Filming locations part I (Chatsworth)

We had originally planned a camping/hiking trip in Scotland starting last Friday (leading up to our big plans in Edinburgh Monday), but due to severe weather warnings, we instead enjoyed some fabulous sightseeing in the north of England before heading up to Scotland Sunday.

We first visited Chatsworth House, an important filming location for one of my favourite literary adaptations: the Keira Knightley version of Pride and Prejudice. Chatsworth House played the part of Mr. Darcy's residence Pemberley. It is actually believed that Jane Austen was inspired by Chatsworth House while staying in a nearby village. (To the left, the bust of the actor Matthew Macfadyen, who played Mr. Darcy in the film, which was used in the film when Elizabeth Bennet visits Pemberley.)

(While the above is a glowing film recommendation, the following is not. We don't necessarily recommend the following film...)
For those of you who have seen the film The Duchess, also starring Keira Knightley, Chatsworth House has even greater significance. The actual Duchess of Devonshire, Georgiana Spencer Cavendish (played by Knightley in the movie), lived at Chatsworth House. We learned some interesting information about the historical person Georgiana, which we mostly already knew from the movie, and it was fascinating to know a bit about some of the people who actually lived in that house. Even though we didn't love the movie (it did have interesting moments, but it was depressing), I'm interested to read the biography the movie was based on.