grotto

A short distance away is a shelf of vintage mystery paperbacks that, when pressed in the correct spots, opens onto a kind of grotto.

It felt like sifting through the treasures inside Ariel’s’ underwater grotto; even the tiniest trinket was etched with perfect, arcane meaning.

Three months ago, the grotto looked like a desert rock formation studded with pink Chiclets.

Mark Roberts, 62, started his new job during the Covid pandemic and has spent thousands of pounds on his suit, sleigh, reindeer and grotto.

Her roles included helping to run the toy shop where the park's Santa had his grotto.