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Renishaw Hall and Gardens

Description: Address: Renishaw Hall / Renishaw / Sheffield / S21 3WB / Telephone: 01246 432 310 / Come discover the treasures of ... more

Renishaw Hall and Gardens ... Renishaw Hall & Gardens. Check out the vineyards, browse through the museums or book a hall and come celebrate in our wedding & conference halls

Newest Review: ... trees and grapefruit trees are planted in tubs too and all are bearing ripening fruit. At the moment there is some spectacular magnolia blossom on the trees that climb the walls of the hall and the whole frontage looks idyllic. Around the far edge of the large lawn there are some well manicured yew that were in the process of being clipped, the gardener had trimmed them to perfection. Even ... more

... though we chose to visit during the last week of the season the arbours were still alive with honeysuckle, the tail end of the sweet peas and the odd stray rose bloom that had managed to fool the weather. If I were to write about the entire garden the re...more

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Renishaw Hall and Gardens: A Derbyshire Delight. (1082 words)
by - written on 18/09/09 (Very useful, 60 readings)
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Renishaw Hall is the home of the Sitwell family, it is situated just a couple of miles off of junction 30 on the M1 and the hall is well within easy visiting distance for me. Renishaw Hall and gardens are a part of the Historic Houses Association and if you are in the vicinity then it is well worth a visit. The Derbyshire house has been home to the Sitwell family for over 380 years, maybe one of the more well known `Sitwells` would be Dame Edith, who was a well known poet. Today the house is still occupied by the Sitwell family and they reside there permanently, this means that the house is only opened for parties by arrangement, if you happen ... Read the complete review

Renishaw Hall & Gardens (992 words)
by - written on 25/11/07 (Very useful, 109 readings)
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I am very fortunate living where I do in the south west suburbs of Sheffield. I have easy to the Peak District National Park, but I also have some other interesting attractions on my doorstep. One such place is Renishaw Hall, which is actually within walking distance of where I live, albeit quite a long walk, but this is a place that I pass by frequently on one of my regular round walks. Renishaw Hall is the family home of the Sitwell family, and has been for almost 400 years. The Sitwell family are one of the most well known families within this region and historically have always been large landowners. In fact they are second only the Duke of Devonshire (of ... Read the complete review