Wednesday Walk ~ around Grimsthorpe Castle Park & Gardens, Bourne UK ๐ฌ๐ง
Hi all ๐๐ป
With this post Iโm joining in at the Wednesday Walk challenge and Make me Smile challenge. That are hosted by @tattoodjay and @elizacheng every week on Wednesday.
โผ๏ธHave a look: Here in the Wednesday Walk Community if you want to join in! or at @tattoodjay โs Post here: โWednesday Walk Teddys Beach Tiverton Rhode Islandโ
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Todayโs selection will be of 27 photographs, where I take you along on a visit to the Grimsthorpe Castle Park & Gardens in Bourne UK ๐ฌ๐ง
We visited it 5 April 2018 during a holiday to visit hubbies family in the UK
The Photographs in this post are taken with my old iPhone 5s, which is replaced since a few years now.
I will follow the time stamps on my photographs. So it looks like you are walking along with me ๐๐ป๐๐ป๐๐ป and see the surroundings through my eyes. ๐
Let me show you first its location on Google maps, see the yellow star โญ๏ธ :
Zooming in a bit:
It is surrounded by so much nature. A lovely location for sure.
The castleโs website you find Here!
Some information that aboveโs website States:
โIn 1516 Grimsthorpe and its lands were presented by Henry VIII as a wedding gift to William, 11th Lord Willoughby de Eresby and his Spanish bride, Maria de Salinas, lady-in-waiting and confidante of Henryโs Queen, Katherine of Aragon. Through many different titles bestowed upon their descendants over the last five hundred years โ the Duchess of Suffolk, the Earls and Marquesses of Lindsey, the Dukes of Ancaster and Kesteven, the Barons Gwydir and Aveland and the Earls of Ancaster โ the ownership of Grimsthorpe has remained in successive generations of the same family united under one ancient title, the Barony of Willoughby de Eresby.
This long and continuous occupation by the Willoughbys is reflected in the remarkable collection of art and furnishings to be found in the house today: an eloquent record of the characters and fortunes of a powerful and influential dynasty over half a millennium.
The Willoughby de Eresby family is one of three in England who still fulfill the hereditary office of Lord Great Chamberlain, the Monarchโs representative at the Palace of Westminster. Due to this role, Grimsthorpe houses one of the largest collections of royal thrones and furnishings outside the Royal Palaces.โ
โGardens: We are certain that thereโs been a garden at Grimsthorpe since the early 1500s and maybe even before that.
They have evolved over the years and there are still subtle changes taking place. The gardens never appear crowded and there are plenty of quiet corners where you can relax. There are also huge expanses of lawn where younger visitors can let off steam and have fun.โ
Letโs hold you not further in suspense and start our walk around the grounds:
We walk on the side of the castle towards the garden and have these lovely views.
Some different anglesโฆ
Looking back we see the Castle.
The castle seen from the lawn.
It looks so ancient and majestic, donโt you think? ๐
We are discovering the gardens closer by and can see different views, the manicured bushes make it rather interesting as there are lots of shapes in them. Even animalsโฆ
As you can see here. ๐
This statue can be found too, I thought it was best in black and white to give it a more vintage look ๐
Walking towards the edge of the gardens we see the large park that goes all around the castle grounds for miles on end ๐
Along this path we find benches with beautiful winged creatures ๐
Another view over the fieldsโฆ towards the large pond/lake.
Beautiful viewsโฆ it was a fresh and crisp day back than in April.
Walking further we discover more statues, this lion ๐ฆ can be found closer towards the castle.
We walked here to the other side of the castle to have a look. We see a large lawn and a fountain in the middle.
Closer look:
Made it a bit lighter for you to see more details. Look at the statues on the pillars.
Another angleโฆ ๐
We walk now further and are surrounded by wildflowers and treesโฆ ๐ณ๐ณ๐ธ๐ผ๐ธ๐ผ
Blue bells over the ground. ๐ฅฐ as you know we should share #alwaysaflower ๐
Views around usโฆ isnโt this lovely ๐ฅฐ
Small flowers in the most beautiful shades of purple ๐๐๐
It wasnโt busy when we went as you can see in my photos we were almost aloneโฆ
I noticed a butterfly and point it out for you, do you see it? Yesโฆ I knowโฆ I didnโt show you up close ๐
It would have flown away to quickly getting closer by.
