The Grimsthorpe Farm Shop to open in Grimsthorpe Castle near Bourne on October 18
A new farm shop is due to open at a castle this month.
The Grimsthorpe Farm Shop will open on Friday, October 18, at Grimsthorpe Castle, near Bourne.
Husband and wife team John and Lesley Berry, who used to run The Cholmeley Arms and Berry’s Farm Shop in Burton-le-Coggles, will be running the shop, previously used as a cycle hire shop.
John has a lifelong background in hospitality and food production and since retiring in 2023, he has missed running a farm shop.
The pair aim to bring fresh and local ingredients to the shop, including venison and game from the Grismthorpe estate.
The shop will also feature gifts from Grimsthorpe Castle.
The applicants had previously stated the shop would provide a “facility for both visitors to the castle park and gardens and locals to purchase high quality, local farm produce”.
It will be open throughout winter from Thursday to Saturday, from 10am until 5pm, with longer hours planned over Christmas.
The shop will be located in the courtyard, just before the park entrance and will share access to the gift shop and car park.
The new addition to Grimsthorpe Castle comes after South Kesteven District Council approved plans to turn its former cycle hire shop into the new farm and gift shop.
It is part of the castle’s plans to improve its visitor facilities, alongside previous plans being approved in 2021 for a new art gallery.