Chatsworth House
Overview
"Chatsworth House is a stately home in the Derbyshire Dales, 3.5 miles north-east of Bakewell and 9 miles west of Chesterfield, England. The seat of the Duke of Devonshire, it has belonged to the Cavendish family since 1549."
Contact details
Chatsworth House Trust Bakewell Derbyshire East Midlands DE45 1PP United Kingdom
https://www.chatsworth.org/visit-chatsworth/visitor-information/accessibility/
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Access guidance
- The main house entrance and ticket area is situated on the ground floor and is accessible throughout. There is a lowered section of the welcome/ticketing desk. There is a lift in the house, allowing access to the entire visitor route for visitors with restricted mobility. The garden is accessible to visitors who use manual and electric wheelchairs and electric scooters, please take extra care on steeper slopes. The shops are fully accessible; although space is limited inside the garden shop. The Carriage House and Cavendish restaurants are fully accessible. The Chatsworth Estate Farm Shop Café is 1.5 miles from the house, in the village of Pilsley and is accessible for visitors in manual and electric wheelchairs and electric scooters. Please note that we do have manual wheelchairs for use in the house and garden and electric scooters for use in the garden only. They can be booked in advance by calling 01246 565430, and can be collected from the house entrance underneath the flagpole.
- The closest aisle of the house car park is reserved for accessible parking. This aisle is clearly marked. Visitors with restricted mobility may be dropped off and collected from the fenced area by the main entrance. Our accessibility buggy service runs around the car park, to the house and garden entrances and up to the stables and farmyard. This is a free service available on a first come, first served basis. Please enquire with a member of staff if you wish to use this service.
- There are accessible toilets at the venue.
- Assistance dogs are welcome in the house, garden, and park. Puppies in assistance dog training are welcome in the house as long as they are house trained. Please note dogs must be kept on a lead at all times. A water bowl for dogs is available at the main entrance to the house.
- We do offer free admission to carers. Do not include carers when booking online as they will be given complimentary admission on arrival.
- Induction loops are installed in the house, garden and farmyard entry points.