Arch Way Yeldersley Hall
Our self catering accommodation is inspected annually by the Tourist Board. Archway and Yew Tree are four star rated and Stable and East Wing are five star rated. These delightful self catering apartments are located in central Derbyshire and are the perfect base from which to explore the magnificent Peak District.
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The Archway Apartment
This is a one-bedroomed apartment ideal for a couple looking to capture the country house atmosphere with a break in Derbyshire. The accommodation has been created out of what was formerly the laundry to the main house. It has a cottage feel with simple but attractive furnishings.
The accommodation comprises a large kitchen-diner/lounge, a double bedroom and a bathroom. The kitchen area has fitted pine units, an electric oven and hob, a dishwasher and a full set of pots, pans, plates, dishes, utensils and cutlery. There is a pine dining table with four chairs. The lounge area has a comfortable sofa and chair. There is a television, video and radio/cassette player. The room has views over the front lawns and the attractive courtyard.
The bedroom has a double bed and ample clothes' storage space. The bathroom has a bath with a shower over it, sink and w.c.
Heating is by electric storage heaters together with a gas fired stove in the lounge. The apartment has its own payphone. There is shared use of laundry facilities in an adjoining utility room.
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HISTORY
Yeldersley Hall was built on its present site in about 1800 for Edmund Evans, whose family made their money from a mill at Darley Abbey, Derby. The hall has had many owners since Edmund Evans, but had a long spell within the ownership of Francis Wright and his descendants. Francis Wright was a director of the Butterley Ironworks Company whose projects included St. Pancras Railway Station. He also owned Osmaston Manor, a nearby estate and he has a statue in his honour in the market place, Ashbourne.
Royal connection
Yeldersley Hall can claim a royal connection, albeit fairly remote! The Duchess of York's great grandfather, FitzHerbert Wright, owned Yeldersley Hall and her grandfather, Henry FitzHerbert Wright was born here. Her mother, Susan Barrantes, was born a FitzHerbert Wright.
Ian Fleming connection
Ian Fleming created James Bond in 1953 with the novel Casino Royale. He visited Yeldersley Hall on several occasions, primarily to see Muriel Wright with whom he had a passionate, but doomed wartime affair. Muriel Wright was the daughter of Henry FitzHerbert Wright. Apparently of great beauty, and a skier and polo player of some repute, it has been suggested that she could have stepped straight into the pages of a James Bond novel.
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Guests are welcome to explore the grounds at Yeldersley Hall. We have twelve acres in total. This includes the formal gardens to the front of the house where you will find lawns, mature rhododendron bushes, azaleas, a pond/rockery area and usually lots of rabbits. The formal gardens are at their best in the spring. There is a kitchen garden of which we which we cultivate only a small part (due to pressure of time). The kitchen garden contains Victorian greenhouses which we restored when we acquired the property. They date back to the 1900s and were described in some 1929 sale particulars as the ‘modern greenhouses'. Please click images to enlarge. |
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To the rear of the property, and overlooked by the Stable apartment, is the walled garden. In the walled garden we have created an ornamental parterre, an orchard garden and a rose garden. It provides plenty of colour throughout the summer. |
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Of further interest are the dog kennels which are specifically mentioned in the listing to the property. They now are used to house chickens and sometimes pigs. Guests can also visit the Clock tower which contains an interesting early 20th century turret clock by Smiths of Derby. Those with an interest in horses will see that it also houses a traditional tack store. |
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For the energetic amongst our guests, a tennis court is available for use and we have spare rackets and balls which guests can use. Croquet and boules sets are also stored in the laundry room for guests' use. We have plenty of storage space in our old stables should anyone wish to bring bikes with them, although we do ask guests to bring their own locks. |
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Many guests are interested in visiting our function room which was formerly the billiard room to the main hall. It contains a magnificent carved oak fireplace and unusual plaster mouldings. The room is sometimes hired out for special events or group gatherings. |
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