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Haddon Park

Downs, Moorland in Derbyshire Derbyshire Dales

England

Haddon Park

Sheep above Congreave Looking towards Rowsley down the Wye valley.
Sheep above Congreave Credit: Bill Boaden

Haddon Park is a picturesque area located in Derbyshire, England. Nestled amidst the stunning landscape of the Peak District, this park offers visitors a perfect blend of natural beauty and historical significance. The park covers a vast expanse of downs and moorland, providing visitors with an opportunity to explore and immerse themselves in the serene surroundings.

One of the key attractions of Haddon Park is its diverse flora and fauna. The downs are covered in lush green grass, interspersed with vibrant wildflowers. This creates a vibrant tapestry of colors, especially during the spring and summer months. The moorland, on the other hand, is characterized by heather-covered hills and rocky outcrops, providing a striking contrast to the downs.

In addition to its natural beauty, Haddon Park also boasts a rich history. The park is home to Haddon Hall, a medieval manor house that dates back to the 12th century. The hall is renowned for its well-preserved architecture and stunning gardens, which attract history enthusiasts and garden lovers alike.

Visitors to Haddon Park can enjoy a variety of activities. The park offers numerous walking trails, allowing visitors to explore the downs and moorland at their own pace. There are also picnic areas where visitors can relax and soak in the breathtaking views. Additionally, guided tours of Haddon Hall are available, providing visitors with insight into the history and architecture of this magnificent structure.

Overall, Haddon Park is a must-visit destination for nature lovers, history enthusiasts, and anyone seeking a peaceful retreat in the heart of Derbyshire. With its stunning downs, moorland, and historical attractions, this park offers a truly unforgettable experience.

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Images are sourced within 2km of 53.194936/-1.6507135 or Grid Reference SK2366. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

