• The present building, named Calke Abbey in 1808, was never actually an abbey, but is a Baroque mansion built between 1701 and 1704.
  • She briefly mentioned that the class of 2020 went to Calke Abbey for school field trip on the module of Designing for Creative Lives.
  • Discover Calke Abbey in Derbyshire, England: This home of a taxidermy hoarder is among the grandest and most singular of historic English estates.
  • Poised between gentle neglect and downright dereliction, Calke Abbey, the un-stately home, is unlike other great country estates.
  • Calke Abbey is the second largest house in Derbyshire, built in 1703 for Sir John Harpur to replace his Swarkestone home.
  • Historian David Ross visits Calke Abbey, Derbyshire, with a history of the house, photos, and other neaby historic places to visit. We're Passionate about History!
  • Calke Abbey Derbyshire. The present Calke Abbey building is an amalgum of the three buildings that have stood on the same site.
  • With peeling paintwork and overgrown court yards, Calke Abbey tells the story of the dramatic decline of a country house estate.
  • In 2014, en route to Wakefield, we made a detour into Derbyshire to take advantage of our joint National Trust membership and pay a visit to Calke Abbey.
  • Calke Abbey Stately Homes in Derby, Derbyshire, England. Vivid example of a great country house in decline, with extraordinary contents, historic park and...
  • Although you can park at Calke Abbey the route we took starts in an overflow car park in Calke Village at Staunton Harold reservoir.
  • Poised somewhere between gentle neglect and downright dereliction, Calke Abbey is unlike other great country estates.
  • Located near the village of Calke in Derbyshire, Calke Abbey is a "great house in decline". ... A view of the reservoir near the Calke Abbey photo: SAR.