The early-seventeenth-century Wothorpe Towers was a lodge that was once part of the Burghley estate, built by Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, eldest son of William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley. After Thomas' death, the Towers were leased to George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, then used as a dower house and finally, part dismantled to provide an eye-catcher in the newly landscaped park. The whole historic site was purchased by the Griffins in 2004 - after carrying out extensive works to remove the building from the Heritage at Risk Register, the family have placed the monument in the care of the Wothorpe Towers Preservation Trust, and are restoring the gardens and surrounding buildings, which are now their home.