Historic houses local to Wheeldon Trees Farm

Come and visit some of the many historic attractions local to Wheeldon Trees Farm Holiday Cottages, including Chatsworth House, Lyme Park, Sudbury Hall and Haddon Hall. Plenty to entertain all the family, whatever the weather.

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Lyme Park

Activities for Families, Family Friendly, For Rainy Days, Heritage Sites, Historic Houses, Local Area, Museums & Galleries

Lyme Park A fine Italianate house in Disley, Cheshire, on the edge of the Peak District. Used by the BBC in their adaptation of Jane Austen's 'Pride and Prejudice' - this is where Mr D'Arcy lived.

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Sudbury Hall

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Sudbury Hall and the Museum of Childhood Once the home of the Vernon family, a fine and highly individual late 17th Century house between Derby and Uttoxeter. It also houses the recently re-opened 'Museum of Childhood'

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Haddon Hall

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Dating from the 12th Century to the early 17th Century and probably the finest example of a fortified medieval manor house, Haddon Hall was restored in the 1920s, by the 9th Duke and Duchess of Rutland. As featured in many period films and TV dramas, Haddon provides a unique view of early English life and history.

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Chatsworth

Activities for Families, Family Friendly, For Rainy Days, Heritage Sites, Historic Houses, Local Area, Museums & Galleries

Home to the Duke and Duchess of Deveonshire, Chatsworth has been hoem to 16 generations of the Cavendish family. Chatsworth is renowned for the quality of its art and landscape and with a reasonably priced Farm Shop Restaurant, it is a great day out for all the family.