Such a beautiful sightโฆ early #spring #flowers everywhere ๐
We walk now back to the castle to end this visit and our walk today, letโs go ๐
And thatโs all for todayโs post my friends, join me next time for more #adventures, #stories and #photographs ๐๐๐ป Even some #artworks once in a while will come by ๐จ
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!pinmapple 52.79259 lat -0.45250 long Wednesday Walk ~ around Grimsthorpe Castle Park & Gardens, Bourne UK ๐ฌ๐ง d3scr
As always awesome photographs and your photographs representing the beautiful UK. I'm in love with the place and wish to visit someday inshaAllah! I love your photography skill ๐
Have a nice day my friend ๐
Aaawww thank you so much for your lovely comment @shohana1 much appreciated! ๐ฅฐ
I hope you can visit a place like this one day ๐ค๐ป๐ค๐ป
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Looks like a great stately home. Reminds me of Downtown Abbey. Thanks for sharing. ๐
It was wonderful to walk there and take it all in. So much history.
Yes, now you say itโฆ downtown abbey like.
Happy to share. Have an awesome day @mypathtofire ๐๐ปโ๏ธ๐
Hello dear friend @littlebee4 good morning
What a lovely place for Wednesday's walk, I love the pictures of the flowers and natural surroundings on the property
The dazzling architecture, I like to see this type of buildings, I appreciate that you let us know this place
Have a nice day
Hello dear friend @jlufer good afternoon ๐๐ป๐
Thank you so much, it was the perfect combination. A park and beautiful gardens accompanied by some amazing architecture. Also so much history thereโฆ it was lovely to visit.
Happy to share my travels.
Thanks, you too have a wonderful day ๐๐ป๐
Wow, so beautiful castle! It looks like to be in a awesome tale ^_^
Thank you so much @silviabeneforti ๐๐๐ป
It looked like indeed, as it came right out of a tale.
Have a wonderful Thursday โ๏ธ๐ผ๐ธ
Indeed it does look magical and majestic, I visited a few castle on visits to the UK but not this one so great to see all the photos and read the history of it
the grounds are so well maintained and such a grand place
Thanks for joining Wednesday Walk :), I truly enjoy exploring the world virtually each Wednesday seeing walks from all around the globe and feeling I am there and experiencing it all myself, such as I did in your post just now :)
Thatโs great I could show you a castle that you havenโt visited yet ๐๐
This one was so beautiful to see, the garden and park was truly large.
Happy to share and be here @tattoodjay ๐๐ปโ๏ธ Have a nice evening and I hope you both are resting some moreโฆ
Thanks yea had a real lazy day
You to have a good night
Good to hear, lazy is good when feeling sick!
Thank youโฆ time to go to sleep hehehe ๐คญ enjoy your evening ๐๐ป
Looks like a great place to visit - and I want to know how they get the stripes on their lawn looking so vivid !!!
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It truly was a great place to visit.
Yesโฆ we thought the same. The colour difference is just insane. I have no idea how they do that. ๐
Thank you @hoosie have a great Thursday!
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Wow! This is just awesome! And yes, ancient and majestic it is indeed!
I am always intrigued by these kinds of buildings. They just have a kind of character...nostalgia...I don't even know what to call it. It's just special. I'm sure you know what I mean!
Thank you for sharing this with us, @littlebee4๐!
Enjoy your evening๐๐๐!
Thank you so much @jacoalberts ๐๐๐ป
Yes, I know what you meanโฆ they are just special. So much history and tales to tell.
Magical almost.
Happy to share my travels and adventures. Thank you for all the support my friend. Much appreciated!
Enjoy your evening too.
Good night ๐ด
You're welcome, @littlebee4!
Thank you and good night...one night later...lol, but hey...I'm getting there๐ ๐!
Thanks @jacoalberts ๐๐ป๐ no worriesโฆ all good and much appreciated!
You are welcome, good night to you too.
Have to go to sleep soonโฆ ๐ด๐ด๐ด exciting times tomorrow.
Enjoy your evening.
You are most probably somewhere traveling right now! Enjoy, @littlebee4๐๐๐!
