DanRobinson published East Midlands visitor attractions experience mixed fortunes, new...

Hardwick Hall had a downturn in visitors last year. The Elizabethan country house, near Chesterfield, welcomed 210,898 people through the doors - down three per cent from 218,095 before.Visitor numbers also dropped by five percent at Chatsworth House, in Bakewell, Derbyshire, from 644,908 to 610,083. This made it the 52nd most popular tourist attraction in Britain - the highest in the East Midlands.Calke Abbey, in Ticknall, Derbyshire, enjoyed a 16 per cent rise in visitors from 266,097 to...