A famous Elizabethan mansion (1597) with a much-altered garden. There are several rectangular courts planted with flowering shrubs and herbaceous borders. The herb garden has been recently redesigned. Thomas Hobbes died here.
Address Doe Lea, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, S44 5QJ Opening times Mid March to end October. Wednesday to Sunday and Bank Holiday Mondays. Open 11am to 5:30pm. Country park open all year dawn to dusk. Admission Adult £4.50 (includes 10% voluntary gift aid donation) WebsiteVisit the Hardwick Hall Garden website
Designers and Influences
This garden has been designed and influenced by Thomas Hobbes