Place to visit

Rates

Adult £7.75, concession £6.75, child £4.00, family (2+3) £20.00

Telephone

01629 812855

Description

Haddon Hall sits on a rocky outcrop above the River Wye near Bakewell, unchanged since Tudor times. There has been a dwelling here since the 11th Century but the house we see today dates mainly from the late 14th Century with major additions in the following 200 years including the creation of the Long Gallery. Henry VII's elder brother Arthur, a frequent guest of the Vernons, would be quite familiar with the house today. William the Conqueror's illegitimate son Peverel, and his descendants, held Haddon for 100 years before it passed to the Vernon family. In the 16th Century the property came through marriage to the present owners, the Manners family. The Manners family were created Dukes of Rutland in 1703 and centred their lives on Belvoir Castle leaving Haddon deserted for 200 years. Thus Haddon escaped the major architectural changes of the 18th and 19th Centuries and was restored in the early 20th Century by the 9th Duke of Rutland. Haddon is a popular location for film and television productions. Recent films include Jane Eyre and Elizabeth.

Location

On the A6, 2 miles S of Bakewell.