Opening Times | Notices
Castle
Currently Closed
Reopen 30th April 2026
Park and Gardens
Currently Closed
Reopen 30th April 2026
Adventure Playground
Currently Closed
Reopen 30th 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. The Castle will be open for free flow and guided tours, with our new Sir John Vanbrugh Exhibition Open for the first time. Let the kids burn off their energy in the Adventure Playground, and enjoy a stroll in the gardens or around the lake for the first time in 2026.
Visit to see the Castle, Park and Gardens brought back to life again. We can’t wait for you to join us.
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 healthier, exclusive catering options from The March Hare.
Included in your admission ticket for Sunday 3 May – Thursday 7 May
Open Air Yoga at Grimsthorpe Castle
Sunday 3 May 2026 | 9am | The North Avenue
This summer at Grimsthorpe, we are embracing our inner zen. Join us for a peaceful, inclusive, open air yoga session on the North Avenue, set against the majestic backdrop of the castle. All abilities are welcome, just bring your mat! Tickets are first come – first serve.
Maximum capacity of 30 participants.
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.
