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Calke Abbey
Heritage Open Day: Calke Abbey tells the story of the dramatic decline of the Harpur-Crewe's grand country house. Little has been done to restore the house and stables and they are preserved in the condition found when the National Trust began caring for Calke. Grand rooms are crammed full of collections from art to natural history which contrast with abandoned rooms and objects no longer used. The stables have overgrown courtyards and peeling paintwork and are great for exploring.
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Sat 12 Sep:1000 -1700; Archives 1200-1600. Free Entry. For more information and last-minute updates, please visit the Heritage Open Days website
National Trust, Calke Abbey, Ticknall, Derby, Derbyshire DE73 7LE
Sat 12 Sep 2015
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