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Lady Georgiana Cavendish, Thomas Gainsborough. Photo: The Devonshire Collection Chatsworth 1699. Photo: Britannia Illustra The "Broad View" walk at Chatsworth. Photo: Paul Melling / Alamy Stock Photo<br />
The Stately Home<br />
Dynasty and <strong>the</strong> making of Modern England<br />
Immerse yourself in <strong>the</strong> story of one of England’s pre-eminent<br />
stately homes, as we follow <strong>the</strong> Cavendish family across<br />
16 generations. We encounter plots, passions, rivals and<br />
friendships, as Chatsworth reveals itself as both a family<br />
home and treasure house of beauty, variety and<br />
remarkable significance.<br />
Tour Type:<br />
Immersion<br />
TOUR<br />
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Into Arcadia<br />
The history of landscape in <strong>the</strong> art and strata<br />
of Nor<strong>the</strong>rn England<br />
Our tour takes us to <strong>the</strong> Devonshire Collection at Chatsworth<br />
with Old Master studies and inspirational landscape artworks .<br />
These paintings of an idealised nature, are <strong>the</strong> gateway to our<br />
story, through which our tour unfolds as a remarkable journey<br />
into <strong>the</strong> history of art, <strong>the</strong> pursuit of a classical vision of nature,<br />
and a morality tale of Arcadia, lost and found, in Albion.<br />
Tour Type:<br />
Immersion<br />
Gardens & Landscapes of<br />
<strong>the</strong> English Country House<br />
Enter into <strong>the</strong> living history of <strong>the</strong> English Garden.<br />
With Chatsworth as our focus, we discover <strong>the</strong> historic<br />
sources and tour exemplar gardens in <strong>the</strong> region to discover<br />
<strong>the</strong> ambition, determination, fashion crazes and technological<br />
innovation which shaped <strong>the</strong>se glorious gardens through<br />
<strong>the</strong> last 500 years.<br />
Tour Type:<br />
Immersion<br />
TOUR<br />
TOUR<br />
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Nicolas Poussin 1627, Et in Arcadia Ego. Photo: The Devonshire Collection<br />
Matlock Tor by Moonlight Joseph Wright. Photo: Yale Centre for British Art /OS<br />
28 / <strong>Telling</strong> <strong>the</strong> stories of England & To book, Call toll free: 1 844 221 3366 or visit www.ukcountrysidetours.com
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