Chatsworth logoTwo children standing underneath 'The Drummer' a fifteen foot high bronze sculpture of a Hare on display in the garden, photograph by Ryan BrowneA family walking between an avenue of tulip trees to the house, photograph by Ryan Browne

The new oak barn at Chatsworth

Alan Titchmarsh and the Dowager Duchess of Devonshire opened the new education Oak Barn at the Chatsworth Farmyard and Adventure Playground, at 2pm on Friday 1 April.

Alan Titchmarsh and the Dowager Duchess at the opening of the oak barn on the 1st April 2005, photograph taken by Bridget Flemming

The oak barn was opened by Alan Titchmarsh on Friday 1st April 2005

This oak structure, built by the Chatsworth estate, is designed to offer a flexible covered space for the farmyard's expanding range of talks, demonstrations and exhibitions for school visitors and other estate visitors interested in farming, conservation and rural issues.

Alan Titchmarsh and the Dowager Duchess at the opening of the oak barn on the 1st April 2005, photograph taken by Bridget Flemming

The oak barn was opened by Alan Titchmarsh on Friday 1st April 2005