The museum tells the story of Chesterfield from its origin as a Roman fort to the present day. It is located in the Stephenson Memorial Hall, built in 1879 as a mechanics institute, and named in honour of the town's most famous Victorian resident, ra...
Much of the country park is on level ground with surfaced tracks for easier access. Unsurfaced access routes also provide links through the numerous maturing plantations of the park. The park is a haven for a wide variety of wildlife, including w...
One of Britain's greatest and most complete Elizabethan houses. Like a huge glass lantern, Hardwick dominates the surrounding area -- a magnificent statement of the wealth and authority of its builder, Bess of Hardwick. Designed by Robert Smythson, t...
This 200 acre site consists of three small reservoirs and an attractive mixture of deciduous and coniferous woodland. Owned by Severn Trent Water and managed in partnership with us, the reservoirs provide a peaceful place for a family walk. Surrou...
The Revolution House, in the Derbyshire village of Old Whittington, three miles north of Chesterfield, takes its name from the Revolution of 1688. Three hundred years ago, this cottage was an alehouse, the 'Cock and Pynot' ('Pynot' is a dialect wo...
Impressive fully-functioning water-powered flour mill. With newly reconstructed 1849-50 machinery, the mill is still in full working order and gives a vivid evocation of the workplace of a 19th-century miller. Flour is ground regularly and for sale t...
Chesterfield Museum and Art Gallery
