990's.Click here for more wallpapers and tourist info about Carsington Water in Derbyshire. |
Dovedale ValleyA beautiful valley carved by the River Dove in the South of the Peak District. With lots of footpaths along the riverside and up the surrounding hills.More Wallpapers and info about Dovedale in Derbyshire |
Creswell CragsA limestone gorge with lots of caves and smaller fissures. Stone tools and remains of animals found in the caves by archaeologists provide evidence for a fascinating story of life during the last Ice Age between 50,000 and 10,000 years ago.More wallpapers & info about Creswell Craggs in Derbyshire |
Other places of interest in Derbyshire that I plan to visit.
Crich Tramway Village is a lovingly restored period village that is also home to the National Tramway Museum and its world renowned archives. Just 8 miles from junction 28 of the M1, Crich can also be easily accessed using the A38, the A6, the A61 and the A52. www.tramway.co.uk
The Height of Abraham is one of the Peak District’s oldest and most popular days out, with stunning countryside views. With spectacular underground caverns, stunning views and acres of beautiful woodland. In recent times however, the Heights has become rightly famous for its landmark Cable Car system which was introduced in 1984 - the first of its kind in the whole of the British Isles.