Easton Park, (also known as Easton Walled Gardens), Grantham, England

Site is open to the public. Opening may be limited, please check Visitor Information for any restrictions.

Brief description of site

The River Witham flowing through this enclosed landscape park has been canalised and crossed by a balustraded bridge. Walled gardens, garden buildings and terrace gardens are attributed to Anthony Salvin in 1836 and have been restored since 2000, now open to the public as Easton Walled Gardens. There are acres of snowdrops and spring bulbs.

Brief history of site

Once owned by the Cistercian Abbots of Vaudey from nearby Grimsthorpe estate, Easton is a picturesque, well-wooded undulating estate watered by the winding River Witham which rises four miles south. In the mid-15th century John Eston Esq and Thomas Palfrey owned lands in Easton and Stoke. In 1592 Sir Henry Cholmeley of Cheshire bought Easton from James Bury. In 1805 part of his mediaeval manor house on a hill above the river was incorporated into a house built by High Sheriff and MP for Lincolnshire Montague Cholmeley (1772-1831, knighted in 1806). In 1836 Anthony Salvin (1799-1881) is thought to have designed the Jacobean Gatehouse and Stables and likely some Tudor-style garden buildings. Later, around 1865, the house was again largely rebuilt as a grand Victorian hall in the Elizabethan style, overlooking extensive ornamental terraced gardens in the formal French style that were already renowned. In 1951 the house was demolished, having been damaged by being requisitioned in World War 2. Restoration of the overgrown gardens began in 2001, with regular garden opening since 2004.

Location information:

OS Landranger Map Sheet Number:	130	Grid Ref:	SK930266
Latitude:	52.82891	Longitude:	-0.6211205

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