Hardwick Hall, Elizabethan country house in Derbyshire, England
The enormous windows of Hardwick Hall dominate its stone facade, extending from floor to ceiling across multiple levels of this late 16th-century residence.
Built between 1590 and 1597, Hardwick Hall represented the wealth of Bess of Hardwick, who rose from minor nobility to become the second richest woman in England.
The halls display an extensive collection of 16th-century textiles, tapestries, and furniture pieces that reflect the decorative preferences of English nobility.
Located eight miles southeast of Chesterfield station, the estate includes parking facilities, a restaurant, gardens, and accessibility options for visitors with reduced mobility.
During World War II, the estate transformed into a military base where the 1st Parachute Brigade trained before later serving as a Polish resettlement camp.
Location: Ault Hucknall
Inception: 1590
Architects: Robert Smythson, Bess of Hardwick
Architectural style: Elizabethan architecture
Part of: National Trust
Address: Doe Lea, Chesterfield S44 5QJ S44 5QJ
Website: https://nationaltrust.org.uk/hardwick-hall
GPS coordinates: 53.16878,-1.30874
Latest update: May 28, 2025 11:41
Stainsby Mill
1.8 km
Church of St John the Baptist, Ault Hucknall
1.6 km
St. Katherine's Church
2.7 km
Group Of Six Statues In The Gardens Of Hardwick Hall
108 m
The Hardwick Inn
585 m
Hardwick Old Hall
165 m
Ault Hucknall War Memorial
1.8 km
School House Cottage And Adjoining Manor Room
2.7 km
Yew Tree Farmhouse
2.3 km
Former Sunday School
2.7 km
Chest tomb 10 metres south west of Church of St John the Baptist
1.5 km
Garages To North East Of Teversal Manor
2.8 km
Range of cottages to south west of Hardwick Hall
259 m
Teveral Farmhouse
2.6 km
Range of outbuildings and stables, and walls enclosing a courtyard to south of Hardwick Hall
268 m
Hall Farmhouse
1.9 km
Shed to north of engine house and saw mill
358 m
Rowthorne Lodge
1.3 km
The Privets
2.6 km
Stables to north west of the Hardwick Inn
592 m
Norwood Lodge
1.5 km
Engine house, saw mill and attached chimney at Hardwick Saw Mill
370 m
The Coachouse Stable To North Of The Old Rectory
2.7 km
Gazebo And Garden Walls At Hardwick Hall
79 m
Conduit House south of Hardwick Old Hall
188 m
Pear Tree Farmhouse
2.1 km
Joiner's shop to north of saw mill
336 m
The Grange
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