Chatsworth Keeps the Christmas Lights on in Tier 3
UNITED KINGDOM / AGILITYPR.NEWS / November 30, 2020 / Chatsworth will continue to share some festive magic with its visitors this Christmas and light up its garden as it stays open as ‘Tier 3’ restrictions come in to effect across Derbyshire.
A magical festive light installation has been installed this year, for the first time, as well as a new Christmas trail. In keeping with Government guidelines, the wide-open spaces of its 105-garden and 1000 acres of parkland will remain open to visitors wanting to take a walk and get some fresh air when the new restrictions come into force on 2 December.
Although the house is currently unable to open due to the Tier 3 restrictions, Chatsworth’s car parks, takeaway picnic shops and estate farm shop also remain open, and the farmyard and gift shops will reopen on 2 December.
The estate farm shop in the nearby village of Pilsley continues to operate under its usual opening hours and a collection service is also available - goods are loaded straight into the boot without customers having to leave their car.
Chatsworth’s 105-acre garden is famous for its rich history, historic and modern waterworks and sculptures, its Victorian rock garden and maze while the spectacular 1,000-acre park on the banks of the River Derwent was chiefly designed by Lancelot 'Capability' Brown in the 1760s.
Chatsworth is currently undergoing the biggest transformation of its 105-acre garden since Joseph Paxton's work finished nearly 200 years ago. The 25-acre redevelopment area includes a remodelled Rock Garden, the Maze borders, the Ravine, the Trout Stream and the Jack Pond.
The project involves the clearance of previously inaccessible areas, large-scale structure installations, new sculpture commissions, the movement and addition of hundreds of tonnes of rock, hundreds of thousands of new plants and hundreds of new trees, as well as new pathways taking visitors into underexplored areas of the garden.
The garden is the product of nearly 500 years of careful cultivation. Although some points of interest have been replaced to make way for new fashions, the garden retains many early features, including the Canal Pond, Cascade and Duke's Greenhouse. The famous waterworks include the 300-year-old Cascade, the Willow Tree Fountain and the impressive, gravity-fed Emperor Fountain, which reaches heights up to 90m.
For more information, visit www.chatsworth.org
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Chatsworth is home to the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire, and is located in the Peak District National Park. The house, many of its contents and much of the surrounding landscape are leased to a registered charity, the Chatsworth House Trust. The Duke and Duchess pay rent to the charity to live at Chatsworth and work with the charity and others to welcome Chatsworth’s visitors.
Every penny of visitor admission goes directly to the Chatsworth House Trust, which is dedicated to the long-term preservation of Chatsworth House, the collections, garden, woodlands and park for the long-term benefit of the public. The charity promotes the study and appreciation of Chatsworth as a place of historic, architectural and artistic interest and of natural beauty, and encourages the use and enjoyment of Chatsworth by visitors for education and recreation.
Chatsworth won Gold in the Peak District and Derbyshire Tourism Awards 2020, designed to recognise excellence and outstanding achievement in the area's valuable tourism sector, which is worth over £2.3 billion.
Chatsworth is a member of the Treasure Houses of England, 10 of the most magnificent palaces, stately homes and castles in England. www.treasurehouses.co.uk
Chatsworth is part of the Devonshire Group, which comprises the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire’s interests, charities and businesses throughout the UK, including Chatsworth which sits within the Derbyshire Estate, Bolton Abbey Estate in Yorkshire, and Lismore Estate in Ireland.
Chatsworth is only 10 miles from Chesterfield train station, 14 miles from Sheffield train station, 16 miles from the M1, and it is well served by regional bus services.
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