Chatsworth House

Chatsworth House is a stately home in Derbyshire, England, in the Derbyshire Dales 3.5 miles north-east of Bakewell and 9 miles west of Chesterfield. The seat of the Duke of Devonshire, has been home to the Cavendish family since 1549.

Highlights

• The painted hall: the largest room in the house, it was used to welcome guests.
• State bedchamber: this was a lavishly decorated private room
• The great dining room: used for formal dinners. It is still in use today
• State drawing-room: a suite of rooms intended to host a king
• The garden: with historic and modern waterworks and sculptures, and its Victorian rock garden

Opening hours

Open daily from  10am to 5.30pm.