Savour the poignant atmosphere of this fully furnished Victorian country house with its original contents carefully conserved by English Heritage. There are over 30 rooms on view ranging from the faded grandeur of the sumptuous reception rooms to the cluttered remains of the fascinating servants wing with…
Distance:
10.5 miles
away
Venue for the recent 'I'm Famous and Frightened' on Living TV, Bolsover Castle regularly hosts concerts, Shakespearian plays and other living history events. The award winning property has turrets and battlements rising from a beautiful wooded hilltop. The battlements and famous Venus Garden have been completely…
Distance:
13.5 miles
away
Conisbrough Castle boasts the finest Circular Norman Keep Tower in the UK. This testament to the Stone Masons of medieval England was built during the 1180s by the fifth Earl of Surrey, Hamelin Plantagenet half brother of the most powerful of the Angevin Kings of England, Henry…
Distance:
6.7 miles
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Cannon Hall was the home of the Spencer‐Stanhope family for over two hundred years and was remodelled by the architect John Carr from the 1760's. In 1957 it opened it's doors as a museum.Step inside and you will find a treasure house of paintings, furniture, glassware and…
Distance:
14.1 miles
away
Barnsley is fortunate to have within its boundary the extensive remains of a Priory, originally founded under the Cluniac order, which offers much for the visitor to appreciate. The open space of the priory grounds and the views across the wooded countryside still convey the feeling of…
Distance:
9.7 miles
away
The Revolution House, in the Derbyshire village of Old Whittington, three miles north of Chesterfield, takes its name from the Revolution of 1688.The House is open from Saturday 8th April to Saturday 30th September 2006 from 11am to 4pm every day except Tuesdays.Three hundred years ago, this cottage…
Distance:
10.9 miles
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Founded in 1147, the fine early Gothic transepts of this Cistercian monastery in South Yorkshire still survive to their original height. In the 18th century, Lancelot 'Capability' Brown transformed an already beautiful valley into a truly enchanting landscape, incorporating the ruins. Excavation has since revealed the complete layout…
Distance:
7.1 miles
away