Visited on Monday afternoon for the Haddon at Christmas opening. We had a delightful time ( even better that our host is a Derbyshire resident, so we got in cheaper! ). The room stewards were delightfully friendly ( we admired their fortitude in the sub-zero temperatures! ). The rooms were tastefully decorated throughout, and we were even treated to some (real) snow in the castle courtyard, which could almost have been ordered. We had a light lunch in the restaurant, which was lovely. If we had one gripe, it would be the tacky CD playing in the long gallery - something a bit more in keeping with the setting would have been nice. Dare we say it, the chapel decorations were our favourite for the simplicity and use of natural materials. Definitely something we would recommend to friends and family.

Beautiful yuletide feel to the hall. How wonderful to hear singers in the great hall with a roaring fire but wrap up warm it's a cold (understandably) years old building. What massive effort had gone into its decor. The table in the kitchen was,for me, the star! What a shock to walk through the long gallery to be faced by a snooker table! Dorothy would probably be turning in her grave!

Visited here for the hall’s Christmas decorations with friends. Although there’s no theme (other than Christmas!), unlike some other dresses up stately homes, this makes it all the more appealing. One can visit all the normal rooms in the hall, but with beautiful decorations. The male voice choir made it more Christmassy. At the end of our visit, we enjoyed lunch in the restaurant. If you want an undiluted Christmas experience, in a stunning building, this is certainly the place for you. Though beware of the uneven floors - it’s a very old building!

This is an exceptional house. There is so much to see and the architecture and history are stunning. The guides are extremely helpful and passionate about the house. You are free to wander at your leisure and take photos. There are good toilet facilities and a nice restaurant. Some of the terrain is rough and there are steps so unfortunately, it’s not accessible for people with mobility issues. I went while they still had Christmas decorations up which were beautiful. It would also be good to go in summer to spend more time outdoors as the gardens and exterior are really lovely. I would recommend going mid week when it is quiet so you can soak up the atmosphere and easily take photos without too many other visitors around. I went alone so I could immerse myself in the experience and thoroughly enjoyed it. There is also a good discount for Derbyshire residents. This is a very different experience to Chatsworth and there isn’t anything here for young children but for history lovers, I can’t recommend this highly enough.

We had both wanted to visit this wonderful hall, and we had a great sunny day. After buying both admittance tickets and a great book on the hall, very pleasant walk upto the main entrance. Into a small courtyard, surrounded by lots of doorways which we explored all of them, totally fascinating, then into the main hall. Impressive huge wooden door into the main hall, fabulous furniture and great tapestries everywhere. Every room held different experiences and treasures to see and admire. We so enjoyed talking to the very many guides everywhere. When in one room we saw a guy filming and got chatting, he was filming for East mids TV which was going out that night. The grounds are very laid out and the views of the countryside was stunning.

Haddon Hall is a very large and magnificent manor hall. Although much of it is closed to the public, the portions which are open to the public are still very extensive. The portions open to the public include large courtyard, large walled garden, great banquet hall, kitchen area, and many other rooms, as well as grounds. There is much to explore, with many items including tapestries. At Christmastime, when we visited, it is richly decorated and there was a large fire in the banquet hall as well s a choir singing. There is a restaurant in the carriage house on the grounds and it is pleasant and serves good food. Haddon Hall has also been used as a film location in many films and television shows, most famously probably for The Princess Bride. Many scenes of Prince Humperdinck's castle, both exteriors and interiors, were filmed here. Allow at least a good two hours, not counting eating. There is a car park across the road and it is a short drive outside of Bakewell, on the main road between Bakewell and Matlock.

Really enjoyed our trip to Haddon Hall, it was informative and interesting and the gardens were lovely and relaxing to walk around. It’s only a short drive from Bakewell so worth a visit. It’s a very quirky, gothic building and there is a lot of information about the history of the building and who came to own it over the years. We went before midday on a Saturday and it wasn’t too busy, just a nice amount of visitors so that you could read the information books without a queue to read them.

We had a fantastic experience at Haddon Hall. The house retains most of its medieval character and the gardens are magnificent even on a foggy day. I was particularly fascinated by the wall paintings in the private chapel, an absolute gem, that contribute to making Haddon Hall the special place it is. Furthermore, visitor assistants gave free short talks which I found very interesting. Special thanks to Jon Cook for explaining all about the wall paintings and Haddon Hall in general, it’s always great to meet people who are that passionate.

Fairly interesting but not much to see, seriously overpriced . The signage was poor , better signage or a guided tour would have made all the difference. The most visible signs were the “don’t touch” signs. No picnics allowed in the gardens. Staff friendly but not enough of them (no room guides to ask about the objects or history)

We visited this house just before Easter as a half-way stop on our journey to Southport. The house has a top U.K. listing and its amazing to see what this means. The house is sort of ‘stitched’ together in all areas. Bits sag, have woodworm, are broken are out of alignment etc, but overall the house and gardens are charming and wonderfully kept. The setting is amazing bounding a fast moving stream. At the higher points there are long views over the landscape. We really liked the whole experience.