Chatsworth House was another stop on my research trip and it inspired my fictional Parkview Hall in the Murder on Location series. It was too cold for me to do much exploring in the gardens the day I visited, but they did inspire me. Death in an English Garden (the sixth book in the series) is the result. :) 

Chatsworth House, inspiration for fictional Parkview Hall in the Murder on Location series.

Chatsworth House, inspiration for fictional Parkview Hall in the Murder on Location series.

Chatsworth House. You can see some of the urns on the roofline that inspired a certain scene in Death in an English Garden...

Chatsworth House. You can see some of the urns on the roofline that inspired a certain scene in Death in an English Garden…

Chatsworth House greenhouses

Chatsworth House greenhouses

Chatsworth House garden

Chatsworth House garden

The Cascade at Chatsworth House

The Cascade at Chatsworth House

Statuary in Chatsworth House garden

Statuary in Chatsworth House garden

More of the exterior of Chatsworth House

More of the exterior of Chatsworth House

River Derwent. You can just see Chatsworth House through the trees.

River Derwent. You can just see Chatsworth House through the trees.

Pathway through the countryside around Chatsworth House grounds. I met some walkers who were on their way to Bakewell.

Pathway through the countryside around Chatsworth House grounds. I met some walkers who were on their way to Bakewell.

Loved this sign: "Dead Slow, Hoot." Spotted it outside the gates of Chatsworth House, another example of the difference between American English and British English.

Loved this sign: “Dead Slow, Hoot.” Spotted it outside the gates of Chatsworth House, another example of the difference between American English and British English.

Love country home mysteries? Then you’ll enjoy Death in a Stately Home, the third book in the Murder on Location series. 

Death in a Stately Home by Sara Rosett