Saturday 20 June & Sunday 21 June

Please note that all activities and workshops will take place in the Castle. If you would like access to activities and workshops, please book a Castle Park and Gardens Ticket.

Season Ticket and Historic Houses card holders are permitted entry on these days.

Opening Hours: 10:00am – 5:00pm (last entry 4:30pm)

Storytelling | Saturday Only | 10:30 | 11:30 | 13:30 | 14:30 

This fast-paced, interactive 20-minute family storytelling performance hurtles through the many hats of one of Britain’s most surprising figures. Storytelling will take place at various times throughout the day. Perfect for families and curious minds of all ages.

Hats Off to Vanbrugh! Family Drop In Design Session | Saturday & Sunday | 10:00 - 12:00 & 13:00 - 15:00

Become both architect and costume designer in this fun, hands-on session inspired by the life and work of Sir John Vanbrugh. Drop in at any time and design your very own wearable work of architecture inspired by the design of Grimsthorpe Castle. Think like an architect as you build a three-dimensional design that can be worn, displayed, and taken home

Big, Bold & Baroque: A Vanbrugh Architecture Adventure | Saturday & Sunday | 11:00 - 12:00 | 13:15 - 14:15 | 14:30 - 15:30 

In this lively, hands-on family workshop, you’ll explore the extraordinary life and buildings of Sir John Vanbrugh through movement, imagination, and play.  Vanbrugh believed imagination could build anything – stories, buildings and ideas. In this workshop, families will discover that they can too.