Marsden Grotto | Photo | Jake Howlett Gallery

Marsden Grotto May 25, 2004

The building you can see set in to the cliffs is Marsden Grotto. What was once a simple smuggler's cave, as far back as the 18th century, is now a pub and restaurant. Access is via the lift-shaft you can see or there are some stairs for the more energetic.

A Cokin Gradual Grey filter was used to avoid over-exposing the sky. Apparently this is a standard trick of the landscape photographer.

30s f/22 iso200 [w/ tripod] 10:18 PM

Comments (5):

D Singh spoke on Thursday 02^nd of December 2004 at 09:21 AM, saying:

Great place to go to but not easy to find information on the net.

shauna spoke on Monday 21^st of March 2005 at 10:02 PM, saying:

hiya well i was askin if the grotto is haunted
is it???????????????????????????????????????????

Linkman spoke on Sunday 27^th of November 2005 at 02:17 PM, saying:

I heard about glass who scared people who is inside the Grotto pub. I wanna see some info.

johnk spoke on Saturday 04^th of March 2006 at 09:10 PM, saying:

Had a nice spicy crab starter followed by red snapper. No gohsties just coffee to follow

Hellen Hamilton spoke on Monday 17^th of December 2007 at 10:19 PM, saying:

Jake, It's my best friend's 30th birthday at the end of January. I'm trying my best to find a picture of the Marsden Grotto to get framed as a present. My friend's dad used to work there as a chef in the restaurant. He passed away in 1993.I know it would mean so much to her if I got a framed picture. Ideally I would like a picture that was taken back then - but I do like this picture taken in 2004. Would you happen to know if it has changed very much?

Thanks

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