Discover Lincolnshire 2020 Guide

Burghley House, the 16th century home
of the Cecil family, stands at the edge of
Stamford. The breathtaking landscapes
which surround it were designed by
‘Capability’ Brown and the Gardens of
Surprise will delight your senses.
On a smaller scale but no less beautiful,
Doddington Hall, near Lincoln, stands
much as it would have done when it was
designed in 1600. The kitchen and formal
gardens are a pleasure to wander all year
round with highlights such as Iris Week
in early June being especially popular. In
2020 the biennial Doddington Sculpture
Exhibition returns with work on show in
the house and gardens by local, national
and internationally renowned artists from
25th July to 6th September.
You have plenty of choice of other
impressive stately houses including the
fine Restoration architecture of Belton
House, the grandeur of Grimsthorpe
Castle or the Georgian country estate
elegance of Gunby Hall. The Italian
Garden at Belton was designed by Jeffrey
Wyattville while Gunby Hall, a large
country house near Skegness, boasts arch
pergolas of fruit trees and a walled garden
to the rear.
In the north of the county, Normanby
Hall, a classic country house, is home
to a farming museum, costume gallery,
Victorian walled garden and country park.
Post WWII many large houses in
Lincolnshire had fallen into disrepair and
were demolished but the walled gardens
of some have survived and been restored.
BELTON HOUSE
These gardens have a magic unique to
each location. Easton Walled Garden, near
Grantham is a delight year round while
offering themed events such as Sweet Pea
Week during July.
The Walled Garden at Baumber is a
work in progress where the rare double
Victorian walls shelter such surprises
as a wild swimming pond, borders of
specimen plants and a woodland walk.
GARDENS OF DELIGHT
Walled Garden at Baumber, Horncastle
www.walledgardenbaumber.co.uk
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Easton Walled Gardens, Grantham
www.eastonwalledgardens.co.uk
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Burghley House, Stamford
www.burghley.co.uk
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Belton House, Grantham
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/belton-house
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Doddington Hall, Doddington, Lincoln
www.doddingtonhall.com
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Gunby Hall, Skegness
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/gunbyestate-hall-and-gardens
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Belvoir Castle, Grantham
www.belvoircastle.com
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Grimsthorpe Castle, Bourne
www.grimsthorpe.co.uk
NORMANBY HALL
You will find details of gardens open
for charity in 2020 at: www.ngs.org.ok
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