Route: Renishaw Hall and Gardens
Area: Derbyshire
Date of walk: 11th August 2016
Walkers: Andrew and Gilly
Distance: 2.0 miles
Weather: Overcast
Renishaw Hall and Gardens is on the edge of the Peak District and wasn’t on our agenda for today until we decided that our planned high level walk would be pointless thanks to mist on the tops
Renishaw has been owned by the same family for around 400 years and generations of Sitwells have contributed to the development of the gardens over the years, to the extent that they gained the HHA/Christie’s Garden of the Year Award 2015
We first walked round the stunning formal gardens in front of the hall, and then wandered into the woodland area and down to the lakes. A path runs round the larger of the lakes, which we followed for a while and then retraced our steps. With a little more time on our hands we’d have followed the full circuit but that can wait for another day as we’ll surely return to this beautiful place
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Hydrangea as we enter Renishaw Hall Gardens…
The Gothick Aviary
Renishaw Hall
Two marble statues give their names to the garden areas where they are placed - the First Candle and the Second Candle
The Hall from Middle Lawn
The Swimming Pool
Looking through the fountain in the Swimming Pool…
The Fish Pond
We follow the path out of the Italianate gardens towards the lower gardens and the lakes…
The Old Sawmill
Path beside the lakes
A full circuit of the lake is possible but we didn’t have time today, and retraced out steps back to the Hall
Statue of the cellist Amaryllis Fleming (half sister of Ian Fleming and daughter of Augustus John)
We walk back through the formal gardens
The end of our visit to these truly wonderful gardens
