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A grand, classical stone mansion with a domed roof and curving staircase leading to a pillared front — The south front of Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire | © National Trust Images/Rupert Truman

Houses and buildings in the Peak District and Derbyshire

Explore houses trapped in time, ornate Elizabethan wonders and historic mills in the heart of the country.

Decorated Christmas trees line the path in a grand entrance hall

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Kedleston Hall

Visit the Hall at Kedleston, which is a prime example of 18th-century Palladian and Neoclassical inspired architecture and the ancestral residence of the Curzon family.

Two visitors marvelling at the scale of how tall the Long Gallery is at Hardwick

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Hardwick Hall

Hardwick Hall is the legacy of a woman who had the vision, wealth and sheer audacity to commission a house that shouts innovation from the rooftops.

Image shows the Dining Room at Calke Abbey. The dining table is in the centre of the room and the table is laid for a meal.

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The house at Calke Abbey

Discover the 'un-stately' home at Calke Abbey, where peeling paint and abandoned rooms vividly portray a period when many country houses didn't survive.

An art installation of a 7ft green Christmas tree made of paper with a deer face and horns.

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The house at Lyme

Step inside the house and discover unusual objects and strange secrets as you walk through six centuries of family history at Lyme in Cheshire.

View of Sudbury Hall from the Gardens with light frost

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The Children’s Country House at Sudbury

The Children’s Country House at Sudbury. Having fun with history.

The tower at Staunton Harold Church seen through the trees on a sunny day

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Staunton Harold Church

Imposing church built in 1653, with fine panelled interior

View across the herb knot garden, with a stone path and a round-arched wooden door in a stone wall, towards the medieval range of The Old Manor, Norbury, Derbyshire.

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The Old Manor

A low, stone-built medieval hall, set in the picturesque countryside of Derbyshire.

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Stainsby Mill

Learn about the waterwheel and find out how the cogs, wheels and other machinery all work together at the mill.

A blue and purple sky reflected in a large expanse of water with a small silhouetted jetty jutting into the water on the bottom left and a silhouetted twiggy tree branch in the top left. In the distance are snow-capped hills, bathing in morning sunlight.

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Historic houses, arts and crafts cottages and the spectacular Peak District make up this varied part of the Midlands.

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