Calke Abbey, Info & Photos
Days Out in Derbyshire, UK - Calke Abbey (National Trust)
(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.
(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.)
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)
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 Derbyshire
Derbyshire 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.
Longshaw Estate & Padley Gorge
North Peak District near Grindleford. Large expanse of moorland, woods and streams all within the Peak District National Park with loads of footpaths & mountain views.
Hardwick Hall
North 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.
Calke Abbey
A large Baroque mansion surrounded by 600 acres on parkland nature reserve. With beautiful walled flower and kitchen gardensNational Trust owned since 1980.
Markeaton Park
Markeaton 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 colorful flowers around a small fountain.
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.
Dovedale Valley
A 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.
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