Chatsworth International Horse Trials Travel & Parking2026* · Chatsworth House

If travelling through Baslow, you will see the Golden Gates into Chatsworth. These are for authorised access only. Please continue through Baslow and follow the brown signs for the public entrance to Chatsworth on the B6012.

• From the M1, take junction 29, Chesterfield, and follow the brown signs: 16 miles
• From Matlock, take the A6, then the B6012: 8 miles
• From Manchester, take the A6 and A623: 38 miles

The house car park is conveniently located next to the house, garden, stables, and farmyard (postcode DE45 1PP), and the Calton Lees car park is located at the southern end of the park (postcode DE4 2NX). Both car parks are open from 09:00 to 18:00 and tickets are £5 per vehicle. All visitors should use contactless card payments.

Dedicated Blue Badge car parking is available at the house car park.

There are no electric car charging points at Chatsworth. However, there are some in the local area. Please see public charging networks.

A number of local bus services stop at Chatsworth. The bus stop is just a short walk from the house, garden, and farmyard entrances.

• From Bakewell - the 218 service operated by TM Travel runs between Sheffield and Bakewell, stopping at Chatsworth daily. View the 218 timetable
• From Buxton - the 58 service operated by High Peak runs between Buxton and Macclesfield, stopping at Chatsworth on Sundays and Bank Holidays. View the High Peak 58 timetable
• From Chesterfield - the 170 and x70 services operated by Hulleys run between Chesterfield and Bakewell, stopping in Baslow daily. View Hulley's timetables
• From Manchester - the National Express service passes through Bakewell; services from Bakewell to Chatsworth are detailed above. The High Peak Skyline 199 service runs between Manchester Airport and Buxton; services from Buxton to Chatsworth are detailed above
• From Matlock - the 217 service operated by Stagecoach runs between Matlock and Chatsworth Monday to Friday, excluding bank holidays. View the 217 your bus timetable
• From Sheffield - the 218 service operated by TM Travel runs between Sheffield and Bakewell, stopping at Chatsworth daily. The 218 service is following an emergency timetable until further notice. View the 218 TM Travel timetable

Visitors arriving at Chatsworth by bus, train, or bicycle are entitled to a free guidebook for each adult ticket booked. You will then need to show your bus/train ticket for that day, on arrival at Chatsworth, or demonstrate that you arrived by bicycle.

The closest train stations to Chatsworth House are:

• Matlock Station - closest to Chatsworth and buses from directly between the station and the estate
• Chesterfield Station - with connections to London St. Pancras and across the country, the station is a 30-minute drive from Chatsworth. Buses from Chesterfield do not come all the way into Chatsworth. The closest bus stop is Nether End, Baslow, which is 2.0 km (24 min) from Chatsworth along a public footpath
• Sheffield Station - with connections to London St. Pancras and across the country, the station is a 40-minute drive from Chatsworth. It is possible to take a bus to the estate from the Sheffield Interchange by the station

Visitors arriving at Chatsworth by bus, train, or bicycle are entitled to a free guidebook for each adult ticket booked. You will then need to show your bus/train ticket for that day, on arrival at Chatsworth, or demonstrate that you arrived by bicycle.

There are cycle storage facilities for visitors arriving by bicycle. These are located at the front of the house, adjacent to the left luggage room.

Visitors arriving at Chatsworth by bus, train, or bicycle are entitled to a free guidebook for each adult ticket booked. You will then need to show your bus/train ticket for that day, on arrival at Chatsworth, or demonstrate that you arrived by bicycle.