Grotto
Grotto is a garden in Calke, South Derbyshire District, England. Grotto is situated nearby to the museum Calke Abbey, as well as near Walled Gardens.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Calke Abbey and Staunton Harold Reservoir.
Calke Abbey
Museum
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Calke Abbey is a Grade I listed country house near Ticknall, Derbyshire, England, in the care of the charitable National Trust. The site was an Augustinian priory from the 12th century until its dissolution by Henry VIII. Calke Abbey is situated 710 feet southwest of Grotto.
Staunton Harold Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: LlamaBear, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Staunton Harold Reservoir is a large reservoir under the management of Severn Trent Water, located between Melbourne and Ticknall in Derbyshire, England.
Melbourne Hall
Manor estate
Photo: Mark Anderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Melbourne Hall is a Georgian style country house in Melbourne, Derbyshire, previously owned by the 2nd Viscount Melbourne, British Prime Minister from 1835 to 1841. Melbourne Hall is situated 2 miles northeast of Grotto.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Calke and Ticknall.
Calke
Hamlet
Photo: Phil Myott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Calke is a small village and civil parish in the South Derbyshire district of Derbyshire, England. It includes the historic house Calke Abbey, a National Trust property, although the main entrance to its grounds is from the neighbouring village of Ticknall, where the population of Calke is included.
Ticknall
Village
Photo: Rpriv2000, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ticknall is a small village and civil parish in South Derbyshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 Census was 642. Situated on the A514 road, close to Melbourne, it has three pubs, several small businesses, and a primary school.
Melbourne
Photo: PJMarriott, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Melbourne is a market town and civil parish in South Derbyshire, England. It was home to Thomas Cook, founder of the eponymous travel agency, and has a street named after him.
Grotto
- Type: Garden
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Calke, South Derbyshire District, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.80055° or 52° 48′ 2″ northLongitude
-1.45293° or 1° 27′ 11″ westOpen location code
9C4WRG2W+6ROpenStreetMap ID
way 431216264OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=garden
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