Grotto at Head of Lake,Croome Park is a Grade II listed building in the Malvern Hills local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 March 1968. Grotto.

Grotto at Head of Lake,Croome Park

WRENN ID
third-balcony-russet
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Malvern Hills
Constituency
West Worcestershire MP: Dame Harriett Baldwin (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
25 March 1968
Type
Grotto
Address
Grotto at Head of Lake,Croome Park, Croome D'Abitot
OS grid reference
SO 879 448
Coordinates
52.1016, -2.17787
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The grotto at the head of the lake in Croome Park is a picturesque structure dating from around 1795, likely designed by James Wyatt. It is constructed of vermiculated stone and features two rough arched recesses. On the east side, there is a broken Coade stone plaque with a Latin inscription. The grotto once housed a Coade stone statue of a nymph.

Local climate

Grotto at Head of Lake,Croome Park receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 65% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 70% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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