I was hihihihi ๐คญ
Will post the journey a bit now in a post now ๐
I sure willll ๐ค
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Managed to post before our drive to our main destination. Just checked onโฆ now a tea and a rest.
And time to relax and enjoy the holidays. ๐๐ป๐
Awesome! I'll go to your profile and see if I can find it๐!
Coolโฆ if you didnโtโฆ here is the link : Travel post.
Have a lovely day further @jacoalberts ๐๐ป๐
Thank you, @littlebee4! I have found it and I have read about your awesome journey so far๐!
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You are welcome @jacoalberts
Thanks so much ๐๐๐ป๐ค much appreciated!
Have a great mid-week โ๏ธ
Thank you, @littlebee4! You too๐๐๐!
Thanks, you are welcomeโฆ ๐๐ปโ๏ธ
Yay! ๐ค
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What a stunning place to walk on! I love how perfectly trimmed the green bushes are. And true, the castle looks so majestic and grandโค
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Thanks a lot @ifarmgirl ๐๐๐ป
It was a great day and walkโฆ the gardens were so well maintained. Beautiful to see.
Enjoy your evening.
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It is on my bucket list to visit a castle one day before I die. We don't really have castles here in South Africa so I will have to travel quite far to do this. Thank you for taking me with you on your walk!
Hope you can one day @pixelhuntersam ๐ค๐ป๐ but maybe you donโt need to go as far.
Here in southern Spain we have a lot of castles too. ๐๐ค
Have a wonderful evening ๐๐ป
Sadly that is still half a planet away ๐
I knowโฆ ๐
Have a wonderful weekend further ๐๐ป๐ Bigg hugg ๐ค
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Isn't that just so elegant? I almost want to let out a sigh. I love bluebonnets and daffodils and all the lovely spring flowers. Spring has to be my favorite time of year, but, I say that about them all.
The winged benches, the sweeping lawns... everything about it was amazing.
Can we go inside now? :)
Yes, it sure is Denise. Love them too and spring is my favourite season. But I think I could fall in love with autumn too. In the right place.
It was such a lovely visit that day. I canโt remember whyโฆ but it wasnโt open that day to visit the inside.
So canโt show you.
Butโฆ we arrived โ๏ธโ๏ธ After two flight /all day traveling we are in Massachusetts for 2 weeks ๐ฅณ๐ฅณ๐๐ป๐๐ป๐คฉ๐คฉ
Yay. Letโs have fun.
Thanks @dswigle ๐๐ป๐ค๐ฅฐ big hug!
Definitely! I know just the place! :)
Glad you finally made it! All day??? Yikes! That is insane! Well, probably not, but, throw down the social media and go have fun!!! Don't be OCD! :)
Have fun!!! Love to you!
Yepโฆ me too I think hehehe ๐คญ
Just checked in at our main location.
Yep, we got up at 4:45 am and arrived at the stay at 20:00 pmโฆ US time, 02:00am my timeโฆ so it was a long day. I posted our journey in a post this morning ๐ค
Now Iโm going to take it easyโฆ and have fun on our holidays. So I will listen ๐
Thanks so much Denise, love to you too ๐ฅฐ
Have a great weekend @dswigle
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Oh that's a really beautiful place! So I know it's a while back, but what did you think of your trip to the uk?
The trips to the UK are to visit hubbies family and friends. I have been 5 times. He is British.
But to be honestโฆ only the last trip we took some time in between to explore a bit on our own. As visiting family we hop around 3 or 4 times. So it is definitely different than a holiday.
Itโs a beautiful place to explore for sure @edprivat I will do so more in the years to come.
Thank you. ๐๐
Happy Saturday!
I enjoyed going through the exterior of Grimsthorpe Castle Park. I suppose the insides were off limits?
What grandeur it must have been when it was in use... or is it still in use?
The trees and flowers outside are jut perfect!
Thank for bring us along @Littlebee4
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Yes, we couldnโt visit the inside of the castle that day. Not sure why anymore.
I think it is still in use and the family lives there.
Happy to have shown and could share this wonderful place to you.
Guess what!
Iโm in the US ๐คฉ๐คฉ๐๐ป๐๐ป Traveled all day and had 2 flights โ๏ธโ๏ธ
Yayโฆ letโs have fun on our holidays for 2 weeks.
Morning ๐๐ปโ๏ธ
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