We booked a last-minute overnighter so that we could spend a whole day at Chatsworth. Before setting off on our journey we visited mum who seemed in a better place than she had been in recent days.
As we left it was time for lunch (both mum’s and ours) so we stopped at Boscobel House for [...]
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Chesterfield – Day One
3 Comments CherryPie on Mar 28th 2025
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VE 80th Anniversary Challenge – Day Six
Day six concluded my overnight mini adventure in chesterfield and beyond.
Comments Off CherryPie on Mar 24th 2025
Day five was the start of a mini overnight adventure…
Comments Off CherryPie on Mar 24th 2025
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A Sunday Adventure to…
… The Children’s Country House at Sudbury
The sun had got its hat so we decided to have a day out. It is a long time since we last visited Sudbury Hall, formerly the home of the Vernon family with the museum of childhood located in the19th-century servant’s wing.
We were disappointed to find that both the [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Mar 22nd 2025
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Haddon Hall – The Chapel
The chapel, dedicated to St Nicholas was originally the parish church of Nether Haddon. The chapel has been extended over the years and contains some of the earliest masonry in the fabric of the hall.*
The walls in the chapel display some fine fresco seccoes which would have originally have been brightly coloured. It is thought [...]
22 Comments CherryPie on Aug 20th 2018
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King John’s Wall – Haddon Hall
On the right hand side can be seen part of the 12 foot high wall which was built around the original buildings of Haddon Hall. A licence to build this wall was granted by the future King John in 1195 and although most of the wall survives, much of it is incorporated in subsequent buildings [...]
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Haddon Hall – The Long Gallery
As you enter the long gallery, the predominant feeling is of light and space. The many windows, south facing to make the most of the sunlight, give on to a typical Elizabethan long gallery 110 feet long and 17 feet wide. *
* From the Haddon Hall guide book
12 Comments CherryPie on Aug 17th 2018
