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From Newstead it is 11mi/18km to Hardwick, where there is a fine Elizabethan mansion, Hardwick Hall - "Hardwick Hall, more glass than wall", the contemporary jingle went, for the house has 50 windows and relatively small areas of wall. It was built by Robert Smythson in 1591-17 for Bess of Hardwick (Elizabeth, daughter of John Hardwick), who married four times, her last husband being the sixth Earl of Shrewsbury. Inside the hall there is a rich collection of tapestries, furniture, embroidery and portraits. In the center of the house is a large two-story hall, with a magnificent staircase leading to the upper floor. From the house there are beautiful glimpses of the gardens. Close by are the remains of Hardwick Old Hall, with fine
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Hobbies & Activities category: Architecture - Medieval; Literary site; Decorative arts display; Fabrics, textiles, costumes exhibits; Furniture display; Garden or botanic display; Glass, porcelain, pottery exhibit; Manor or country house; Christian sites; Architecture - Renaissance; Tombs, burial site
Stainsby Mill / Hardwick Hall
Doe Lea
Chesterfield S44 5QJ
United Kingdom
Doe Lea
Chesterfield S44 5QJ
United Kingdom
| March 1 to November 2 | ||||||||
| Open | Closed | Closed | 12:30 | 12:30 | Closed | 12:30 | 12:30 | |
| Closed | 16:30 | 16:30 | 16:30 | 16:30 | ||||
| December 6 to December 21 | ||||||||
| Open | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | 11:00 | 11:00 | |
| Closed | 15:00 | 15:00 | ||||||
| Always open, even if weekly hours indicate otherwise | ||||||||
| Spring Bank Holiday - Britain (Last Monday, May) Summer Bank Holiday - Britain outside Scotland (Last Monday, August) | ||||||||
| Always closed on: | ||||||||
| Good Friday - Christian | ||||||||
| Adult | 8.63 |
| Group discounts | 8.10 |
| Child | 4.31 |
| Family | 21.59 |
| Grounds / gardens only around attraction | 4.31 |
Closes at sunset if sunset occurs before 5 pm.
Park is open daily from dawn - dusk.
Last admission to hall 4:30 pm.
Park is open daily from dawn - dusk.
Last admission to hall 4:30 pm.
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Partial facilities for persons with disabilities.
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