Built: 1759 (construction started)
Location: Derby DE22 5JH
History: Kedleston Hall is an English country house in Kedleston and is the seat of the Curzon family.
Today it is a National Trust property.
The Curzon family have been in Kedleston since at least 1297, and have lived in a succession of manor houses near to or on the site of the present Kedleston Hall.
The present house was commissioned by Sir Nathaniel Curzon (later 1st Baron Scarsdale) in 1759. The house was designed by the Palladian architects James Paine and Matthew Brettingham and was loosely based on an original plan by Andrea Palladio for the never-built Villa Mocenigo.
Review: So since my first visit to this place, I’ve actually come back several times.
I absolutely love it here and so does my boyfriend, Luke.
It was actually here that we signed up to be National Trust Members. This is one of the best decisions we’ve ever made together.
It’s really easy to get to as well, so I know we’ll definitely be going back again.
As with any Stately home, the road up to it is quite long, but this just gives you loads of time to take in the house itself.
This place is massive! There is so much parking though, so you won’t have to worry about finding a spot for your car.
I really didn’t know what to expect when I first came to this place. But I really really loved it.
You go in at the bottom of the house, which is probably the servant’s door or something.
The first room you go into is dark and the ceilings are low.
If you have a backpack, then there are lockers available (as they don’t want big bulky bags in the house, in case you accidentally knock something over).
This room is a little underwhelming, but don’t let that put you off.
You go off through a door to the right and then go up some stairs. I just remember thinking this is okay – it’s just a normal house. I couldn’t have been more wrong.
Just wait until you go up the stairs and into the next room – it literally took my breath away.
This room is huge, and I mean huge.
Luke and I literally stood there for ten minutes just taking it all in. Honestly, it was so amazing.
You can’t walk in the middle of the room though, which is a shame. But it makes total sense.
There’s a board on the other side of the room (which you’ll get to when you walk through the house, which explains what’s happening to the floor and why you can’t walk across it.
This isn’t the only impressive room in the house, there are loads of rooms that are just spectacular.
Honestly, if you’ve never been then you need to go ASAP!
This house wasn’t built for someone to live in, it was built to impress people. For the owner to show off his wealth and power.
Kedleston is a place of power and status. People went there for parties and fun.
It’s not just the house that’s impressive though either – you got all the grounds outside to enjoy as well.
Look at how much space there is! You can easily bring a blanket or a few chairs with you and have a great picnic!
You can even just grab a deck chair to sit on as well. That’s what Luke and I did. I think we picked a perfect spot as well. We weren’t surrounded by many people and it just felt like it was the two of us.
We will definitely be coming back in the Summer!
CastlesandTurrets 
This place was amazing and even better to spend it with my girlfriend, I can’t wait to go back to it in the summer. I am so glad we joined the National Trust. A fantastic experience x
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Sounds an amazing place
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It really is amazing, would definitely recommend you visit if you get the chance 🙂
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Wow, it always blows my mind when I think that individual people/ families used to live in these places. It looks incredible and sounds like a great day out. That room is something else. I’m glad you guys had a good time! x
Sophie
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I love learning about all the history in these places and I’m the exact same – always blows my mind when I think about the people who lived in those places (and I always get just a little bit jealous haha!) x
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Wow… the space is magnificent. Thank you for sharing
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It really is!
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Wow this looks like such a beautiful place! I may have to take the time to visit this summer
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I hope you do get to go in the summer! It’s such a great place to visit!
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This is just down the road from me and we found out that my boyfriend’s family were Curzons, so we’ll definitely be checking Kedleston Hall out soon!
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Wow that’s so cool! You definitely need to go now!
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Such an interesting blog post! Thank you for sharing this!
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Hope you enjoyed!
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Wow, what an amazing place! I imagine this is so interesting to walk around and explore. The grounds look huge too – like you say, perfect for picnics! It sounds like a great day out – thank you for the recommendation! ❤ xx
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It’s an amazing place to go and visit for a day trip! I can’t wait to go back (when I can) xx
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This place looks GORGEOUS! Thanks for sharing!
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The rooms are absolutely fantastic, really takes your breath away!
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I’m ashamed to say, as a Derbyshire man I’ve never been to Kedleston Hall. My brother lives less than 5 minutes away, I’ve just never got round to it for some reason, and I do enjoy a castle/hall/abbey trip.
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This place is absolutely amazing and I can’t recommend it enough! When everything is safe again you should definitely go, it would be a great day trip and give you something to look forward to!
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Fingers crossed all is well by the summer, and I’ll definitely make a visit.
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Great post. I have always enjoyed Kedleston Hall too – have you seen their lovely wild flower borders in the garden in the summer? Simply stunning!
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