Author: Lucie VonCarthy

17 Mar

Posted at 17:20h in Latest News

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]4 April 2024 After reviewing our playground today, we are sad to announce that due to the ongoing bad weather, the playground will be closed until further notice. We hope to open as soon as the ground conditions improve. Thank you for your understanding and continued support. March/April 2024 Adventure Playground Closure Notice Due to persistent heavy rain and poor ground conditions, our Adventure Playground will remain closed for the initial week of the upcoming Easter Holidays. This...

22 Jan

Posted at 17:36h in Latest News

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Tree planting on Grimsthorpe Estate Tree surveys are crucial in monitoring the health of our woodlands and roadside trees. Ash dieback (Chalara Fraxinea) is becoming increasing prevalent across the UK, often forcing the removal of unstable and unsafe ash trees. Our dedicated Forestry Team have adapted to this challenge, and follow a comprehensive monitoring and restocking programme aimed at mitigating the impact on our woodland ecosystem. Recently the decision was made to remove around 50...

11 Oct

Posted at 15:53h in Latest News

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]This doublet, probably the best surviving example of one with a peascod (padded) belly, is part of a co-ordinating ensemble with matching trunk hose. It is an incredibly rare costume dating from 1600-1605. It probably belonged to Robert Bertie, Lord Willoughby de Eresby and would have been an extremely expensive outfit worn at special court occasions – perhaps at the coronation of James I in 1603. It has just returned from conservation treatment by...

07 Sep

Posted at 16:17h in Latest News

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Filming at Grimsthorpe Castle Grimsthorpe Castle, Park & Gardens will be closed for filming from Thursday 8th September until the end of the season (Thursday 29th September). We plan to reopen for October Half Term on Sunday 23rd October but we advise you to check the website and social media before travelling as the filming schedule may be subject to change.   Benefits of filming at Grimsthorpe The Grimsthorpe & Drummond Castle Trust exists to preserve the Castle for...

21 Jun

Posted at 16:25h in Gardens

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Roses are blooming throughout the gardens with the parterre hitting its best in June. As with all plants if something is grown in the same place for a long time the soil will eventually tire, and the plants will begin to suffer. This is the case with the rose parterre, and we are mid-way through a rejuvenation process where we are removing tired beds and replanting with new rose varieties which have better...

23 May

Posted at 13:47h in Gardens

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]A poem for May   "Now the bright morning-star, Day’s harbinger, Comes dancing from the East, and leads with her The flowery May, who from her green lap throws The yellow cowslip and the pale primrose. Hail, bounteous May, that dost inspire Mirth, and youth, and warm desire! Woods and groves are of thy dressing; Hill and dale doth boast thy blessing. Thus we salute thee with our early song, And welcome thee, and wish thee long."   -  John Milton, Song on a May Morning,...

08 Apr

Posted at 12:14h in Gardens

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]After what seems an age since we closed the gates last autumn, we are delighted to welcome you all back to Grimsthorpe to what we hope will be another enjoyable and floriferous year! April is a time for new beginnings, holidays, and changeable weather. After the shirt-sleeve warmth of March, April has arrived with a reminder that we are not to take the weather for granted as we have had numerous frosts with beautiful...

11 Mar

Posted at 18:43h in Gardens

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]March is a month of change and a month of doing in the garden. The weather can be unpredictable and a vigilant eye on the forecast is necessary to avoid being caught out by frosts or storms. As the Saxons foretold, Solmonath brought us great storms, rain, and subsequent mud! We were fortunate to not sustain any great damage here in the gardens during the three big storms of February but sadly a small...

09 Mar

Posted at 14:15h in Latest News

To raise money for our never-ending list of conservation projects within Grimsthorpe Castle, we will be collecting second-hand books to sell in our Gift Shop. If you are having a clear out and don't know what to do with your old books, please donate them to Grimsthorpe, and be sure to visit our Gift Shop when we are open for the season and treat yourself or a friend to a second-hand book! We welcome all genres for all ages, but particularly non-fiction...

10 Feb

Posted at 09:00h in Gardens

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]February has arrived after what has been an incredibly dry January having had just over 13mm of rain here at Grimsthorpe. This is not unusual but when compared to the 121mm of last January it nods towards the uncertain climate we live in. Throughout the ages, weather has been a high topic of conversation, particularly for us as gardeners. In Anglo-Saxon times February was known as Solmonath which is worryingly translated as “mud...