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Grim's Dyke hotel is a grade II listed building.  It was originally designed by Norman Shaw, one of the leading lights of the Arts and Crafts movement.  Gables, half-timbering, ornanmental tile hanging, and tall chimneys are key features of the house's flamboyant late Elizabethan/Gothic style.   

The house's eccentric style attracted the librettist W.S. Gilbert, who took up residence from 1891 until his death in 1911.  Carved wooden monkeys and a 15 foot pink alabaster fireplace, adorn the hotel's restaurant area.  

Forty acres of flourishing gardens, still surround the house. Gilbert's greatest joy was the lake area where he regularly bathed, and ironically this was where he met his untimely death on the 29th May 1911.

Guided tours of the gardens and the house are available with afternoon tea.  

Website : www.grimsdyke.com   Tel: 020 8385 3100