How to Find Us
Chatsworth is easily accessible by car or public transport.
Our address is:
Chatsworth
Bakewell
Derbyshire
DE45 1PP
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Downloadable Festival Schedule
View a digital schedule of all of the Festival talks.
Festival Venue Map
Access a digital map of all of the talk venues for The Queen's Reading Room Festival.
Chatsworth Site Map
View a digital map of the Chatsworth site, including the garden, shops, restaurants, left luggage and visitor toilets.
Accessibility
The Queen's Reading Room Festival takes place in the Chatsworth Garden and selected venues at Chatsworth.
Find out more about each venue before you visit.
Learn more about accessibility at Chatsworth, including accessible parking, toilet provision, and an accessibility map of the Chatsworth Garden.
Food and Drink
There are several cafes and restaurants at Chatsworth offering everything from afternoon tea to traditional ice cream sundaes, as well as pop-up food and drink outlets around the Festival grounds.
Shopping
Visit our gift shops in the garden and at the Stables for books, stationery, clothing, mementoes, and food and drink, inspired by our collections or sourced from local makers and small, sustainable British businesses.
Where to Stay
Extend your Festival visit to a stay and explore miles of walks and centuries of heritage, art and design across Chatsworth and the wider Peak District. Our hotels, inns, cottages, or shepherd’s huts offer the perfect base for your adventure.
FAQs
View our frequently asked questions.
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The Queen's Reading Room Festival 2025
20 September 2025
A literary festival like no other, uniting literature enthusiasts for a day dedicated to celebrating the written word.
Festival Passes available.
The Queen's Reading Room Festival: Poetry Spectacular
20 September 2025
An enchanting evening of fine dining and poetry performed by Dominic West, Gyles Brandreth, Roger McGough CBE and Sir Ben Okri, staged in partnership with The Josephine Hart Foundation.
Separate ticket required.
Festival Cinema: Sense & Sensibility (1995)
20 September 2025
Watch Emma Thompson's captivating retelling of Austen's first novel 'Sense and Sensibility' in our open-air cinema in the garden. Directed by Ang Lee, it also stars Kate Winslet, Hugh Grant and Alan Rickman alongside a stellar British cast.
Separate ticket required.
The Queen's Reading Room Festival Afternoon Teas
20 September 2025
Add an elegant afternoon tea in the Old Duke's Glasshouse in the Chatsworth Garden to your Festival experience.
Sorry, sold out
Festival Cinema: Pride & Prejudice (2005)
19 September 2025
Spend an evening in the Chatsworth Garden watching an open-air screening of 'Pride & Prejudice' (2005) starring Keira Knightley, Matthew Macfadyen and Chatsworth House as Pemberley.
Sorry, sold out
Please note: Please be aware that for technical, operational or safety reasons, some facilities may be removed or closed, or entertainment and event timetables cancelled and/or altered at any time, including at short notice. Chatsworth reserves the right to change the programme of attractions and entertainment if, at any time, it is deemed necessary or appropriate to do so, this may also include closing attractions or areas of the estate. We apologise in advance for any disappointment caused should this need arise.
