Chatsworth House and Grounds

So after a busy few weeks a new collection of photos, this week they are from Chatsworth House in Derbyshire where we spent a lovely day exploring the house and grounds... Enjoy..

As it's the start of the year Steam and Country Cam would like to wish you a very happy 2011.

Jump to The Veiled Lady Jump to The main hallway. Jump to The dining room Jump to Chicken in the farmyard Jump to Henry the foal Jump to Henry again Jump to Mum and her 9 piglets Jump to Tea time.... Jump to Looking towards The Cascade Jump to Warriors Yue Minjun Jump to In the cascade Jump to Looking down the cascade Jump to Holiday makers and dog Jump to The house and gardens Jump to Another view of the house Jump to Emperor Fountain Jump to More of the gardens Jump to The river and house Jump to A view of the house and grounds
The Veiled Lady

The Veiled Lady

This marble sculpture is known as The Veiled Lady and is by the Italian Raphaelle Monti and stands in one of the beautiful rooms inside Chatsworth House.
The main hallway.

The main hallway.

This is just above where you enter the house and on first impression it's wonderful.
The dining room

The dining room

Again another beautiful room, each and every room you enter there is something that takes your eye.

I would love to have a dining room like this so we could have a table this size.

Chicken in the farmyard

Chicken in the farmyard

As well as the house and the wonderful grounds and garden they also have a farmyard there. With lots of animals ranging from rabbits to horses there is plenty to see and at points in the day they hold petting sessions where the children can hold some of the small animals. My boys loved it here as there was also an old tractor to play on and a large adventure playground. Our boys weren't so interest in the animals because as they said "mum you have all these animals at home"...
Henry the foal

Henry the foal

This was one of the highlights for me, this beautiful foal called Henry was only a few months old here, in fact he was born on my birthday 5th June. I so wanted to take him home to join our menagerie...

Henry again

Henry again

So sweet....

Mum and her 9 piglets

Mum and her 9 piglets

Again so sweet, all having a sleep after a busy day.
Tea time....

Tea time....

After their sleep time for tea, one "oink" from Mum and they were all up and at the milk bar.
Looking towards The Cascade

Looking towards The Cascade

Warriors Yue Minjun

Warriors Yue Minjun

This is part of a display that was held over the summer in the grounds of Chatsworth House.
In the cascade

In the cascade

A close up of one of The Warriors Yue Minjun.
Looking down the cascade

Looking down the cascade

Holiday makers and dog

Holiday makers and dog

This is the top of The Cascade water feature and here are the holiday makers and our dog and she was very keen to jump in the water.
The house and gardens

The house and gardens

There is alot to see here in the 1000 acre park, as well as the house there is 105 acre of garden which you can wonder around freely. There is also a maze for the children to enjoy, streams, ponds, rockeries and of course the 300 year old Cascade where many people seem to take their shoes off and walk up to the top in the water.

 

Another view of the house

Another view of the house

Emperor Fountain

Emperor Fountain

This is the enormous gravity-fed Emperor Fountain which they run for a few hours each day. It was built around 1844 and shoots almost to 300 feet in the air.
More of the gardens

More of the gardens

The river and house

The river and house

Chatsworth site on the east bank of the River Derwent and it's all very pretty.
A view of the house and grounds

A view of the house and grounds

After a lovely time spent at Chatsworth House and gardens we were driving out of the car park where we stopped to take this photo of the house and in the background you can see The Cascade water feature.

A great place to visit, we enjoyed our day, sadly the weather wasn't to kind to us, wet and dull. The children loved the grounds and the farm yard and the adults enjoyed it all.