CALKE ABBEY, DERBYSHIRE: THE UN-STATELY HOME | UK Travel EP.7
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 1. 10. 2022
- In this Uk travel episode I take you around Calke Abbey in Derbyshire, England. Formerly home to the Harpur-Crewe family, over the years the house fell into a serious state of disrepair and eventually, after the death of the last family member to live here, Sir Vauncey Harpur-Crewe, the estate passed into the hands of the National Trust. Calke Abbey is such a unique property in that the National Trust decided to preserve the house in all of its decay rather than taking the option to restore it to its former glory and I love the fascinating story this tells.
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I love Calke and try to get there once a month. I've been visiting for years and still find something new. It truly is a great place.
Likewise! I've been coming since the 90's as it's my local NT and like you, I still find things that I either haven't seen before and I didn't know about. I love making the time to visit throughout the year to watch how it changes with the seasons.
My dog and I stayed in the wonderful National Trust cottage Ticknall Lodge at the entrance to Calke a year and a bit ago. It was an absolutely amazing week of exploring and I donât think we managed to see everything! There is so much to see and so many great walks! Lovely place! xx
Oh yes! The white one just as you drive in? I'm so glad you've had the opportunity to explore around this area, it really is lovely and so much to see and do. Did you walk across to Staunton Harold? x
@@theslowtravelsfamily yes, we walked to the reservoir and had ice cream! The history of the local area around Calke, Staunton Harold and Ticknall is fascinating. Industrial, natural, social - history for many interests! Definitely going back soon â€ïž
Oh lovely! That's a great walk :) There is one in the opposite direction, leaving the back entrance of Calke Abbey head right (instead of left towards the reservoir) and you'll go through a mini nature reserve before arriving at Staunton Harold Hall. The house is privately owned but the church is NT and there's a great garden centre there too. Worth keeping in mind if you get to pay a visit again â€ïž
Most interesting and delightfully presented. Thank you.
Thank you very much, so pleased you enjoyed :)
A very nice tour of this beautiful place, thank you
Thank you, so pleased you enjoyed it :) It's such a genuinely fascinating place.
Oh how I wish we had history like this in America we have very old places but not like the UK it's definitely on my bucket list
I completely understand. The sheer volume of history on this tiny little island I get to call home blows me away sometimes! You can visit places that have stood there for a thousand years or more. It's such a privilege to be able to visit these places and share them on this platform so others can enjoy a mini virtual tour. I hope you manage to make it across the pond and get to enjoy some of the UK soon :) If there's any places you would like to see on here please let me know and I'll endeavour to visit and share them here.
Danville,IL is seeking to kill all historic buildings. They neglected then leveled the Cannon Elementary school 2 mos ago and now have sights to level Breese Tower, which someone with vision bought and city set every possible roadblock not caring that pandemic upended plans. Those of us who have bought the old houses are harassed to get all the work done instantly while funds are lavished on the tea room that is not historic either. So frustrating
@@theslowtravelsfamily do you know Tideswell and Hathersage
The history of America is the story of the Native Indigenous tribes who lived there for thousands of years. Unfortunately the incoming settlers and immigrants tried to destroy and erase that history and only part of it remains. If you're not Native American then you are a descendant of immigrants and from overseas. Your family's homelands are still there overseas for you to visit. Native people still exist. You haven't managed to genocide everyone
Right on my doorstep a Gem in South Derbyshire, A lovely place to visit even just to walk around the grounds
It's my local NT too :) I love having it on our doorstep, like you say, even just for a walk around the grounds or to head off by the reservoire or even walk up to Stanton Harold and enjoy a visit to the garden centre and church there
Just found your channel love it. I live in Lancashire I didn't even know about this place will definately be paying it a visit ty xx
Thank you so much, we really appreciate it :) Happy to have shown you some place knew. That's one thing I love so much, especially here in the uk, there is so much to discover right on your own doorstep! I hope you enjoy your visit to Calke x
I'm so glad Nicki Positano (Storey) recommended your channel. She has good taste and an excellent eye for what is visually appealing. I love the history, and the detailed information you have in your narration. Thank you for the excellent job you are doing and sharing it with us. đ€©đđđđđ
Thank you so much for being here đ Nicki was so very kind to share our channel! Iâll have to give her a big thanks. Iâm so glad youâve enjoyed our first couple of videos and for taking the time to leave such a lovely comment for us to read. Have a wonderful weekend ahead đ„°đ
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The best piece I've ever seen on my favourite 'unstately' home! I've been to England twice (in Aus) but never managed to get up to see Calke, hopefully on my next trip which I plan to be a permanent move! Quite agree on your autumn feelings; I've subscribed and I'm off to watch a few more. â€
That's such a compliment - thank you! So glad you enjoyed the little virtual tour. I hope you get to see it in the flesh one day, it's a truly fantastic place. That sounds such an exciting move to make! Where abouts would you be looking to move to here? Spoilt for choice really đ Thank you so much for subscribing to our channel, happy to have you here đ„°
@@theslowtravelsfamily It's a very exciting move, I've been planning it for years - decades really. Hoping to settle in the west country, around the Wiltshire/Somerset border. Start with some bnb's in Frome and then see what happens! đ
What a gorgeous part of the country! I absolutely love it round that way, in fact I'll be back there again next week. There is the BEST curry house in Frome, The Royal Bengal I think it's called - absolutely incredible Indian food. Bnb's sound a great plan :) I wish you all the best with it!
