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Impressive lake on the Chatsworth estate, was very slippy and muddy so take your time

Lovely walk around chatsworth

At the south end of the park is One Arch Bridge, which was built in 1759–1760. This coursed, squared sandstone and ashlar structure is a feature of the south park, its single round arch reflecting in the river to great effect when the water is calm. From the bridge there are views north to Paine’s Mill.

Water from the Ring Pond flows over the Sowter Stone and down to the Aqueduct, which was constructed by Paxton in the late 1830’s and early 1840’s as part of his improvements to Stand Wood. The water continues down through Stand Wood and enters the garden above the Cascade Pond.

The 6th Duke tasked Paxton with engineering a new record-breaking gravity-fed fountain in anticipation of a visit by Tsar Nicholas 1 in 1844.  The 8-acre Emperor lake was fed by streams that collected rain falling on the high ground. The pipe from the Emperor lake drops 122 metres down to the fountain. In places, trenches up to 4.5 metres deep were cut through rock to maintain the gradient, and all before mechanical diggers were invented. The resulting water pressure was enough to enable the fountain to reach heights of 90 metres and for 160 years, the Emperor Fountain was the tallest gravity-fed fountain in the world. 

Emperor Lake at Chatsworth, built by Joseph Paxton, is an 8-acre lake that feeds the Emperor Fountain, once the tallest gravity-fed fountain in the world, and powers a turbine providing electricity to Chatsworth House.

The church has been altered and extended through the centuries, the nave was rebuilt in 1819, and the church was restored in 1882–84. It is built in gritstone with roofs of lead and Welsh slate.

Nice easy walk up to the hunting tower enjoy