Beautiful parkland and a new historic exhibition

RENISHAW Hall boasts a beautiful 300-acre park, eight acres of the most important Italianate gardens in England, and a house full of treasures large and small collected over many centuries.
By The Newsroom
Published 17th Aug 2007, 15:32 BST
Updated 20th Aug 2007, 14:35 BST

The Hall is open by appointment to the public for exclusive and intimate tours with knowledgeable and friendly guides to tell you about the family, the artefacts they have collected, the history of Renishaw and to answer any of your questions.

Renishaw Hall Gardens make an excellent day out for families as well as garden, history and art enthusiasts. Come and spend a day, with the whole family - walk, enjoy the children's trails and magic garden, and stop for lunch in the cafe.

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The building is 300 yards long and overlooks the park. Rex Whistler, one of the many artists sponsored and patronised by the Sitwells at the beginning of the 20th century, called it “the most exciting place I know”.

You can see why. Even on a sunny day, the house is splendidly chilling, and its gardens beautifully and classically planned and planted.

The views are far-reaching - on a misty Derbyshire day, the whole takes on a haunting and shadowy aspect, which has given rise to the many stories of ancestral spectres.

The estate has hosted The Antiques Roadshow and was used by the BBC in Pride and Prejudice in 1995 Weddings are solemnised in the Red Dining Room, and celebrated in marquees on the Wedding Lawn.

New for 2007 in the Performing Arts Gallery is an exhibition featuring many aspects of wartime including ENSA photos, uniforms and exclusive items belonging to Churchill, Montgomery and Hitler.

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