Sheep above Congreave Looking towards Rowsley down the Wye valley.
Sheep above Congreave
Looking towards Rowsley down the Wye valley.
Pastures at Congreave, near Rowsley, Derbyshire
Pastures at Congreave, near Rowsley, Derbyshire
On Calton Pastures - gate & stile on footpath
On Calton Pastures - gate & stile on footpath
A herd of deer
A herd of deer
Looking over Coombs Valley To the east of Bakewell which can be seen in the distance.
Looking over Coombs Valley
To the east of Bakewell which can be seen in the distance.
Haddon Road (A6) The A6 is Britain's fourth longest road and one of the main historic north-south roads in England. It currently runs for 299 miles from Luton in Bedfordshire to Carlisle in Cumbria, although it formerly started at a junction with the A1 at Barnet. Running north west from Luton, the road travels through Bedford, bypasses Rushden, Kettering and Market Harborough, continues through Leicester, Loughborough, Derby and Matlock before going through the Peak District to Bakewell, Buxton, Stockport, Manchester, Salford, Pendleton, Irlams o' th' Height, Pendlebury, Swinton, Walkden, Little Hulton, Bolton, Chorley, Preston, Lancaster, Kendal and Penrith before reaching Carlisle. See <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A6_road_(England)" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A6_road_(England)">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> (Wikipedia) and <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/index.php?title=A6" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/index.php?title=A6">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> (SABRE) for more information.
Haddon Road (A6)
The A6 is Britain's fourth longest road and one of the main historic north-south roads in England. It currently runs for 299 miles from Luton in Bedfordshire to Carlisle in Cumbria, although it formerly started at a junction with the A1 at Barnet. Running north west from Luton, the road travels through Bedford, bypasses Rushden, Kettering and Market Harborough, continues through Leicester, Loughborough, Derby and Matlock before going through the Peak District to Bakewell, Buxton, Stockport, Manchester, Salford, Pendleton, Irlams o' th' Height, Pendlebury, Swinton, Walkden, Little Hulton, Bolton, Chorley, Preston, Lancaster, Kendal and Penrith before reaching Carlisle. See LinkExternal link (Wikipedia) and LinkExternal link (SABRE) for more information.
A6 near Haddon Hall
A6 near Haddon Hall
A6 near Congreave The A6 is Britain's fourth longest road and one of the main historic north-south roads in England. It currently runs for 299 miles from Luton in Bedfordshire to Carlisle in Cumbria, although it formerly started at a junction with the A1 at Barnet. Running north west from Luton, the road travels through Bedford, bypasses Rushden, Kettering and Market Harborough, continues through Leicester, Loughborough, Derby and Matlock before going through the Peak District to Bakewell, Buxton, Stockport, Manchester, Salford, Pendleton, Irlams o' th' Height, Pendlebury, Swinton, Walkden, Little Hulton, Bolton, Chorley, Preston, Lancaster, Kendal and Penrith before reaching Carlisle. See <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A6_road_(England)" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A6_road_(England)">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> (Wikipedia) and <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/index.php?title=A6" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/index.php?title=A6">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> (SABRE) for more information.
A6 near Congreave
The A6 is Britain's fourth longest road and one of the main historic north-south roads in England. It currently runs for 299 miles from Luton in Bedfordshire to Carlisle in Cumbria, although it formerly started at a junction with the A1 at Barnet. Running north west from Luton, the road travels through Bedford, bypasses Rushden, Kettering and Market Harborough, continues through Leicester, Loughborough, Derby and Matlock before going through the Peak District to Bakewell, Buxton, Stockport, Manchester, Salford, Pendleton, Irlams o' th' Height, Pendlebury, Swinton, Walkden, Little Hulton, Bolton, Chorley, Preston, Lancaster, Kendal and Penrith before reaching Carlisle. See LinkExternal link (Wikipedia) and LinkExternal link (SABRE) for more information.
Bus Stop on the A6 near Rowsley The A6 is Britain's fourth longest road and one of the main historic north-south roads in England. It currently runs for 299 miles from Luton in Bedfordshire to Carlisle in Cumbria, although it formerly started at a junction with the A1 at Barnet. Running north west from Luton, the road travels through Bedford, bypasses Rushden, Kettering and Market Harborough, continues through Leicester, Loughborough, Derby and Matlock before going through the Peak District to Bakewell, Buxton, Stockport, Manchester, Salford, Pendleton, Irlams o' th' Height, Pendlebury, Swinton, Walkden, Little Hulton, Bolton, Chorley, Preston, Lancaster, Kendal and Penrith before reaching Carlisle. See <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A6_road_(England)" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A6_road_(England)">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> (Wikipedia) and <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/index.php?title=A6" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/index.php?title=A6">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> (SABRE) for more information.
Bus Stop on the A6 near Rowsley
The A6 is Britain's fourth longest road and one of the main historic north-south roads in England. It currently runs for 299 miles from Luton in Bedfordshire to Carlisle in Cumbria, although it formerly started at a junction with the A1 at Barnet. Running north west from Luton, the road travels through Bedford, bypasses Rushden, Kettering and Market Harborough, continues through Leicester, Loughborough, Derby and Matlock before going through the Peak District to Bakewell, Buxton, Stockport, Manchester, Salford, Pendleton, Irlams o' th' Height, Pendlebury, Swinton, Walkden, Little Hulton, Bolton, Chorley, Preston, Lancaster, Kendal and Penrith before reaching Carlisle. See LinkExternal link (Wikipedia) and LinkExternal link (SABRE) for more information.
Barns at Dove house farm. A walk from Rowsley.
Barns at Dove house farm.
A walk from Rowsley.
Bridge and Haddon Hall Bridge crossing the River Wye with the Haddon Hall in the background.
Bridge and Haddon Hall
Bridge crossing the River Wye with the Haddon Hall in the background.
Cow parsley Cow parsley in the grounds of Haddon Hall.
Cow parsley
Cow parsley in the grounds of Haddon Hall.
Mounting block Mounting block at Haddon Hall, the former Stable block and tea room is in the background on the right.
Mounting block
Mounting block at Haddon Hall, the former Stable block and tea room is in the background on the right.
Haddon Hall The floor floor in the background is the location of Haddon Hall's long gallery.
Haddon Hall
The floor floor in the background is the location of Haddon Hall's long gallery.
Haddon Hall Haddon Hall viewed from the terrace garden. The house is Grade I listed, see: <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1334982?section=official-list-entry" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1334982?section=official-list-entry">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Haddon Hall
Haddon Hall viewed from the terrace garden. The house is Grade I listed, see: LinkExternal link
Haddon Hall The long gallery occupies the upper floor of the building in the foreground. The house is Grade I listed, see: <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1334982?section=official-list-entry" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1334982?section=official-list-entry">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Haddon Hall
The long gallery occupies the upper floor of the building in the foreground. The house is Grade I listed, see: LinkExternal link
Haddon Hall Haddon Hall viewed from the terrace garden. The house is Grade I listed, see: <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1334982?section=official-list-entry" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1334982?section=official-list-entry">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Haddon Hall
Haddon Hall viewed from the terrace garden. The house is Grade I listed, see: LinkExternal link
Haddon Hall The courtyard within Haddon Hall. The house is Grade I listed, see: <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1334982?section=official-list-entry" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1334982?section=official-list-entry">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Haddon Hall
The courtyard within Haddon Hall. The house is Grade I listed, see: LinkExternal link
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Haddon Park is located at Grid Ref: SK2366 (Lat: 53.194936, Lng: -1.6507135)

Administrative County: Derbyshire

District: Derbyshire Dales

Police Authority: Derbyshire

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