Kedleston Hall
A grand 18th-century country house in Derbyshire with Robert Adam interiors, a collection from Lord Curzon’s travels in Asia, and parkland and pleasure grounds.
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Om museet
The Curzon family lived at Kedleston for centuries before Nathaniel Curzon decided in the late 1750s to replace the old house with a new one that would impress. The medieval village was moved to make room for the park. The design began under the architects Matthew Brettingham and James Paine, and Robert Adam then took charge, creating the grand classical interiors and completing the north front. The house was largely finished by about 1765.
Kedleston was planned for lavish entertaining and as a setting for a major collection of paintings, sculpture and furnishings inspired by ancient Rome. The Marble Hall and the circular Saloon are among its most celebrated rooms. In 1916 the house passed to George Nathaniel Curzon, Viceroy of India from 1899 to 1905. He brought home many objects from his travels in South Asia and the Middle East, and these are displayed in a museum in the house, arranged from the viewpoint of the colonial ruler, together with ceremonial gifts that show the power relations of the British Empire.
The house, park and gardens later passed to the National Trust, while the family kept the Family Wing. The surrounding landscape has serpentine lakes, follies, pleasure grounds and a church that is open to visitors.
Højdepunkter
- Robert Adam interiors, including the Marble Hall and the Saloon
- Paintings, sculpture and original furnishings
- Museum with Lord Curzon’s collection from South Asia and the Middle East
- Parkland and pleasure grounds with lakes and follies
- Formal garden and the church
Permanent udstilling
- The hall and its collections – Adam’s classical state rooms with paintings, sculpture and original furnishings, and Lord Curzon’s collection of objects from South Asia and the Middle East.
- Grundlagt
- 1765
- Ejer
- National Trust
Entrépriser & rabatter
| Voksne | 21 £ |
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| Børn og unge | 10,50 £gratis til og med 4 år · Child ticket for ages 5 to 17; children under 5 are free. |
| Grupper | 19,95 £ pr. personAdult group rate for the hall and parkland; the group child rate is £9.98. Coach and group visits must be booked in advance on 01332 843400. |
| Familier | 52,20 £Two adults and up to three children; one adult with up to three children costs £31.50. |
| Parkland admission only, adult | 8,50 £Applies to non-members arriving by car, bicycle or on foot. |
| Parkland admission only, child (5 to 17) | 4,25 £Children under 5 are free. |
| Parkland admission only, family (two adults and up to three children) | 21,25 £One adult with up to three children costs £12.75. |
Prices are for the hall and parkland without Gift Aid (valid from 1 March); with Gift Aid the adult ticket costs £23.10, the child ticket £11.60 and the family ticket £57.80. Entry is free for National Trust members. The parkland admission price applies to all non-members, however they arrive. No booking is needed for individual visits.
Tilgængelighed
- Delvis kørestolsvenlig
- Elevator: ingen oplysninger
- Handicaptoilet
- Handicapparkering
- Servicehunde tilladt
- Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
- Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger
Level access is available to the ground floor of the hall only, including the museum; accessible routes also lead to the restaurant, shop, church and pleasure grounds. A wheelchair-accessible shuttle bus runs between visitor reception and the hall. Manual wheelchairs can be borrowed from visitor reception and in the hall, and two free all-terrain mobility scooters can be booked up to a month ahead on 01332 844054. Blue Badge spaces are on a gravelled area of the main car park about 200 yards from the hall, and they are limited while building works continue. There is an accessible toilet beside the hall, induction loops at reception, the restaurant, the shop and Caesars’ Hall, and a large print and braille guide to the hall. Free sensory bags can be borrowed at visitor reception. The park paths can be muddy and slippery in wet weather. Assistance dogs are welcome in the hall.
Børn og familie
Velegnet til børn og familier
| Entré for børn | gratis til og med 4 år |
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| Familiebillet | 52,20 £ · Two adults and up to three children; one adult with up to three children costs £31.50. |
- Puslerum
The National Trust lists the property as family friendly. Baby changing facilities are in the main toilets, and walk leaflets are available for the park.
Transport & parkering
Med offentlig transport
Smithy / estate entrance (bus 114)
There are direct trains to Derby from Birmingham, Crewe, Leicester, Nottingham, Sheffield, Stoke-on-Trent and other towns. Bus 114 runs from Derby (25 minutes) and Ashbourne (30 minutes) and stops at the hall on summer Saturdays, and at the Smithy by the estate entrance on other days, which is a 1-mile walk from the hall. The property holds the Good Journey Mark for car-free visitors.
I bil
Parkering muligt
The main car park is next to the visitor reception building and has a gravelled surface with marked spaces. The entrance gate on Kedleston Road opens at 09:00 and is locked at 17:00. Motorhomes should use the Mercaston Lane entrance because of width and height restrictions.
- Handicapparkering
The best sat nav postcode for the main entrance is DE22 5JD; the postal address postcode does not lead to the main entrance. From the A38 junction, follow Kedleston Road towards Quarndon for about a mile; the entrance is on the left after the golf course entrance. Cyclists may use the parkland driveways only, enter by Kedleston Road and leave by Mercaston Lane.
Planlæg ruteService & spisesteder
- Restaurant
- Museumsbutik
Restaurant serving hot and cold meals and light snacks, open daily from 09:30, with a kiosk in the car park and a trailer in the stableyard at busy times. The shop is on the ground floor of the hall, and there are a plant sales area, a second-hand bookshop in the stableyard and picnic tables near visitor reception. Dogs on leads are welcome in outdoor areas, the restaurant and the shops.
Arrangementer & udlejning
Museet har ikke offentliggjort oplysninger om dette.
Planlæg dit besøg
| Fotografering | Wedding photography is not permitted on site; commercial photography requires contacting the property. |
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| Godt at vide | Only assistance dogs may enter the hall. Visitors can borrow a large print and braille guide to the hall. |
