Chatsworth

Chatsworth is an opulent 17th century heritage home located within the magnificent landscape of Derbyshire’s Peak District National Park in England. Tourists and the British flock to visit Chatsworth, an icon of English heritage and a popular property on the Great British Heritage Pass. It is home to the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire, and is one of Britain’s best loved historic houses and estates.   

Explore Chatsworth at your leisure and learn about the family’s history over the last 450 years.  It contains one of Europe’s finest private art collections, representing 4000 years worth of European culture and craftsmanship, from ancient Greece to modern work by British artists.  You can see these magnificent works of art spread over three floors of the Chatsworth building.  See the first Duke’s Painted Hall and State Apartments and admire the painted ceilings.  Visit the 19th century Library, Great Dining Room, and Sculpture Gallery.   

You’ll also find unexpected items as you stroll through Chatsworth, including four royal thrones, a giant ancient Greek marble foot, a lace cravat carved from wood, the fan of a Rolls Royce jet engine, Dutch flower vases, the unique illusionistic painting of a violin hanging on a door, a Victorian painting of a poodle pretending to be a judge in court, and a clock made of Russian malachite! 

After discovering Chatsworth, explore its magnificent 105 acre gardens, which have evolved over 450 years.  There are five miles of walks with rare trees, shrubs, formal hedges, temples, streams, ponds, and sculptures. 

Chatsworth should be an essential part of your visit to the UK, thought to have inspired Jane Austen’s Pemberley in Pride and Prejudice.

Planning your visit to Chatsworth

Chatsworth is open from 11am until 5.30pm (last entry 4.30pm) from Wednesday 14 March to 23 December 2007.