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ELVASTON CASTLE

100 ha

📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsHeritagePicnic
Public accessDogs welcome100 ha

Getting here

52.89166, -1.39340

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About ELVASTON CASTLE

Elvaston Castle is a stately home in Elvaston, Derbyshire, England. The Gothic Revival castle and surrounding parkland is run and owned by Derbyshire County Council as a country park known as Elvaston Castle Country Park. The country park has 200 acres (0.

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CastleGrade II* listed park and gardenc. 1836

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Magpie
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • ☕Wyatts — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféParking· PaidToilets

Best for

12 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Magpie, Carrion Crow +77 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Heritage

Grade I listed building: Church of St Bartholomew; Historic site with public access

Free

Picnic day out

café, toilets, car park

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Robin, Magpie, Carrion Crow +77 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Green-veined White, Small White +75 more · last seen 2025; Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

Family friendly

café, toilets

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 21 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Derby Nomad WayWalking route79 km
Named routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route
Derwent Valley Heritage WayWalking route89 km
Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route
Erewash Circular Route 4Walking route
Named route
Erewash Circular Route 13Walking route
Named route
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Cycling

52 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Derby Orbital Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66Regional cycle route
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Cloud Trail GreenwayCycling route
Named routeRef Cloud Trail GreenwayLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route20 m
Named routeRef 6Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route655 m
Named routeRef 6Length 655 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

18 public paths nearby

Public paths
Elvaston Lanebridleway · 374 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 374 mSurface unpavedPath type: track
Elvaston Lanebridleway · 72 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 72 mSurface unpavedPath type: track
Bedford Drivebridleway · 610 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 610 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Italianate Garden, Elvaston Castle

📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Italianate Garden, Elvaston Castle

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🌱Elvaston Castle Country ParkUrban park100 m→🏞️ELVASTON CASTLECountry park100 m→🌱Alvaston ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Chaddesden ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Osmaston ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Derby Canal PathUrban park1.6 km→