 
Hardwick
Hall is one of Britain's foremost Elizabethan houses and is a
magnificant statement and wealth and authority of its builder,
Bess of Hardwick. Set in rolling parkland parkland, the house
withits glittering tiers of windows and crowned turrets, sits
like a huge glass lantern. The letters ES can be seen carved
in stone on the outside of the house, her name strictly being
"Elizabeth of Shrewsbury".
Walled courtyards
enclose fine gardens, orchards and a tudor herb garden, and the
surrounding country path contains rare breeds of cattle and sheep.
Inside the
house, the chambers are white - washed and shrewn with rush matting,
and house outstanding collections of 16th C furniture, tapestries
and needlework.
Now owned
by the National Trust, Hardwick Hall is a must for any visitor
to the Peak District. The ruins of Hardwick Old Hall in the grounds
are in the guardianship of English Heritage.
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