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Following our first Derbyshire Day celebrations at Kedleston Hall in September 2007, this year, we take our fun and frolics to another of Derbyshire鈥檚 beautiful properties, Calke Abbey.

On September 21st, Calke Abbey near Ticknall, South Derbyshire, will be filled with Derbyshire talent and flair. Local food producers, artists, craftspeople, musicians, wildlife, sports and community groups of Derbyshire to come together for the county to celebrate them.

2008 Exhibitors

Here are the full list of exhibitors you will find at this the Calke celebrations:

The Derbyshire Flag

Woodturning at Christmas Cottage
Sara Taylor
Burnt Offerings pyrography workshops
Helen Meakin Textile Designs
DzR Ceramics
F Jackson & Son Vegetables and Plants
Golden Meadow Preserves
The Pudding Room
Taste of the Moorlands
Fredericks of Chesterfield
Real Fudge Company
New Close Farm
Tollgate Brewery
Derbyshire Federation of Women's Institutes
Bamfords Auctioneers
South Derbyshire Council for Voluntary Services
Philip Heath's History Walks
Cycle Derby
Derby and Derbyshire Ramblers Association
Winster Morris Men
Heage Windmillers
Cooke & Sons Traditional Organ Grinders
Town Crier George Waldron
DaleDiva of "Last Choir Standing" fame
Derby local RSPB Group
Derbyshire Probation Service providing free bird boxes
WRAP - Home Composting - Love food, Hate waste.
National Trust
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大象传媒 Bus

Free Day Out

There will be free entry into the grounds of Calke and free parking for the Sunday celebrations.

If you would like to visit the house and gardens, by quoting "Derbyshire Day" at the ticket office, all ticket prices will be reduced by 15%.

The gardens at Calke Abbey

We want the people who come along to celebrate and enjoy the talent and diversity we have on our doorstep!

For information about the origins of Derbyshire Day and the Derbyshire Flag, click the links below:

Discover Calke Abbey

Calke Abbey, near the village of Ticknall, was founded in the early 12th century. Despite never having been an Abbey, it is placed on the site of an Augustinian priory.

Nothing remains of the original building, the earliest parts date back to the Elizabethan age. The Baroque mansion has a mysterious side with invisible corridors, underground tunnels and a secret garden. The surrounding 240 hectares of Calke estate grounds include a National nature reserve, enchanting walled-gardens and restored Orangery

Established originally by wealthy landowner Richard, 2nd Earl of Chester, the first secular inhabitant was a successful Grocer, John Prest , it passed through a number of families before ending up with the Harpur family.

In the 1980s the Harpur family were struggling to keep Calke going. The property had fallen into a state of disrepair and they had even closed parts of the house off to keep costs down. Eventually the only solution was to donate the house to the National Trust who have kept the house on in the condition it was given to them - which makes Calke a very special property.