Four miles northwest of Bourne on the A151 lies the country house known as Grimsthorpe Castle in Lincolnshire, England. It is part of a 3,000-acre park that Capability Brown landscaped with lakes, forest, and rolling pastures. The towers and outlying pavilions of Grimsthorpe evoke the bastions of a large stronghold in classical garb, despite the fact that it is not a castle in the traditional meaning of the word. The de Eresby family has lived in Grimsthorpe since 1516. On the crest of a ridge ... (Read More)