Attractions
The house, garden, farmyard, gift shops and restaurants open on Sunday 14 March 2010, with fabulous new displays, restored rooms and our 'Celebrating Deborah Devonshire' exhibition. The 1000 acre park, the farm shop and its restaurant are open all year round.
In honour of the 90th birthday of Deborah Devonshire, the Dowager Duchess, Chatsworth is offering anyone aged 9 OR 90 one free entry to the house & garden from 14 to 31 March 2010. Please bring along your passport or birth certificate as proof of age.
In 2010 there is more of the house to see than ever before, with the new, more accessible route for visitors, including both new and restored spaces and views and a really spectacular range of new displays of rarely seen treasures. In addition, we have a special exhibition, free with house entry, running until 31 October, which celebrates the 90th birthday of my mother, Deborah Devonshire, whose life has been a miniature history of the 20th century.
In the garden there are new sculpture commissions and ever more varied seasonal colours and plantings to discover. Younger visitors and families particularly enjoy the farmyard with its wide variety of animals and their young, and the spectacular woodland adventure playground. From daily animal handling sessions, to fabulous water play and spiral slides, there is something for everyone.