National Trust - Hardwick Hall

Hardwick Hall is on our doorstep, and we love to visit at different times of the year. Today was fabulous, the new Hall lovely as ever. The old Hall, is being preserved through English Heritage funding, so inaccessible. But still viewable from the path. The gardens as always are beautiful, even though they are in mid transition and planting at this time in May. We had good luck with the weather for the garden 😀 and had another great day 😀

A beautiful place for a lovely day out. From the second you drive onto property its a great experience. There were cows roaming along the long drive up to the house which was a nice unexpected suprise. The person on the ticket booth was very friendly and welcoming, as was the person on reception. The grounds are immaculately kept and there's plenty of room to sit and relax, have a picnic etc.
We had a look around the house, there are volunteers all around, in almost every room to tell you more about the history - they were so knowledgeable and really elevated the experience.
The gardens are beautiful. There's chairs and benches available to enjoy the surroundings.
I don't think there's a need to buy tickets in advance, we didn't and there was no problem getting then at reception.
Plenty of parking available, really close to where you need to be.

Lovely day out, interesting house but upstairs might be difficult for disabled as no lifts/elevator. They do have a virtual tour facility though as an option for those not able to get to the higher level and a tramper vehicle, electric scooter for getting around the grounds and garden. Nice little cafe too with disabled access to an outside seating area.

A great and beautiful place for a day out. The grounds are incredible well kept and there is plenty of room to sit and relax- lots of chairs and benches around.
We had a look around the house and there are volunteers in almost every room. They are very friendly and welcoming. Also you can ask them a questions and they will tell you more about the history of this place and particular furniture- they are so knowledgeable. You can see their passion.
The gardens are beautiful too. You can be there forever.
Overall really nice experience.

Beautiful day, beautiful place. Considering the number of cars in the car park, we did not find it crowded and were able to walk around and sit in the sunshine. Plenty of eateries and good facilities. There's a lot of building work affecting the exterior of Hardwick Hall but all very necessary.

Lovely place to visit for the day. The hall and gardens are fantastic and the volunteers knowledge and enthusiasm were almost endless. It's a really well organised experience of a stately hall.
The other facilities are fantastic too. The cafe was reasonable and because we'd spent over £15 we got 2 free kids meals (which the lady serving us told us about) very impressive! Even the picnic benches impressed us with their comfort and positioning.
There was a lovely children's activity area set out by the stables as well as a tick sheet of things to keep the littles ones on the lookout.
The hall is set in beautiful grounds and it looked like there were lots of walks which we just didn't have the time to explore, though we will definitely go back again to do so

Fantastic hall full of history and wealth. Ran by national trust, the staff are helpful and have lots of knowledge about the hall. Lots of displays to look at and lots of rooms to explore. We spent about 3 hours at the hall. Car park is free, they also have a big restaurant and snack wagon on site.

Although a weekday, and a very nice day, it was a pity the restaurant was quite small. We tried twice at 1pm and 2:30pm was still busy, having said that it's exceptional place to visit. There is a transport buggy which we used from the car park, as we had already walked a lot earlier on. I would advise anyone visiting to take this mode, because the gentleman driving imparted that much information, historical when parked up, it was really invaluable. Although in the house, the volunteers always impart vast amounts of history. The old Hardwick Hall is under construction. The slightly newer one is fantastic, you can venture all over, although invited we didn't venture upstairs. On a nice day we'll worth visiting.