Place to visit

Opening times

Hall: August only (Every pm, except first 3 Monday)2-5pm (Last entry 4.15pm) Gardens: April-Sept, Wed, Sat, Sun and BH Mon 1.30-5.30pm Upstairs rooms available to view by appointment.

Telephone

01332 862502

Description

This beautiful house of history is the home of Lord and Lady Ralph Kerr. Melbourne Hall was once the home of Victorian Prime Minister William Lamb who, as 2nd Viscount Melbourne, gave his name to the famous city in Australia. One of the most famous formal gardens in Britain featuring Robert Bakewell’s wrought iron ‘Birdcage’.

Location

8 miles South of Derby off the A453 in village of Melbourne.