Spooky photos have been shared of a hidden grotto in North Wales.

This hidden grotto holds extensive underground passages that are beautifully adorned with unique carvings, assorted shells, quartz, and pieces of blue and green glass.

All gradually succumbing to nature.

Recently, photographer Lindsey Banks, who's Instagram page is @cosmicgoth_photography, shared photos from the grotto.

Sharing the photos, she said: "Few pics from my adventures to Talacre Abbey. The grotto was like a movie set from Pan's Labyrinth."

This mystic arrangement of tunnels and coves was once a part of Talacre Abbey, situated in Gronant, near Prestatyn.

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The estate traces back to the Mostyn baronets who lived there during the 17th Century, and thereafter to the Benedictine nuns.

Historically, grottoes were a favoured addition to grand English homes, inspired by grotto shrines in ancient Greece and Italy's Roman era, often serving as mini temples dedicated to water deities.

Previously, an urban explorer, who asked not to be named, set out to find and explore the Talacre Abbey grotto.

They said: “It’s definitely something you don't see every day. It feels like Middle Earth.

“It’s locked off from the rest of the world but quite easily accessible once you find what you are looking for.

"You can get lost among the passageways, in tunnels and chambers beneath the main build.

“On the wall of the chambers there is a carving of death, not too far from a statue of a headless monk, then a cyclops and even stone tables with griffin legs.

“I also noticed faces and what looked like a dragon head among the wall carvings.”

The grotto was added to the gardens of Talacre Abbey at the end of the nineteenth century and was reportedly first shown on the 1899 Ordnance Survey.

“It’s really something to be admired,” said the photographer.

“The craftsmanship of the chambers and its contents is beautiful.

“It’s easy to get lost inside its wonders…it even has carved out tables and what looks like chaise lounges.”