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Grimsthorpe Castle

Grimsthorpe Castle
Nr. Bourne

PE10 0LY

tel: 01778 591205
fax: 01778 591 259

Area: Lincolnshire
Show Map Location:
Overview Map (30 Km)
Detailed Map (1.5 Km)

Visitor Information

www.grimsthorpe.co.uk -- email: ray {at} grimsthorpe.co.uk

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Grimsthorpe Castle
Lincolnshire
All details updated* as of: 05/02/2009
Text-Only version here

Disabled information plus mobility and walking aids

Opening Days and Hours

April, May; Sun & Thurs; 11am - 6pm. Gardens open at 12 noon. Last admission 5pm.
June - Sept; Sun - Thurs inclusive; 11am - 6pm, last admission 5pm

Parties / Coaches: Yes

Groups / Coaches need Appointment: Yes

House Open for Viewing: Yes
April - end Sept; Sun, Thurs & BH Mons. Throughout Aug; Sun - Thurs;1pm - 4.30pm. Guided tours on weekdays (1 hour), self-guided on Sun & BH Mons.
View this house at StatelyHomes.com

National Garden Scheme days: Yes
22nd Apr, 14th June; 12noon - 6pm

Best Times of Year to Visit:
May - August

To see:
Herbaceous borders and ornamental vegetable garden.

Admission Prices

Castle, Park & Gardens. Adult £8; Child (5-16 years) £3.50; Over 60s £7; Family (2A+2C) £18.50
Park & Gardens. Adult £3.50, Child £2; Over 60s £3; Family (2A + 2C) £9
Season tickets: 2 Adults £30; Family £35

Onsite Facilities

Parking: Yes
Lavatories: Yes
Disabled Access: Yes

Shop: Yes
Plants for Sale: No
Lunches: Yes

Teas: Yes
Light Refreshment: Yes
Picnics: Yes

Dogs Allowed: Yes
On Lead only: Yes
Special Events: Yes

Other Facilities:
No dogs in garden.
Conservation tours of the Hall on Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday (£2 donation towards conservation work)

Garden Features

Splendid views, topiary, woodland garden and potager garden.
8th April: Special Rare & Unusual Plant Day from 25 nurseries across the region.
Many other events, see own website for details.

English Heritage Garden Grade: I

National Collection:

Description of Garden

Designer:

Grimsthorpe Castle is the centrepiece in a 3,000 acre park of rolling pastures, landscaped lakes and historic woodland. The mediaeval deer park, with its herds of Red, Fallow and Muntjac deer, and the Tudor oak park are crossed by fine avenues of trees.

The formal Flower and Topiary garden leads imperceptibly into the woodland garden, and provides a fine setting for the ornamental vegetable garden and orchard, created in the 1960's by the Countess of Ancaster and Peter Coates. Intricate parterres marked with box hedges lie close to the Castle, and a dramatic herbaceous border frames views across the lake.

Riding in a Land Rover, you will see and hear some of the hidden delights of the park. In good weather there's the chance to leave the vehicle and explore on foot, with plenty of expert advice on hand. Ranger Tours will run on most Sundays & Thursdays.

Grimsthorpe has been the location for several major television productions, including BBC's Middlemarch and
Granada TV's Moll Flanders.

History of Garden

Grimsthorpe has been the home of the de Eresby family since 1516, when it was granted by Henry VIII to the 10th Baron Willoughby de Eresby on the occasion of his marriage to Maria de Salinas, kinswoman and lady-in-waiting to Queen Catherine of Aragon. The North Front is the last work of Sir John Vanbrugh. It was commissioned in 1715 by his friend Robert Bertie, the 16th Baron Willoughby de Eresby, to celebrate his enoblement as the first Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven. The collection of fine furniture associated with the Willoughby de Eresby's hereditary Office as Lord Great Chamberlains to the Palace of Westminster, including thrones and furnishings from the old House of Lords, can be seen in the suite of state rooms along with family portraits and those of the the monarchs they served.

Nearby Lincolnshire Hotels, Facilities & Amenities

Hotels & Accommodation:
Black Horse Inn, Grimsthorpe

Restaurants:
Harry's Place, Great Gonerby

Inns & Pubs:
Black Horse Inn, Grimsthorpe

Villages / Towns / Sightseeing:
Stamford - old market town

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