Advantages: Historical, interesting, great views Disadvantages: Not a huge amount to see
A couple of weeks ago Mr Tart and I headed for the Peak District to visit his family. As a big fan of all things old I wanted to visit some sort of historical site as my part of the weekend (don?t worry, her got a 7 mile walk out of me for his part!). I?d always wanted to visit Hardwick Hall, especially as the Tudors is one of my favourite historical periods and was very happy to hear it was so close to where we were staying.
SOME HISTORY:
I doubt if many people will have heard of Hardwick OldHall. I certainly hadn?t and I like to think I?m quite a bore when it comes to these sorts of things! The Hall was built by Bess of Hardwick (Elizabeth, Countess Shrewsbury) between 1587 and 1596. Bess was one of the foremost women of the Elizabethan age and managed to get through four husbands on her way up the social ladder. Bess was ...
Advantages: Lots of history, wonderful view Disadvantages: Only a ruin, admission charges
In my ignorance I didn't even realise that there was an Old Hardwick Hall and I only discovered it when I visited the other Hardwick Hall during a National Heritage Open Day in September 2008. The two places are obviously linked but they are not to be confused. The other Hardwick Hall being in the care of The National Trust and its older neighbour, Old Hardwick Hall being in the hands of English Heritage.
Many people will know of Hardwick Hall as the grand country house that Bess of Hardwick had built for herself during the latter part of the 16th century. By the time the "new" Hardwick Hall was built in 1597 Bess was the second wealthiest woman in Britain, after Queen Elizabeth 1.
The OldHall is perhaps surprisingly not all that much older than the other house. It was built around 1580 and was Bess's first attempt at building ...
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In this Topsy and Tim adventure the twins are taken by their Mummy to buy new shoes because their old ones are all worn out. They have their feet measured and learn about the importance of wearing the right size shoes.
This book really helped my autistic son on a recent visit to have his feet measured. We read it the night before so that he knew what to expect. I reminded him during the visit to the shoe shop that he was doing the same as Topsy ...
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