Testimonials
We wanted to let you know how much we enjoyed your tours, loved all the history......your area is beautiful. Jane & Andy P, New England
Thank you again for everything our vacation was great. We thought the little towns and the the stately houses were wonderful and the girls just loved the all the movie scenery we visited. Tom & Audrey B.
I have told all my friends about your wonderful Peak District thank you so much.
Ruth and John P. Toronto
Thank you for a great time, I wish we could have stayed longer. We saw so much we couldn’t take it all in so ‘we will be back’. Angie & Jeff S, Hertfordshire
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Guided Tours April events 2008| 8th-24th April 2008 | Polish your own Blue John | | 12th-19th April 2008 | Easter Egg Hunt, Carsington Water | | 15th April 2008 | Easter Egg Hunt, Treak Cliff Cavern | | 16th-17th April 2008 | Battle of Britain, Crich Tramway Museum | | 16th-17th April 2008 | Treasure Hunt, Peak Rail | | 18th April 2008 | Flagg Races | | 22nd April - 7th May 2008 | Peak District Walking Festival | | 23rd April 2008 | Morris Minor Day, Crich Tramway Museum | | 30th April 2008 | Annual Brass Band Festival, Buxton | | 30th April - 1st May | 1950's Rock 'n' Roll Weekend, Crich Tramway Museum |
Guided tours with Tailor Made Stays can include as many events as you want.
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How Interesting
One of England's most popular stately homes and one of its largest private houses is Chatsworth House the home of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire. Chatsworth is believed to have been the inspiration for Jane Austen's Pemberley, home of Mr Darcy, in the book Pride & Predjudice and Chatsworth has been used as a setting for the many adaptations of the novel.
The village of Edensor on the Chatsworth estate was razed to the ground then rebuilt out of site of the main house.
Richard Arkwright perfected water powered spinning machines and installed them in his factory at Cromford. Building up a whole new community he provided cottages for his workers, a chapel, school and the Greyhound Hotel.
Mary Queen of Scot’s was imprisoned at nearby Hardwick Hall and was allowed to visit Buxton to take the health giving spa waters.
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Famous Derbyshire People
Richard Arkwright perfected water powered spinning machines and installed them in his factory at Cromford. Building up a whole new community he provided cottages for his workers, a chapel, school and the Greyhound Hotel. 
Initially he lived next to the mill at Rock House but as he prospered he went on to build Willersley Castle on a hill above Cromford. He died in 1792 aged only 60 and was buried at the church he built.
Kathleen, sister of John F Kennedy, is buried in the church of St Peter, Edensor. Kathleen known as ‘Kick’ married William Cavendish, Marques of Hartington in 1944. Only four months later William was killed whilst on active duty and in 1948 she was killed in a plane crash.
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