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) Website - Visit the Hardwick Hall Garden website
Designers and Influences
This garden has been designed and influenced by Thomas Hobbes