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Renishaw Hall has been the family home of the Sitwells for nearly 400 years.
We have a beautiful 300-acre park, eight acres of the most important Italianate gardens in England, and a house full of treasures large and small collected over many centuries. This is open by appointment to the public for exclusive and intimate tours with knowledgeable and friendly guides to tell you about the family, the artefacts they have collected, the history of Renishaw and to answer any of your questions.
Rex Whistler
Renishaw Hall Gardens make an excellent day out for families as well as garden, history and art enthusiasts. Come and spend a day, with the whole family - walk, enjoy our children's trails and magic garden, and stop for lunch in our cafe. The building is 300 yards long and overlooks the park. Rex Whistler, one of the many artists sponsored and patronised by the Sitwells at the beginning of the century, called it "the most exciting place I know".
You can see why - even on a sunny day, the house is splendidly chilling, and its gardens beautifully and classically planned and planted. The views are far-reaching; on a misty Derbyshire day, the whole takes on a haunting and shadowy aspect, which has given rise to the many stories of ancestral spectres which continue to this day.
The estate has hosted The Antiques Roadshow and was used by the BBC in Pride and Prejudice in 1995.
Our Gallery Cafe serves food that is fresh and delicious and awardwinning wine that is grown on the estate - the vineyard is the second most northerly in the world.
Weddings are solemnised in the Red Dining Room, and celebrated in marquees on the Wedding Lawn; and conferences are always a success.
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Please be aware that the Hall is a family home and is open to visitors only by prior arrangement.
Lady Sitwell has collected costumes, sculptures and stage designs for a stunning exhibition in the Performing Arts Gallery at Renishaw.
Collectors from all round the world have lent unique exhibits: costumes and copies belonging to Anna Pavlova, Nijinsky, Nureyev, Fonteyn (whose original Aurora costume from The Sleeping Beauty is on show in its original box). There are sculptures by Brenda Naylor and Maurice Lambert, and stage designs by Edward Burra, John Piper and David Hockney.
Curated by painter Timothy Morgan-Owen, this wonderful exhibition has something for balletomanes everywhere!
Renishaw’s gardens still bear the stamp of Sir George Sitwell, more than 100 years after he created them. Based on his many visits to (and great passion for) Italy, he came back to his Derbyshire house with its 19th century wilderness garden with ideas and the means for a complete transformation.
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