@@theslowtravelsfamily thank you, I will look out for it and look forward to it, if it's still there by the time I eventually am! đ
Wonderful video and commentary. I've been there many times. As a Pole I love english nature and beatiful old parks.
Thank you :) Glad you've paid this beauty a visit. It's a fantastic estate! I love all the old parks too, they have so much history to them. Did you visit the 1000 year old oak on any of your visits?
Thank you for sharing. Nikki recommended and Iâm glad she did. Just beautiful!
Thank you for sharing, its wonderful place
So pleased you enjoyed the mini virtual tour :) I absolutely love this home - it never ceases to fascinate me
A very beautiful walk. I love the English countryside and nature. Thank you)
I always love the English countryside at this time of year. It feels like there's magic in the air. Glad you enjoyed this little virtual tour :)
@@theslowtravelsfamily Very very) Thank you too) I look forward to your travels and I'm glad you like the countryside too))) I'd like to live there)))
Thank you so much - we're glad you're here for our countryside wanders :) Next episode on Sunday is around Derbyshire.
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It really is a fascinating place. So glad you liked the video :) Have a wonderful weekend
Loved this video, another wonderful place on my doorstep, never been inside, so sad that we are losing so many wonderful buildings because of the cost of keeping them.
Ooh have you not? You definitely need to go pay another visit and take a peek inside, this video doesn't do it justice. There's simply too much to see to be able to share here. I agree! These houses and buildings are such a part of our history and they need preserving. It's one of the reasons I'm so keen to support them, whether they're privately owned still or just being a National Trust & English Heritage member, it all makes a difference to the future of these estates. It would be such a shame to lose them.
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I love the gardens there :) Especially the orangery. It's wonderful that they grow lots of fruit and vegetables in the gardens too which get passed on to the public to be able to purchase, I think that's a really lovely way to keep the gardens going!
How great! I wrote my Master's thesis at the University of Manchester on Calke Abbey and Brodsworth hall ( Yorkshire) both historic houses which have been preserved as found. So I was delighted that this popped up. Brings back many lovely memories of my visits there over 30 yrs ago. Thanks.
A fading beauty... Such an autumn type of place.
It very much feels that way, I love the faded beauty though đ„° Itâs such a wonderful insight into what life would have been for this family and their slow decline. I find it absolutely fascinating! Iâm glad the National Trust kept the property in this state instead of renovating it and restoring it to its former glory. I much prefer the story of its gradual, slow decline.
â@@theslowtravelsfamily I understand your feelings very good. Such a state of noble decay is more appealing to me than restored and reimagined.
I agree!
This was WONDERFUL and unique! A treasure. Do keep up the good work. Itâs lovely!
I'm so pleased you enjoyed this peek inside Calke Abbey! It's a truly fascinating place that always intrigues me, no matter how many times I've visited. I've got plenty more country houses lined up to share, especially in the run up to Christmas when they've got their festive decorations up!
A lovely little Derbyshire gem đ„°
Omg I loveeeee it đ„° Such a unique place!!
