From the Kingswood Hertiage Museum…
The remarkable surviving Grade II 18th century garden of brass-worker William Champion with its astonishing hidden grotto will be open the weekend of 28th – 29th of May 2023 from 11:00 to 16:30 each day.
The concealed 18th century grotto, a unique remnant of Champion’s pleasure grounds, is open for these two days, allowing visitors to make their way through the fantastical gaping jaws of grotesque ‘faces’ into candle-lit tunnels, past a pool fed by a tumbling cascade which once flowed from Champion’s Brassworks. Beyond the grotto, they will discover the giant Statue of Neptune, once towering above a huge lake, the rare ‘snail’ viewing mound and ‘Echo Pond’ and Champion’s ‘summerhouse’ in the woods.
The Grotto is open Sunday 28th May – Monday 29th May from 11:00 -16:30 no booking required.
The unique 18th century garden pleasure garden is hidden behind Champion’s brass mill (now Kingswood Museum) and pin factory (the Clocktower). Access is from Tower Lane or the car park below Warmley House on Tower Road North. Toilets and a cafe are available at Kingswood Heritage Museum beside the garden in Tower Lane.
For more information please email [email protected] or contact Kingswood Museum on 0117 960 5664