Calke Abbey is an odd one, left unrestored since it was taken over by the National Trust in the 1980s some of it is literally rooms full of junk, while some of it is more what you'd expect from a stately home. There's a huge amount of taxidermy, including a grand hall (with a snooker table in it) that had thirteen stag heads on the walls, plus a load more sets of antlers.
So the inside of the house was slightly underwhelming, but the grounds were quite extensive and we managed a 90m walk before lunch and could have done the same again out the other side of the house if we'd had the energy.
No Chatsworth then, but not bad. I just think that if you are going to a Stately Home, then you want to be in awe of the opulence, and this certainly doesn't have that wow factor.
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