The Saturday 19th July event will be at Haddon Hall and Elizabethan Garden near Bakewell in the Peak District National Park.
Haddon Hall, the private residence of Lord and Lady Edward Manners, is set in the Peak District in the valley of the River Wye.
The Hall has featured in some of our best-loved films and television programmes. Including The Princess Bride, Jane Eyre and 2024’s Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light.
With nine hundred years of history, it is one of the oldest houses in the country and moreover one of the only houses in England to have remained in one family’s ownership for its entire existence.
Haddon remained empty for nearly two hundred years. This extraordinary period, when time stood still in the Hall, allowed it to remain unaltered during the modernising period of the Georgians and Victorians. So, venturing into Haddon is like stepping back in time, since from the 1700s the family preferred to live at their main seat, Belvoir Castle in Leicestershire.
The Medieval Banqueting Hall remains furnished with its original Dais table, behind which hangs a tapestry gifted to the family by visiting Henry VIII.
The Parlour boasts its glorious Tudor painted ceiling of Tudor roses and marvellous heraldic panelling.
Exquisite and very rare 15th century fresco seccos adorn the walls of the Medieval Chapel.
In contrast to the Tudor and Medieval Rooms below, the light and airy first floor Elizabethan rooms culminate in the spectacular 110ft Robert Smythson designed Long Gallery; reputed to be one of the most beautiful rooms in England.
The terraced Elizabethan Walled Gardens, known for their beauty and structure, cascade down to the River Wye and provide spectacular views of the ancient parkland and Peak District beyond. Recently re-designed by Chelsea Award winning garden designer, Arne Maynard, these make for an equally important part of any visit to the Hall.
About the event:
On the day, you will be able to travel in convoy from Leicester or Macclesfield. The convoys will meet up at the venue though you have the option to meet us there if you prefer.
Tickets are priced at £55 per person which includes admission to the house and garden, a hot drink on arrival, a 75 minute guided tour of the house and afternoon tea. Allocated parking on hard/gravel standing is provided within the price.
They’ll be plenty of opportunity to meet your fellow transaxle enthusiasts.
The details for the convoys will be provided to those with tickets nearer the time but please assume for now that in both cases the convoys will depart their starting points at approximately 09:30.
Numbers are restricted by the venue so please book promptly to avoid disappointment.
Please book your places on this page and then email Brian at 928@porscheclubgb.com to let him know whether you plan to:
- Join the Leicester convoy
- Join the Macclesfield convoy
- Make your own way to Haddon Hall
This event will also be open to our fellow transaxle members in the 924, 944 and 968 registers.