Sudbury Hall

Sudbury Hall is a country house in Sudbury, near Derby, which was built by George Vernon in the 1660s.

Regarded as one the country's finest Restoration mansions, it was opened to the public in 1972. The property is now owned and maintained by the National Trust. The house is noted for its fine Long Gallery, the Main Hall with its beautiful staircase, which was featured in the BBC production of Pride and Prejudice, its gardens and portraits of Charles II's mistresses. Other features include a small dome, crowned with a golden ball on the roof of the hall, which acts as a beacon for travellers. Inside there are a mixture of architectural styles with beautiful carvings, painting and plasterwork. There are formal gardens with a tree-fringed lake.

The National Trust Museum of Childhood is housed in the 19th-century service wing of Sudbury Hall.

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