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Hardwick Old Hall (Derbyshire)
 Hardwick Old Hall (Derbyshire) ... late 16th century.Newest Review: ... She started Hardwick Hall itself in 1591; she obviously decided pretty quickly that the Old Hall wouldn't be grand enough. LOCATION: The Hall is located on a National Trust estate just of the M1, between Mansfield and Chesterfield. It is reached by leaving the M1 at junction 29 and then following the brown signs for Hardwick Hall. There is a car park where National Trust and English ... more ... Heritage members can park for free, otherwise the cost is £2.
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The Old Hall is a little bit of an anomaly as it is on National Trust land but it is administered by English Heritage. Members of either can get into the Old Hall for free (or people who...more |
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Hardwick Old Hall (Derbyshire): Hardwick Old Hall (763 words)
by - written on 26/06/09 (Very useful, 77 readings)
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A couple of weeks ago Mr Tart and I headed for the Peak District to visit his family. As a big fan of all things old I wanted to visit some sort of historical site as my part of the weekend (don't worry, her got a 7 mile walk out of me for his part!). I'd always wanted to visit Hardwick Hall, especially as the Tudors is one of my favourite historical periods and was very happy to hear it was so close to where we were staying. SOME HISTORY: I doubt if many people will have heard of Hardwick Old Hall. I certainly hadn't and I like to think I'm quite a bore when it comes to these sorts of things! The Hall was built by Bess of Hardwick (Elizabeth, Countess ... Read the complete review
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