Hardwick Hall

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Hardwick Hall Description

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

Address

Stainsby Mill / Hardwick Hall
Doe Lea
Chesterfield S44 5QJ
United Kingdom

http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-hardwickhall/

Hours

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