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 Grimsthorpe Gardens...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.

Grimsthorpe Castle Gardens open 2008 - 
PARK & GARDENS open 11am to 6pm.
March 23 to May 29 : Sundays, Thursdays & Bank Holiday Mondays
June - September : Sunday to Thursday inclusive
Last admission to park 5.00pm
CASTLE opens 1pm on the same days
Tea Room & Gift shop. Disabled access grounds, partial disabled access House.

Gardens in East (N) map