Situated on the edge of the Lake District in north west England, Hornby Castle is a private family home. It is occasionally available to rent for special events, film locations and garden performances. Find out more about Hornby. The gardens are open to the public for special events during the year. You can explore the beautiful gardens and river walk and visit the walled garden nursery to view the display borders.

Up until now I have used modern dyes to dye my leather, colour-matched to produce an authentic range of colours, but I wanted to experiment with authentic dyes to see how easy they are to make and use. Walnut shells are well known as a wood dye and I found references to leather dyed with them dating back to the 1300s. The crushed, roasted shells are soaked in water, giving a dark brown solution. The dye can then be rubbed into the surface of the leather. These shoes were also authentically dyed, but they.

Derby Museum Event Jan 28th 2012. Welcome to the official website for. Codnor Castle is one of only two medieval castles retaining its original medieval architecture in the whole of the county of Derbyshire, the other being Peveril castle at Castleton. Codnor Castle has a very rich history and the castle site dates back to the 11th century. The senior members of this powerful and very influential family were seated here at Codnor castle.