Christmas at Chatsworth
9 November 2024 - 5 January 2025
All tickets must be booked in advance
Immerse yourself in a Christmas feast for the senses as the magic and wonder of a new festive story, Henry and the Lion's Christmas Feast, created in partnership with Joseph Coelho OBE, inspires the sights, smells, and sounds of this year’s Christmas at Chatsworth experience.
Young Henry Cavendish, budding experimental scientist and grandson of the 2nd Duke of Devonshire, is searching for the legendary Chatsworth lion, while the lion is on the hunt for a delicious Christmas feast!
Join them, and a mischievous menace of mice, as you travel through over 20 rooms in the house, each filled with festive decorations, twinkling lights, and surprises designed to ignite your imagination and encourage you to see things from a new perspective.
Christmas at Chatsworth
9 November 2024 - 5 January 2025
Immerse yourself in 'A Christmas Feast', with decorations in the house and a light and sound trail in the garden.
Pre-booking essential.
Christmas in the Garden
9 November 2024 - 5 January 2025
Explore an interactive light and sound trail around the garden, with an animated light show projected on to the house.
Christmas Market
9 November - 1 December 2024
Soak up the Christmas market atmosphere and browse more than 100 stalls offering a wide range of Christmas gifts and decorations.
Car park tickets must be pre-booked in advance online.
Calligraphy Workshop
4 December 2024
Learn the art of brush lettering and bauble painting with Nikki Whiston Inks.
Storytime with Father Christmas
Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays throughout December 2024
Father Christmas will captivate little ears with the story of the first Christmas. Includes entry to the farmyard and playground.
Printed Christmas Bunting Workshop
6 December 2024
Learn how to produce your own set of festive handmade bunting using the art of lino printing.
Winter Ball
7, 13 & 14 December 2024
Celebrate Christmas in style with our magical winter ball and an elegant four-course dinner.
Festive Paper Decorations
7 December 2024
A half day workshop learning to create beautiful folded paper Christmas decorations for your Christmas tree.
Festive Printmaking
8 December 2024
Learn how to design and print your own Christmas cards, wrapping paper and gift tags with our introductory linocut printmaking workshop.
Creating Christmas: Behind the Scenes Tour
11 December 2024
Delve into Christmas at Chatsworth with a guided tour of key rooms in the house.
Hand Poured Candle Workshop
11 & 13 December 2024
Design and create a set of handmade wax melts and candles to take home this Christmas.
Seasonal Paper Centrepiece Workshop
12 December 2024
Craft a festive paper centrepiece, perfect for your Christmas table.
Christmas Papercut Scene Workshop
14 December 2024
Design and create your own 3D festive papercut scene at this introductory tunnel book workshop.
Twilight Dinner
21 December 2024
Experience the Sculpture Gallery by candlelight, accompanied by live jazz music, and followed by a gourmet dinner.
Chatsworth Garden
Explore in daylight, or at dusk amongst our garden light trail (9 November - 5 January).
Discover the 105-acre Chatsworth Garden, the product of nearly 500 years of careful cultivation and still ever-evolving. Pause and take in the views, or explore and discover some of the many features, including an arboretum, Victorian rock garden, historical waterways, sculptures, glasshouses, a maze and more.
Events and Experiences
Chatsworth offers a busy year-round calendar of events aimed at visitors of all ages.
We also offer a year-round programme of talks, tours, and workshops themed around gardening, history, textiles, conservation, rural skills, and creative pastimes, providing you with the opportunity to learn something new during your time with us.
A selection of our events are listed below. For the full calendar, visit our events page.
Classic Ibiza
12 July 2025
An open-air celebration of house music reinvented by a 32-piece orchestra, headline DJs and live vocalists.
Chatsworth Country Fair
29 - 31 August 2025
Featuring grand ring displays in the air and on land, demos from celebrity chefs and family entertainment.
Learn Something New
All year round
Our programme of courses and workshops is aimed at adults and children looking to learn a new pastime or skill and focuses on creativity, nature, history, rural pursuits and wellbeing.
Celebrating Jane Austen
13 - 15 June 2025
Save the date: we celebrate Jane Austen's 250th birthday, and the 20th anniversary of Chatsworth becoming 'Pemberley' for Joe Wright's 2005 film adaptation of Pride and Prejudice.
Enjoy the Estate
Take a Walk
Catch up with friends or make time for a private moment of peace and quiet with a walk through our free-to-access parkland. Dogs on leads are welcome.
Be a Woodland Explorer
Kick some leaves, build a den, play hide and seek and spot wildlife in Stand Wood. You'll find the entrance to Stand Wood next to the farmyard. It's free to access and dogs on leads are welcome too.
Gift Shops
Choose from a carefully curated collection of homewares, tableware, gifts, clothes and jewellery in our stables shop.
Dine With Us
Tuck into seasonal dishes and snacks prepared in-house by our chefs and bakers in the Carriage House Café and Cavendish restaurant. Afternoon tea can also be booked online.
More To Explore
Explore the range of shopping and dining options across the estate with a visit to the farm shop, Chatsworth Kitchen or a restaurant in one of our cosy country pubs.
Extend Your Visit
Book a room at the Cavendish Hotel or one of our country inns or hotels, or enjoy a staycation at one of the estate cottages.
Enjoy Chatsworth All Year Round
Become a Friend of Chatsworth and you’ll be able to enjoy unlimited visits, free tickets to events including Christmas and discounts on shopping, dining and stays, all while supporting the work of the charity.
All income from membership goes directly to Chatsworth House Trust and is reinvested in the preservation, and improvement of Chatsworth, and our learning and community outreach programme.
Find out more about Friends membership
Stay with us
With so much to see, do, and explore in the Peak District, it's a shame to only come for the day, so why not stay a little longer? Our country cottages, shepherd's huts, hotels, and inns are the perfect base for exploring all that Chatsworth, Derbyshire, and the Peak District have to offer. Find out more.
