Garden · Ware · Hertfordshire

Scott's Grotto

Scott's Grotto is a garden in Ware, Hertfordshire. It counts as a Grade II* listed park and garden. Within 15 km there are 36 more places to visit, starting with Hertford Castle Gate House (3.5 km).

Where

In Ware

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–23°C

In brief

Garden in Ware

Inside Ware

Scott's Grotto is inside Ware’s built-up area, with 6 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade II* listed park and garden

On the official list of protected heritage; Ware has 193 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

How the seasons run

Warm weather in Ware runs May to September, with highs of 18–23°C.

Jan8° / 2°61 mm

Feb9° / 2°46 mm

Mar11° / 3°40 mm

Apr14° / 5°43 mm

May18° / 7°46 mm

Jun21° / 10°51 mm

Jul23° / 13°47 mm

Aug23° / 13°59 mm

Sep20° / 10°49 mm

Oct15° / 8°70 mm

Nov11° / 4°64 mm

Dec8° / 2°61 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Ware, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Ware. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Ware’s full climate →

About

Scott's Grotto

Garden in Ware, Hertfordshire, England, UK.

In Ware, inside the town’s built-up area.

Ware’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Garden
Listed: Grade II* listed park and garden
Town: in Ware
Official site: scotts-grotto.org

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Getting your bearings

Scott's Grotto is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.

Towns near it

Which town is nearest

Hoddesdon, with 40,615 people, is the largest of the 8. Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.

1 · It’s in town

Ware

19,631 people · 8 places to visit

2 · 800 m west of it

Hertford

28,807 people · 11 places to visit

3 · 1.1 km southeast of it

Great Amwell

1,017 people · 9 places to visit

4 · 1.8 km south of it

Hertford Heath

2,830 people · 11 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Scott's Grotto is	People	Places to visit
Ware	It’s in town	19,631	8
Hertford	800 m west of it	28,807	11
Great Amwell	1.1 km southeast of it	1,017	9
Hertford Heath	1.8 km south of it	2,830	11
Stanstead Abbotts	2.6 km southeast of it	3,754	6
Thundridge and Wadesmill	2.7 km north of it	720	6
Hoddesdon	2.8 km south of it	40,615	13
High Cross	4.2 km north of it	853	4

Make a day of it

Combine it with these

Choose from 36 places within 15 km, such as 4 historic houses, a castle and an art gallery.

CastleHertford Castle Gate House3.5 km away 2

Historic houseHatfield House13 km away 3

Historic houseKnebworth House14 km away 4

Historic houseFanhams Hall2.3 km away 5

Art galleryHenry Moore Foundation8.9 km away 6

MuseumHertford Museum3.2 km away 7

ZooHertfordshire Zoo7.3 km away 8

Historic houseBrocket Hall14 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Scott's Grotto in questions

Where is Scott's Grotto?

Scott's Grotto is in Ware, Hertfordshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Scott's Grotto?

Garden in Ware, Hertfordshire, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Scott's Grotto?

May to September are the warmest months in Ware, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Scott's Grotto a listed building?

Yes: Grade II* listed park and garden.

What else is there to see near Scott's Grotto?

Within 15 km: Hertford Castle Gate House (3.5 km), Hatfield House (13 km), Knebworth House (14 km) and Fanhams Hall (2.3 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (8)

Hertford Castle Gate House: Caitlin from Hertfordshire, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hatfield House: Allan Engelhardt, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Knebworth House: Heron2 (Heron on en.wikipedia.org), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Fanhams Hall: Darren Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Henry Moore Foundation: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hertford Museum: Caitlin from Hertfordshire, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hertfordshire Zoo: William Warby from London, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Brocket Hall: Self, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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