Once Upon a Time at Chatsworth - Derbyshire

Time to see the amazing Christmas decorations inside this glorious Stately Home in Derbyshire. All the way up the approach to the house silhouted figures showed us the treats in store!

In the Entrance Foyer a huge, somewhat pink, dragon curled round and gazed at us, and then it was up into the main House, when some 13 familiar childrens' stories had been cleverly depoicted, including the Princess and the Pea, Sleeping Beauty and all the characters from the Beatrix Potter books.


One of my favourites was this video showed the elf helping the poor shoemaker!



 Interestingly beyond that were display cabinets containing shoes from generations of the Cavendish family.  The label here reads:
'Red leather shoes worn by the 7th Duke's eldest son William Cavendish who died in infacny'









In the library, such a spectacular room, a gentleman was playing on the grand piano, and  how good it sounded!



However, in the Sculpture Gallery, the Wicked Witch was full of gloom and bad tidings. 
The Chriustmas decorations remain in place until the 6th January 2019, but the House is closed from the 24th - 26th December, and the 1st of January.  Pre-booking is advised.