Lady Spencer was the mother of Georgina Cavendish - wife of the fifth Duke of Devonshire.
She created this walk with her granddaughter while staying with her at Hardwick in the late 1700s
View of the Hall from the start of the Country Park
Views from the Country Park
The Five Row Ponds
These ponds date from before Bess's time at Hardwick.
The ponds were created to provide the estate with fresh fish and duck for the table. Fishing still continues today.
Famous dragonfly sculpture
Then back up to the Hall
... including the Old Hall
... and the vegetable patch in the Herb Garden
A great time in a great place
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