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Kedleston Hall – A Country House and Parkland Walks

Kedleston Hall – A Country House and Parkland Walks

Sarah and I have spent the weekend in Derby attending the wedding of Sarah’s niece Suzy to Carl. So, after all the partying, a more relaxed activity was required. Kedleston Hall and Parklands is just a few miles outside of Derby and seemed the perfect place to visit. We arrived before the Hall opened. Fine, an excuse for tea and cakes! Kedleston Hall is an eighteenth-century mansion with Adam interiors. The estate has been in the hands of the Curzon…

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Fantastic Derby Feste

Fantastic Derby Feste

Sarah and I had booked and made plans for this Derby weekend quite a while back. Sarah grew up in Etwall, a village on the edge of the City of Derby, and this would be a weekend where I would be given a grand tour of her old stomping grounds. However since the original idea there have been other cycling trips to plan. So when the time came to prepare it seemed quite a surprise that it was suddenly upon us. By…

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