Love Countryside, Wish to visit there. Lovely place,..Thanks
It's always a pleasure to spend a few hours wandering around the country. There's just so much to see and discover! This house is fascinating in itself and you could spend hours just around there but there are 600 acres of grounds to explore too which make it somewhere I try and visit at least every few weeks. So glad you enjoyed my mini virtual tour around the house :)
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Thank you very much :) Glad you enjoyed this episode!
Thanks for the tour. I take it the NT keeps up the gardens? Much of the gardens seems in great shape! Or was the last member of the family a gardener?
You're most welcome! There's plenty more house tours coming up. Yes, the NT care for the entire estate, so house, gardens and all 600 acres of land. They've done some wonderful work in reviving parts of the garden whilst keeping others as they inherited them so that it doesn't take away from the story of the property. I love that they grow so much fruit and veg in the gardens.
Thank you I donât think I will ever go to any of these beautiful Manor Houses, but I absolutely love watching your videos â€
Aw thank you so much, that's very kind đ„° I hope you do manage to visit some of the places we share but until then there will be plenty of virtual escapism on this channel for you to enjoy :)
I'm so glad you featured this house! It's beautiful as it is.
I love how they left it in the state they inherited it :) I think it tells so much more of a story than if they had renovated it.
Such a beautiful old home even in it's unstately dress I think it is stunning and I agree with you the area with the seed cabinet and dome, just loved it. It quite reminded me of one of the homes in the film "earlier version" of pride and prejudice, thank you for sharing this with us. đ
I think there is something about it's unstately dress that makes it even more beautiful and alluring to me. It tells much more of a story! I think I know which one you mean, was it in the 1995 adaptation of P&P?
I visited around 20 years ago. Very different experience from the normal trust houses
As I recall the last family member gave a personal tour around the property, very interesting
It is isn't it? Very different and I love it for its uniqueness.
Oh wow! That must have been amazing
Can see how you feel in love with Calke Abbey. Such a very large estate with so many stories sit could tell. Tht i wonderfl to be able to buy some Veg. when visiting at certain times of the year. The rooms in disrepair tell as much hx as those fixed up and showing all of its gradure of its day. But the ones restored, are truly a work of magic!
It is like a breath of fresh air to take these travels with you and your lovely family, Thse are places I know I would not get to see in my lifetime, so it means so vey nuch to be able to spend een this much time seeing them! You make it all so comforting and peaceful to watch, and during this troubling tiems we do need more things like this, to help us find that peace and see the beauty around us again, TY!
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It really is a gorgeous place to visit! Even in its dilapidated state, if not even more so because of that
What a beautiful view! And music - you choose it perfectly! Thank you for my pleasure!
I love this place, it's my local walking favourite. Saying hello to The Old Man of Caulke, visiting the lime workings and lakes.
You walked past the grotto in the grounds, it's magical.
Ours too :) Try and get there at least every other week, sometimes even do the walk over to Staunton Harold and the nursery. Yes, there were people in the grotto every time I visited so I left it out of this video but I'm sure I'll be back to do another. It's on my list for vlogmas so I'll try and include more then. Hope you're having a lovely week and a relaxing weekend ahead.
I've only just come across your videos, I really enjoyed this one, I shall be watching more.
What an enjoyable video. And thank you for the inclusion, and sympathetic editing of the music.
Thank you so much, I appreciate your lovely comment :) Happy Sunday
Thank you so much for this video. We were there in 2019 and found it amazing. Would love to come back some day :)
How wonderful that you've visited Calke Abbey before yourself :) It's such a unique and fascinating place, you could easily spend the entire day there. I hope you get to pay another visit one day. Are you UK based?
We are from Germany but have spent several holidays in the UK. We love it:).
Germany has some incredible places to visit! I definitely look forward to getting back there again once our van is completed and we can get on the road full time. I'm so glad to hear you've enjoyed your trips to the UK. Hopefully you'll get to return and explore some more places here :)
Yes we have some nice places here too;). We went to the middle Rhine valley recently and it was amazing.
