Planning and booking your visit

Chatsworth is the perfect place to bring your group: we have so much to offer. The Palace of the Peak, celebrating the best in the art, design and landscape of the last 450 years, is both a treasure house and a welcoming and vibrant family home. Wander around the house, where friendly people welcome you in every room. Book a tour to bring the stories of the famous house to life; you will hear about royal visitors, a scandalous Duchess, a Great foot, the painted violin, precious silver and grand dining, and fascinating art of the last 4000 years. Explore the famous garden, enjoy the farmyard, and savour our home-made food. Enjoy our exclusive and varied shops, walk in the park and make the most of your time on this beautiful and historic estate.

Our aim is to make very group visit a memorable visit. We look forward to welcoming you for a free preliminary visit, and helping us to plan and book your day with us. We have a dedicated group bookings office with friendly and knowledgeable booking coordinators ready to take your call - 01246 565300. We ask all group visitors (a group is fifteen adults or more) to book in advance to benefit from our pre-booked group admission rates.

The estate's attractions are open all day, and you are welcome to arrive at any time. We do invite groups to reserve a time slot for entry to the house (this is only essential at certain more popular times of year). Please ensure that you call us to check the availability of tours and guides, and time slots were necessary, before completing and returning the booking form. Time slots are designed to create better viewing conditions for visitors to the house at popular times. Where relevant, we ask that you adhere to the time slot allocated to your group for house entry. Thank you.

On arrival, your coach will be met by a member of staff who will welcome your group and arrange payment and tickets. Payment is accepted by cash, cheques (made payable to Chatsworth House Trust) and all major credit cards. It is possible for coach and tour operators to be invoiced after the visit; however this must be agreed in writing with our bookings office.

Other useful information
To get the most from your visit, we recommend that you allow at least 4 hours to see all our attractions, and to shop and eat in comfort.

Why not enhance your itinerary by booking one of our introductory tours, private guided tours, or a behind the scenes tour. Led by our knowledgeable and enthusiastic tour guides, this is the chance to see and learn more about Chatsworth and its history. We will be delighted to make a bespoke programme suitable for your groups' requirements (see separate sheet).

Unless you book from our range of tours, visitors walk through the house on a free-flow basis.

Please note that there are more than 160 stairs on the full route around the house. (See our access sheet for more information).

Our 28 seat, fully accessible trailer offers rides (small extra charge) to the woods and lakes behind the house. There are first come, first served tours on most days. Please ring 01246 565300 for availability of pre-booking a ride for your group.

Please note that photography, for non-commercial person use only, is permitted inside the house, but tripods may not be used and the use of flash equipment must not disturb other visitors.