The Grotto Approximately 170 Metres to South East of the Durdans is a Grade II listed building in the Epsom and Ewell local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 July 1986. Grotto.

The Grotto Approximately 170 Metres to South East of the Durdans

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Epsom and Ewell
Constituency
Epsom and Ewell MP: Helen Maguire (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 July 1986
Type
Grotto
OS grid reference
TQ 208 593
Coordinates
51.31999, -0.26653
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Grotto, located approximately 170 metres southeast of The Durdans, is a structure likely dating from the early 18th century. It is made of earth-covered brick and flint and is set within a mound. A round archway provides access to the domed interior of the grotto, which features arched, coved niches for statues. Celia Fiennes described a grotto at Durdans around 1712, noting "an arch entirely dark, but at the entrance it is so large as 6 arched seats, and between carved stone very fine of all sorts of flowers, figures, fruits, the pillars or peers pretty broad."

Local climate

The Grotto Approximately 170 Metres to South East of the Durdans sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 76% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 68% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 71% 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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