Chatsworth House

Chatsworth House is a stately country house in Derbyshire, England, that serves as the ancestral home of the Cavendish family, the Dukes of Devonshire. It is notable for its scale, art collection and extensive gardens integrated with parkland.

Visitors typically tour the state rooms, permanent and changing art displays, and the formal gardens and woodland around the house; the estate also operates family-friendly attractions such as a farmyard and seasonal exhibitions. The gardens include terraces and water features that create a managed landscape extending from the house into the wider park.

The original house on the site dates to the 16th century, with the present principal façades and many interiors developed and remodelled through the 17th and 18th centuries by successive generations of the Cavendish family. The estate has been adapted for public visitation and conservation in the 20th and 21st centuries.

Chatsworth sits on the edge of the Peak District near the village of Edensor and the market town of Bakewell in Derbyshire, northwest of Nottingham and Matlock.

• Collection: The house is the family seat of the Dukes of Devonshire and has a long-held collection of paintings, sculpture and decorative arts.

What to See #

• The House: The main country house containing state rooms, art collections and showrooms shaped by successive Dukes of Devonshire.
• Gardens: Extensive formal and landscape gardens surrounding the house, including waterways, terraces and sculptural features.
• Visitor attractions: Estate attractions such as a farmyard, adventure playground and seasonal exhibitions that are run for public visitors.