Castle
Currently Closed
Reopen 30 April 2026
Park
Currently Closed
Reopen 30 April 2026
Gardens
Currently Closed
Reopen 30 April 2026
Coming Up at Grimsthorpe
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Open Day 2026
Thursday 30 April 2026
Join us for our first open day of the 2026 season. Come to see the Castle, Park and Gardens brought back to life again
Nature and Wellness Week
Sunday 3 May – Thursday 7 May
To celebrate the beginning of the 2026 season, we would like to invite you to a nature and wellness week at Grimsthorpe! Visit on these dates to enjoy mindful activity trails in the gardens, designated quiet spaces in the grounds and more. We will also be hosting events this week such as Yoga and Herb Workshops.
VANBRUGH 300 at Grimsthorpe
Exhibition | 30 April – 30 September
Family Open Weekend| 20 – 21 June
Talk with Sir Charles Saumarez Smith CBE and Jeremy Musson | 19 June
Join us to celebrate Sir John Vanbrugh, an extremely important figure in Grimsthorpe’s history with a year – long, nationwide festival presented by the Georgian Group. Featuring a season – long, brand new exhibition, open weekend with activities for families, talks, and more, this is a special event you won’t want to miss.
Featured
The Lettering Arts Trust
The Lettering Arts Trust is dedicated to the fostering of an age old art. For centuries, human beings have felt the need to mark make.
We hope you too will enjoy it through this beautiful collection of exhibits on permanent loan here at Grimsthorpe in the Old Walled Garden.
Inside the Castle
Presented by King Henry VIII as a wedding gift to William 11th Lord Willoughby de Eresby and his Spanish bride, Maria de Salinas, Grimsthorpe Castle is an unexpected marriage of architectural styles. Visit to see our collection, which includes carefully preserved tapestries, furniture, ceramics and paintings. Open Sunday – Thursday, 11am – 4pm (last entry 3:15pm). Guided tours are available.
Into the Gardens
Intricate parterres marked with box hedges lie close to the Castle, and a dramatic herbaceous border frames views across the lake. Visitors are welcome to enjoy our rose garden, topiary garden and kitchen garden, as well as our walled garden featuring the an exhibition from the Lettering Arts Trust.
