The Derwent valley, upstream from Derby on the southern edge of the Pennines, contains a series of 18th and 19th century cotton mills and an industrial landscape of high historical and technological significance. The four principal industrial settlements of Cromford, Belper, Milford, and Darley Abbey are articulated by the river Derwent, the waters of which provided the power to drive the cotton mills.
An icon of Elizabethan architecture, Hardwick Hall, stands proudly on a hilltop bordering…
Most National Trust properties inspire thoughts of historic mansions, wealth and grandeur…
Once the home of Victorian Prime Minister, William Lamb who, as Second Viscount…
Sculptures, paintings, furniture and family monuments. A Georgian chapel, tearooms,…
Located in a rural area of northwest England, free from radio interference, Jodrell Bank…
The 1620s House & Garden is a rare example of a family home built in the 13th century and…
A fully-furnished, Elizabethan manor-house with Carolean stables. General Patton's 3rd…
The finest Palladian house in the northwest, Tabley was designed by John Carr of York for…
Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre tells the dramatic story of the Battle fought on…
Built c1580. 400 years of Fane family portraits. Open by written appointment. Guided…
Known as the 'Gothic Gem of the Midlands', Arbury Hall has been the ancestral home of the…
It was predicted in 1958 that Hodnet "would one day take its place among the major…
A red brick Georgian house in an idyllic 18th century parkland setting situated on the…
Ironbridge is known throughout the world as the symbol of the Industrial Revolution.
Stanford has been the home of the Cave family, ancestors of the present owner, since 1430…
Rockingham Castle was built on the instructions of William The Conqueror, following his…