Chatswoth Gardens

The gardens consist of forty hectares (100 acres) and have changed and evolved over 500 years. We took a golf buggy tour which took us to the far reaches of the garden where we saw many features - the maze, the broad walk, the various lawns and fountains, the wild gardens and a stone garden. I was particularly taken with the fountain tree called “The Squirty Tree!”

There was a tour of the Tower of the House with magnificent views over the estate and beyond. I was struggling with steps and stairs at this point so Candice went up the many flights of steps whilst I had a lovely fossick in the lovely gift shop where I bought a Chatsworth toy guinea pig for my friend Kathy who recently, sadly due to ill health, had to give her real guinea pigs away. If you look closely you can see Candice waving from the top of the Tower.

There was so much to see in the gardens and so many fantastic features. No wonder it is such a successful historic tourism destination.Baca lagi