Special Events
A host of exciting Bess events!
Plan your 2008 Bold Bess Short Break to tie in with one of our special Bess of Hardwick 400th anniversary celebration events – click the following links for full details of events being held at Chatsworth, Hardwick Estate, Derby Cathedral and Royal Crown Derby.
In the meantime, here are a few suggestions to get you started:
Bess Anniversary Service (4th May)
Led by the Dean of Guildford and the Duke of Devonshire. Includes Family History Fayre.
Hidden Hardwick (22nd April, 20th May, 17th June, 22nd July, 23rd September and 21st October)
Let our friendly and knowledgeable guides unveil the secrets of Bess's splendid mansion for you – the parts other tours just don't reach!
Undress Bess (12th-13th May)
Enjoy an Elizabethan Striptease Day, when our experts on Tudor dress take you exploring through those heavy, sumptuous clothes down to corset, shift and... who knows where after that!
More Glass Than Wall (12th June)
Celebrating 400 years since the death of Bess of Hardwick, 180 local young people join the Sinfonia ViVa orchestra for the world premiere of More Glass Than Wall, devised by the participants in conjunction with Derbyshire's Poet Laureate Cathy Grindrod and nationally acclaimed composer and project leader James Redwood.
Chatsworth (24th-26th May)
A Tudor Celebration – range of themed events and activities
Peak District & Derbyshire Events Search
Please click here to browse the Visit Peak District & Derbyshire website for all events taking place throughout the area during 2008.
