A planned day out today to lovely Derbyshire again, saw us visiting a new place, the stately home of Bess of Hardwick, Hardwick Hall and later in the day one of our favourite places nearby, Bakewell.
We arrived at Hardwick Hall, just as the gates were opening and decided brekkie first and a cuppa in the cafe, before investigating the grounds, Old Hall and gardens and then looking around this grand house.
As mentioned above this was built by 'Bess of Hardwick' or Elizabeth Hardwick as she was born and became one of the richest woman in the land in her time second only to Queen Elizabeth the first. One of her marriages was marrying Sir William Cavendish and was responsible for the building of the amazing Chatsworth house.
She was an accomplished needlewoman and she collected some fine tapestries, which can be seen to this day, one of the finest collections in the world.
After enjoying our visit to this amazing house with it's fine history, we travelled over to Bakewell for some lunch and a wander around this lovely Peak District town.
The following photos are my favourites from our day, all taken with my new Google Pixel 8 Pro phone.
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| Lovely Bakewell. |
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| Some Of The Amazing 400 Year Old Tapestries. |
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| The Cavendish Family Coat Of Arms. |
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| The Ruins Of The Old Hall. |
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| Hardwick Hall. |
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