Places of Interest - Sudbury Hall
Why visitors flock to Sudbury Hall
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SUDBURY Hall and the Museum of Childhood, near Ashbourne, attract 110,000 visitors a year.
The National Trust property is regarded as one of the most individual late 17th Century houses, being built in 1660 for George Vernon.
The Long Gallery and Great Staircase featured in the 1995 BBC production of Pride And Prejudice.
In 1999 the kitchen was used as one of the locations for the TV drama In A Land Of Plenty, broadcast on BBC2 early in 2001.
This year Sudbury Hall is hosting an exhibition looking at how technology has been used at the Hall from the Regency period, through to Edwardian inventions to the present-day
environmentally-friendly heating system.
Fourteen staff take care of the Hall and the Museum of Childhood. In addition, nearly 250 volunteers carry out various essential tasks such as room stewarding.
Visitors to Sudbury Hall are welcome to stroll round the grounds, which are home to kestrels, grey herons, grass snakes, newts, frogs, toads, owls and woodpeckers.
The Museum of Childhood reopened in spring 2008 after a £2.2 million revamp.
It provides fun and fascination for people of all ages by encouraging visitors to share and compare a variety of childhood experiences from the 19th Century to the present day.
For more information about Sudbury Hall and the Museum of Childhood, including opening times, go to www.nationaltrust.org.uk/sudbury.
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