Scott's Grotto is a series of interconnected chambers, extending some 67ft into the chalk hillside. It is rumoured to have cost £10,000 and is thought to have taken 30 years to complete. The chambers and tunnels are lined with shells, flints and pieces of coloured glass, some donated by friends. On top of the hill above the tunnels there is a summer house which would have commanded a wonderful view over the town of Ware. The picture below shows the inside of the Council Chamber as labelled on Mr R T Andrews's 1900 Plan of the Grotto. This chamber is the most highly decorated and has seats inset into its wall. One of these seats even has the word FROG written in shells, referring to his wife, Sarah Frogley.

Scott's Grotto is now open from 24th July with our normal opening hours, Saturdays and Bank Holiday Mondays from 2-4.30, with extra openings for a special "Enchanted Grotto" event from the 26th July to 8th August - See here for details.

Booking isn't necessary - Visitors are asked to check in, either by self-scanning or providing contact details, to use the hand sanitiser provided and to wear masks or face covering if possible within the Grotto itself or the Summerhouse.