Can you walk around Calke Abbey for free?

Entry is free for members, but please bring all membership cards with you. Non-members are required to pay an admission fee, which allows entry to the parkland, gardens and Calke Explore (please check opening times for last entry details).

How much is parking at Calke Abbey?

£3 for parking per person.

How much does it cost to go to Calke Abbey?

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Is calke explore open?

Calke Explore is open all year round, offering lots of opportunities to get outdoors and active at Calke Abbey, with easy access to walking and cycling routes, natural play areas and a new refreshments kiosk.

How is the deer park at Calke Abbey?

The ancient deer park of the Calke Abbey Estate is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest and national nature reserve, particularly noted for its rare wood pasture habitat and associated deadwood invertebrate fauna. The estate is also listed at Grade II* on the National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens.

How is the garden at Calke Abbey managed?

The outbuildings incorporate a brewhouse that is linked to the main house by a tunnel. The Trust manages the surrounding landscape park with an eye to nature conservation. It contains such features as a walled garden, with a flower garden and a former physic garden, now managed as a kitchen garden.

Where is Calke Abbey in Ticknall, Derbyshire?

/  52.79972°N 1.45583°W  / 52.79972; -1.45583 Calke Abbey is a Grade I listed country house near Ticknall, Derbyshire, England, in the care of the charitable National Trust. The site was an Augustinian priory from the 12th century until its dissolution by Henry VIII.

What was the history of Calke Abbey in England?

Calke Abbey. The site was an Augustinian priory from the 12th century until its dissolution by Henry VIII. The present building, named Calke Abbey in 1808, was never actually an abbey, but is a Baroque mansion built between 1701 and 1704.