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Haddon Hall - home of Manners family, Bakewell, Derbyshire

Haddon Hall, a mediaeval manor house and home of the Dukes of Rutland, the Manners family, in the Peak District alongside the River Wye near Bakewell, Derbyshire.

Haddon Hall

 Haddon Hall

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The main house entrance
The main house entrance
Banqueting Hall
Banqueting Hall
Haddon Hall is the finest example of a mediaeval manor house currently in existence in England. The hall is one of the seats of the Dukes of Rutland and lies alongside the River Wye, just south of Bakewell.

The Rutlands used the hall very little in the 18th and 19th centuries, so it was almost unaltered since the end of the 16th century when the 9th Duke realised its importance and began restoration in the 1920s.

The house is in a beautiful situation and is very well preserved - even down to kitchens straight from the 17th century - so it looks magnificent.

The entrance courtyard still looks perfectly medieval, with gargoyles and crennelated walls.

To the right hand side of the courtyard lies the Hall chapel, which looks much as it did in mediaeval times, and contains a beautiful carved alabaster retablo and pre-Reformation frescos which have been revealed from beneath the whitewash which hid them for centuries.

Altar Detail
Altar Detail
The Long Gallery
The Long Gallery
Entering the main house you soon come to the highlight of the visit - a glorious 14th Century Banqueting Hall complete with minstrels' gallery, which looks exactly as it must have done 600 years ago.

Next door there is the Dining Room - a fine oak panelled room with minature portraits of Henry VII and his Queen.

Beyond this lies a Tudor period Long Gallery (from which Dorothy Vernon is said to have eloped with her lover, Lord Edward Manners), and some fine gardens.



How to get there

By Road: the Hall lies just off the A6 and a car park is provided opposite the entrance to the Hall - price £1 per car. The A6 is a very busy road and crossing this ican be rather unpleasant.

By Bus: the Trans-Peak bus between Derby->Matlock->Bakewell->Buxton->Manchester goes right past the door, as does the R61 Derby-Bakewell bus. From Sheffield take the 240 bus to Bakewell and then pick up the Trans-Peak or R61 to get to the Hall. From Chesterfield take the 170 bus to Bakewell and then as for Sheffield.
When is it open?

Haddon Hall is open in April Saturday-Monday only, and then every day to the end of September (except 6-7 July), from 12.00 am to 5.00 pm, and Saturday-Monday in October.

What does it cost?

Adult £8.50/ Concessions £7.50/ Children (5-16) £4.50 / Family (2 Adults 3 Children) £22.00

Prices and opening times are shown as a guideline only and may vary. See this link for more information on prices and opening
Website: http://www.haddonhall.co.uk
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