Kimbolton Castle, Kimbolton, England

The first castle on this site was built in 1197 by Geoffrey Fitzpiers, Chief Justiciar to King John. Between 1534 and 1536 Catherine of Aragon spent the last years of her life here. In 1585 a garden of four hectares is first indicated on an estate map, although it is possible that Anne, Dowager Duchess of Buckingham, had a garden at Kimbolton in 1470. From 1615 to 1950 the property and vast estate was owned by the Montague family, Dukes of Manchester.