Welcome to The Grotto in South Shields

The Grotto has nine rooms, including Standard King Rooms and Double Rooms with Private Bathroom, each with a sea view. Named rooms include the Sand Dancer and Sandpiper. The Grotto is a cave hotel dug into the cliff, with rooms above the beach and a lift from the cliff-top car park.

A lift connects the cliff-top car park with the hotel and beach. The Grotto is one of the very few cave bars in Europe, with a large bar, an inside cave bar with a pool room, a bistro, a heated terrace on the beach, and a seafood restaurant upstairs. Parking is on site, the hotel is non-smoking throughout, and kids' meals are available.

The seafood restaurant upstairs has offered beer-battered sea bass, lobster, seafood chowder, and Thai seafood broth. The bistro menu has included steak wrap, katsu cod burger, and Jack Blaster burger. Drinks are served in the cave bar and on the heated beach terrace.

The Grotto is on Marsden Beach below Marsden Rock, on the coast at South Shields. Sandhaven Beach is 2.7 km away, and Arbeia Roman Fort & Museum is 5 km from the hotel. Newcastle International Airport is 26 km away, and Tynemouth Castle and Priory is 17 km away.

Guest favorites include the scenic location, attentive staff, and service support. The hotel is dog-friendly and has a bar, a seafood restaurant, and on-site parking. Access to the beach is direct from the hotel, and the lift from the cliff-top car park reaches the rooms and the bar.

Location: Cave hotel on Marsden Beach below Marsden Rock

Rooms: Nine rooms with sea views, including Sand Dancer and Sandpiper

Dining: Seafood restaurant with beer-battered sea bass and lobster

Facilities: Cave bar with pool room and heated beach terrace

Access: Lift from cliff-top car park to hotel and beach

Amenities: Dog-friendly with kids' meals and on-site parking