We visited Chatsworth House in the Peak District at Christmas - and here's what we thought
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And outside in the gardens I’m normally thinking, yes this is all great but I could have just gone for a walk in the countryside for free.
And Chatsworth is not cheap to enter.
Tickets to Christmas at Chatsworth will set you back £34 for an adult and £19 for a child, or £84 for two adults and up to three children.
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Hide AdBut, having never been inside Chatsworth House and having seen some photos I thought the kids might like it so I gave it a go.
We started with the gardens - also our first time - before the rain set in and I have to say, I found myself quite enjoying the atmosphere.
One advantage is that the main attractions in the garden are all quite close together, so if you have moaning, badly-behaved youngsters in tow you can get most of the sites ticked off before you start getting cross and shouty.
A benefit of going when it’s cold and wet is that most people don’t bother - we only saw a few people and it felt like we had the place to ourselves.
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