Nature spotting guides

Get closer to nature as you learn more about some of the birds, insects and wildflowers you can find at Chatsworth. Our spotter guides will help you ID and record the different species you find.

Potato and cheese parcels

A light vegetarian version of the traditional Cornish pasty, using the very earliest of the English new potatoes.

These can be served warm with vegetables and a cheese sauce or cold with a salad and pickles.

Serves 6

Martinmas beef

This recipe can be cooked a day or so in advance, sliced cold and gently re-heated in the sauce as required - don't forget to save some for a festive leftover sandwich.

Serves 6

Showground

There aren't many places where you can watch horse driving, try clay pigeon shooting, enter your dog in a race and enjoy the dizzy heights of the big wheel – all in one day.