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Creswell Crags is a limestone gorge honeycombed with caves and fissures.
The caves are world famous as the most northerly home of our ancient ancestors who lived during the Ice Age. The first human
hunters came here 45,000 years ago to hunt reindeer, mammoth and wild horse, they left behind their flint and bone tools. Today life of these Ice Age hunters is brought to
the visitor through various displays; audio visual, an interactive computer program, cave tours and
events. A woodland walk leads down to the gorge where there are natural caves known as Robin
Hood's cave, Churchole, Grundy's Parlour and the Pin Hole. According to legend, Robin Hood
came here to seek refuge from nearby Sherwood Forest. |
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Haddon Hall is acknowledged as one of the most romantic-looking houses in England, yet
some eighty years ago it was in semi-ruin! Visitors to Haddon Hall will
find the Derbyshire seat of the Duke of Rutland a real gem, now fully restored to
it's former glories.
Its earliest part dates from the 12th
century and building continued over several hundred years to
produce the very typical of medieval castle, half fortress,
half mansion.
If you do visit, look out for the 14th
century wall paintings in the chapel, the medieval fittings of
the old kitchen, the priceless tapestries, the ancient
woodwork of the Great Hall and the fabulous gardens. |
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A visit to Derbyshire is surely not complete without a walk around the
beautiful house and estate of Chatsworth. Not only the most
famous house in Derbyshire, it ranks among the most distinguished in Britain.
Chatsworth is still the principal seat of the Dukes of Devonshire and
as always, the public are allowed to see for themselves the wonders within and
without. Visitors will find that there is so much to see that it is
impossible to take it all in in a single visit. The paintings, the
sculpure, the tapestries, the furniture and a host of other objects are all of outstanding
merit.
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