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Haddon Hall is a fortified medieval manor house dating from the 12th Century, and is the home of Lord and Lady Edward Manners whose family have owned it since 1567.

 

Details: Haddon Hall near Bakewell, Derbyshire -
for more than 200 years, from 1702 to 1920, this enchanting old house in yellow and grey stone remained undisturbed, abandoned by its owners.

Long Gallery
The great rooms of the house, the exquisite Long Gallery, the six hundred year old Great Hall and ancient Chapel all lay silent. John, 9th Earl of Rutland, had been created Duke of Rutland and had decided that the other great house which he had inherited, Belvoir Castle, would provide a more suitable residence. As a consequence of his decision, Haddon Hall was left untouched for the next two centuries, its gardens completely overgrown.

It was the present Duke’s father who on visiting Haddon in his youth, fell in love with the place and decided to make it his life's work to restore it to its former glory. It is really due to him that this fine old house can still be seen by visitors from far and wide and, since it became the county's favourite film set, by millions of film and TV viewers.

Those in the know visit Haddon in the spring or autumn, when the crowds are gone and the place simply soaks you with its unique charm, and again in the summer to see at their best the beautiful gardens of the finest surviving Medieval house in England.

- See the website for details of opening times. Admission charged

For further information on Haddon Hall please contact:
The Estate Office
Haddon Hall
Bakewell
Derbyshire DE45 1LA