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My parents and I have watched and loved the BBC P&P for years (mom watched it when it aired, I joined the obsession about 10 years later) so this has been about 20 years coming! We visited the Manchester area recently mainly to go to Lyme Park, the filming location for the exterior shots of Pemberley. We had the absolute BEST time and I wanted to share some info/tips if anyone else is considering going.

• Getting there: We took a train from Manchester to Disley (~30 minutes), then walked to the estate (20 minutes). It is not super clearly marked and signal is garbage out there, so keep that in mind! Once you get to the pedestrian entrance, they usually have a shuttle that can pick you up and take you to the house (about a mile).
• Dressing up. Do it. It's free, the costumes are made by volunteers, and they also help you pick out your outfit. We had SO much fun walking around the grounds in the clothes! Other tourists even took our pictures which was sweet. :3
• Important: The house is closed on Wednesdays. If you come on Wednesday, you won't be able to dress up. Or go through the house, obv, which is BEAUTIFUL even if it wasn't in the show.
• The view of Pemberley that Lizzie sees when they round the bend is just around a pond at the side of the main building. Maybe a 5-10 minute walk, tops.

It was a VERY full day with tons of walking, but we lucked out with the weather and had a wonderful time. I hope others get the chance to go too!