We've never been there before, only across Bavaria but as soon as we've got our van converted we really want to spend a year doing a European road trip so we can discover all the off the beaten path places we might otherwise not get to. Shall have to add the Rhine valley onto our list :)
love this video Stacy x
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I LOVE HISTORY AND I LOVE NATURE, I AM MESMERIZED WITH ALL THE PLACES THAT YOU HAVE VISITED, THANKS FOR SHARING. GREETINGS FROM TEXAS.đ€ đ
Lovely presentation and video, a journey through the history of the abbey, and nice relaxing background music too đThankyou, I enjoyed this đ
Very Beautiful. I watch the American Viscountess and she talks about all the work that goes into restoring these places. Such history ...it would be amazing to see them restored. I know a lot did not survive past the world wars due to taxes and cost of renovations. Love seeing this ... I can understand why u would want to visit so often. PS... had to look up the nuts as I'd never heard them called that lol. Hazelnuts ..thought I recognized the spiny outer hull. I too love Autumn/Fall too...its my favorite time of year. Cheers from Kentucky USA đșđž
I used to live in Mickleover Derbyshire until emigrating to Australia 15 years ago. Iâve visited Calke Many times but realised missed out on so much . Amazing vlog thoroughly enjoyed it
Oh really?! Small world :) I hope you're enjoying living in Australia - that's where my best friend is based, in Perth. Do you get chance to visit England at all? I'm glad you enjoyed this episode, there will be plenty more of Derbyshire and the UK in general coming up over the months ahead so you can enjoy some virtual travels if you fancy â€ïž
I love your channel, especially your take on what you see and the great videography.
So interesting! Was doing my wifeâs family tree and found out she is a descendent of the Harper family!
Lovely, thank you. Janet Ellis from Blue Peter visited Calke in 1984. It's online too. Again, a lovely and informative video.
Oh not seen that, shall have to take a look! âșïž
Do. Itâs good. She interviews the last heir briefly.
Fabulous!
Quite the character, naturally!
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The thumb hole is a good idea for the ladies as I always see the sleeves getting pulled down over the hands.
Absolutely! I'm in love with this coat. That one simple detail makes such a difference and really does keep the hands that little bit more cosy during these cooler months.
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Youâre welcome đ So pleased to hear that. Have a wonderful weekend ahead.
Please do a video of my favorite country house Wentworth Woodhouse itâs being beautifully restored.
Ooh Iâve never been there before! Iâve been to Wentworth Castle Gardens which was lovely but shall have to add Wentworth Woodhouse to the list đ Thanks for the suggestion
@@theslowtravelsfamily please do
I visited today simply stunning
Hello, you make wonderful videos. Thank you! What is the song playing at the start of this one?
How are they keeping up the brickwork of the tunnels
The tunnels in the garden have not long been uncovered. They're still excavating another at the moment. It's nice that in a small way they are bringing the gardens back to their original life yet at the same time preserving a lot of the outbuildings in their dilapidated state. As far the tunnels that lead from the main courtyard in the house through to the brewery, I'm not sure what they do for the upkeep of those I'm afraid.
How are they preserving the fabrics and curtains.
The house is kept really dark and curtains/shutters drawn in most rooms so that the paintings and furnishings don't suffer from the light damage. Then in the winter months the National Trust tend to get teams of specialists in for expert cleaning and preservation of each item. Quite a task!
I worked on it some years ago.
Oh did you really?! That's brilliant :)
Nicki sent me!
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Forgive me, but could you please help me identify the tune you use at the start of the video? Thank you!
Itâs a piece called LâarrivĂ©e by Martin Klem â€ïž
Thank you@@theslowtravelsfamily!
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Less talk, more house.
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Great job. But should you whisper?
Wasnât aware that I was đ Iâm just softly spoken đ€·ââïž
They needed to marry an American heiress.
Thatâs how a lot of the big houses here survived actually
You need to speak louder. No need to whisper. You can't wake the dead.
Just speaking at a normal speaking volume đ
lmao she sounds so posh nice teeth aswell
Why sheâs whispering? Speak loud woman!
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Not a Church. Please take an architectural historian with you. Good try.
The Church of St Giles. Grade II listed and on the National Heritage List for England.
âThe church is set in the grounds of the abbey and is referred in literature as a private manorial chapel to the great house but in fact it originally served the parish of Calke from at least 1160, (Charter of Countess Matilda), to around 1834.
The building itself is a Grade II listed building and is largely the result of restoration in 1827-1929 by Sir George Crewe after the building had become very dilapidatedâ