Chatsworth

Today we drove the short distance from Bakewell to Chatsworth, and spent a good six hours exploring the fabulous house and grounds that are owned by the Cavendish family and which are the seat of the  Duke of Devonshire. My blip shows the famous Grand Cascade, installed in the 1696 and designed  by M. Grillet, a  French hydraulics engineer with experience in decorative water features for Louis  XIV of France. The cascade was then remodelled and extended, a few years later.
The Grounds are  very impressive,  and include  a rock garden, huge kitchen garden,  maze,  arboretum, glass houses, and yet more water features, including fountains  and  a 287 m long Canal Pond.
As well as amazing antique art works throughout the  House, the current Duke and  Duchess have a substantial collection of modern paintings, sculptures  and  ceramics on display, 
Chatsworth is definitely  the stateliest of stately homes.    





Back blipped photo from our holiday in the  Yorkshire  Dales