Hardwick Hall and Park (National Trust)

Hardwick Hall is a spectacular Tudor treasure house built for 'Bess of Hardwick', Elizabethan England's second most powerful and wealthy woman.

Hardwick Hall houses many outstanding 16th and 17th Century tapestries and embroideries, and is situated in some fine historic parklands home to a number of rare breeds of cattle and sheep, with an orchard and stunning herb garden to explore.