Houses & Heritage of The Peak District

Day 1 – Kedleston Hall

Board our private executive coach at your preferred pick up points – stop at a convenient property en route such as Kedleston Hall, built between 1759 and 1765 for the Curzon family who have lived in the area since the 12th century and boasting the most complete and least altered sequence of Robert Adam interiors in England – continue to the 4* Best Western Plus the Quays Hotel in Sheffield.

Day 2 – Arkwright’s Cromford Mill & Haddon Hall

Designed by Sir Richard Arkwright and built in 1771, Arkwright’s Cromford Mill was the world’s first successful water powered cotton spinning mill and today is the centrepiece of the World Heritage listed Derwent Valley Mills – guided tour of Haddon Hall explores a fortified manor house dating from the 12th century and surrounded by terraced Elizabethan gardens.

Day 3 – Bakewell & Chatsworth House

Morning in Bakewell, famous for the production of the ‘tart’ or Bakewell Pudding as it is known locally – Chatsworth, one of Britain’s best loved historic houses and estates and the home of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire, offers famous works of art, spectacular fountains and fine shopping, all set in the magnificent landscape of Derbyshire’s Peak District National Park.

Day 4 – Renishaw Hall and Gardens & Hardwick Hall

Guided tour of Renishaw Hall, home to the Sitwell family for almost 400 years, followed by free time to explore the Italianate gardens – Hardwick Hall, a 16th century Elizabethan treasure house and a magnificent statement of the wealth and status of its builder, Bess of Hardwick, is almost unchanged since she lived here giving a rare insight into the formality of Elizabethan courtly life.

Day 5 – Baddesley Clinton

Stop at a convenient property en route home such as Baddesley Clinton in Warwickshire, home of the Ferrers family for 500 years and a sanctuary not only for the family, but also for persecuted Catholics who were hidden from priest hunters in its secret hiding places during the 1590s – return to our original departure points with comfort stops en route.