THE SHRUBBERY is situated roughly six miles south west of Doncaster town centre and about one mile west of the village of Wadworth.
The Shrubbery is as the name implies and was once a part of the grounds of Wadworth Hall.
To the untrained eye there isn't much to see at The Shrubbery today apart from a mixture of broadleaved decidious trees and the occasional shrubs. There's also a small pond, that is thought to have been an outdoor bathing pool.
It's what lies in the central area of The Shrubbery that makes The Shrubbery today historically important. There is three Gospel Wells. Now caged for safety reasons but still easy to view.
The wells were thought at one time to be of Spa quality and have great healing powers. But research carried out within the last ten years has proved the wells do not hold Spa Water.
The Wells were not wells as such, but cooling pools where the previous owners of Wadworth Hall stored their wines to "chill the drink" before drinking.
The Shrubbery is open to the general public free of charge. read more
