Houses in the Midlands Information about Houses in the Midlands including, Attingham Park, Buscot Park, Berrington Hall, Canons Ashby House, Charlecote Park, Chatsworth, Coughton Court, Greys Court, Hanbury Hall, Hardwich Hall, Kedleston Hall, Moseley Old Hall, Newark Park, Shugborough Estate, Sudbury Hall, Upton House, Wightwick Manor, Wilderhope Manor, Places to visit in the Midlands, Birmingham, Warwickshire, Staffordshire, Worcestershire, Shropshire, Worcestershire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, where to go and day out.
In 1549 Sir William Cavendish, who came from an old Suffolk family and had been awarded monastic lands for his services to the King, bought the estate of Chatsworth from the Agard family and soon afterwards began to build on the site of the present house. The building was incomplete at the time of his death in 1557 and was completed by his widow, Bess of Hardwick. She also built the great Elizabethan house of Hardwick, some fifteen miles to the east, and laid the foundations of the Cavendish family fortune.
The museum is based in a Medieval Manor House dating back to 1280. The house has a fascinating history and is now restored with fine oak furnishings. Visitors to the house can now see restored rooms and displays on medieval life as well as a series of temporary exhibitions on a wide range of subjects. The house is set in recently recreated 17th century style gardens with flower gardens, an orchard, herb gardens and a maze. The adjoining stone barn is home to the Classics Tea Room.
Manor Road, Donington le Heath, Coalville, Leicestershire LE67 2FW
Eyam Hall, the historic Derbyshire home of the Wright family. Our family is the latest in a long line of Wrights who have been fortunate enough to live in this beautiful house for over 300 years. The house is a remarkably unspoilt example of a Jacobean manor house and the delightful garden also retains its 17th century layout.
