Yeldersley Hall - Ashbourne

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Address: Yeldersley, Ashbourne, Derbyshire Postcode: DE6 1LS Email: info@yeldersleyhall.co.uk Telephone: 01335 343432 Website: http://www.yeldersleyhall.co.uk Google map Click here Multimap.co.uk satellite map Click here

Description Yeldersley Hall is a wonderful country house set in the beautiful countryside of Derbyshire. We are delighted to offer you the opportunity of sampling its charms by staying in our self-catering accommodation near Ashbourne. The hall stands in twelve acres including formal gardens, a kitchen garden, a walled garden and three paddocks. We have also renovated the Victorian greenhouses and orangery. Our guests are welcome to explore the grounds and enjoy the gardens. The property is two miles from the historic market town of Ashbourne and is ideally situated for exploring Derbyshire and the Peak District. There are many attractions within easy striking distance including Chatsworth House, Kedleston Hall, Alton Towers, Dovedale and Carsington Water. Yeldersley Hall was formerly a grand country estate with 736 acres including several farms and its own lake. We have tried to preserve the country estate atmosphere and we take pleasure in showing our guests what we have achieved and what we hope to do in the future. Guests are welcome to explore the grounds at Yeldersley Hall. We have twelve acres in total. This includes the formal gardens to the front of the house where you will find lawns, mature rhododendron bushes, azaleas, a pond/rockery area and usually lots of rabbits. The formal gardens are at their best in the spring. Please click images to enlarge. There is a kitchen garden of which we which we cultivate only a small part (due to pressure of time). The kitchen garden contains Victorian greenhouses which we restored when we acquired the property. They date back to the 1900s and were described in some 1929 sale particulars as the ‘modern greenhouses'. Please click images to enlarge. To the rear of the property, and overlooked by the Stable apartment, is the walled garden. In the walled garden we have created an ornamental parterre, an orchard garden and a rose garden. It provides plenty of colour throughout the summer. Guests can also visit the Clock tower which contains an interesting early 20th century turret clock by Smiths of Derby. Those with an interest in horses will see that it also houses a traditional tack store. Of further interest are the dog kennels which are specifically mentioned in the listing to the property. They now are used to house chickens and sometimes pigs. For the energetic amongst our guests, a tennis court is available for use and we have spare rackets and balls which guests can use. Croquet and boules sets are also stored in the laundry room for guests' use. We have plenty of storage space in our old stables should anyone wish to bring bikes with them, although we do ask guests to bring their own locks. Things To Do Many of our guests enjoy visiting Derbyshire's wonderful country houses and walking in the outstanding Derbyshire countryside. Mentioned below are just some of the attractions that are within easy striking distance of Yeldersley Hall. Country Houses Chatsworth House Kedleston Hall Calke Abbey Hardwick Hall Haddon Hall Sudbury Hall Walking in Derbyshire and the Peak District Dovedale Manifold valley Lathkill Dale Tissington Trail Other attractions Carsington Water Alton Towers Heights of Abraham Gulliver's Kingdom Peak Cavern Blue John Caves  Towns and villages to visit Tissington, Osmaston, Hartington Ashbourne, Bakewell, Buxton Special local events Royal Shrovetide football Mappleton Bridge jump Highland Gathering  Dovedale dash  Ashbourne Show  Yeldersley Hall open gardens We normally run a charity open gardens day around the third Sunday in May with maypole dancing, a wind band and cream teas (very English!)