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Margate Caves

Recommended
Open, closes
1 Northdown Road, Cliftonville, Margate, CT9 1FG
All-Weather Child-Friendly Venue Hire
The Caves are over 90m long and up to 12m high.

About Margate Caves

Originally an Iron Age settlement, chalk mining began on the site in the 18th century.

Rediscovered 100 years later, the caves have been welcoming visitors since 1863.

Nearest Transport

Trinity Square Car Parkless than a hundred meters away
Upper Grove On-Street Parkinga few hundred meters away
Community By Shell Recharge Charging Stationa couple of hundred meters away
Margate Stationunder a mile away
College Square Bike Racka few hundred meters away

Opening Hours

Last admission 4.30pm
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

Related Food and Drink

The Margate Caves Cafe

nearby
Margate
££ Cafe

Other Popular Attractions and Places to Visit Near Margate Caves

Joseph Wales Studios

a couple of hundred meters away
Open
Margate
Gallery

King Street Studio and Gallery

a few hundred meters away
Open
Margate
Gallery

Anthony Giles Studio

a few hundred meters away
Open
Margate
Gallery
Shell Grotto

Shell Grotto

a few hundred meters away
Open
Margate
Attraction

TKE Studios

a few hundred meters away
Closed Fri
Margate
Gallery

Eclectic Art Gallery

a few hundred meters away
Open
Margate
Gallery

Liminal Gallery

a few hundred meters away
Open
Margate
Gallery

Gallery 7

a few hundred meters away
Open
Margate
Gallery

Anthony Wait Gallery

a few hundred meters away
Margate
Gallery
Crab Museum

Crab Museum

a few hundred meters away
Open
Margate
Museum

Pie Factory

a few hundred meters away
Open
Margate
Gallery

The Lido Stores

a few hundred meters away
Open
Margate
Gallery
The freshly painted red front of the Old Kent Market, viewed from across the road near the Turner Contemporary.

Old Kent Market

a few hundred meters away
Open
Margate
Attraction
The Turner Contemporary architectural shape, viewed from Margate Harbour Arm.

Turner Contemporary

a few hundred meters away
Open
Margate
Gallery
The iconic Lido sign with large red light at the top.

Margate Lido Complex

a few hundred meters away
Margate
Attraction
The picturesque tree-lined square of Margate Old Town with the Margate Museum to the right, and the outdoor seating of the various pubs, cafes and shops.

Margate Old Town

a few hundred meters away
Margate
Attraction

Kavel Rafferty

a few hundred meters away
Margate
Gallery

Carl Freedman Gallery

a few hundred meters away
Open
Margate
Gallery
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Popular Places of Interest and Things to See Near Margate Caves

Margate War Memorial

a couple of hundred meters away
Margate
Landmark

Trinity Memorial Gardens

a couple of hundred meters away
Margate
Park

John Le Mesurier and Hattie JacquesActors

a couple of hundred meters away
Margate
Blue Plaque
Martin Whatson

Martin WhatsonRise Up Residency

a couple of hundred meters away
Margate
Mural

Jon OdellMarble Plaque

a few hundred meters away
Margate
Plaque

Joseph Mallord William TurnerPainter

a few hundred meters away
Margate
Blue Plaque

George MorlandPainter

a few hundred meters away
Margate
Blue Plaque

Fort Green

a few hundred meters away
Margate
Park
Margate Beacon

Margate Beacon

a few hundred meters away
Margate
Landmark

Francis CobbBanker & Brewer

a few hundred meters away
Margate
Blue Plaque
Catherine Chinatree & Peter Nicholls

Catherine Chinatree & Peter NichollsRise Up Residency

a few hundred meters away
Margate
Mural
Jordan T Gray

Jordan T GrayRise Up Residency

a few hundred meters away
Margate
Mural
College Square Sculpture

College Square Sculpture

a few hundred meters away
Margate
Sculpture

Margate College PlaquePlaque

a few hundred meters away
Margate
Plaque

Union Church

a few hundred meters away
Margate
Church

Phyllis BroughtonDancer and Actress

a few hundred meters away
Margate
Blue Plaque

United Reformed Church

a few hundred meters away
Margate
Church
The Lifesavers

The LifesaversRise Up Residency & RNLI Margate

a few hundred meters away
Margate
Mural
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Popular Activities and Things to Do Near Margate Caves

The Escapement Margate

a few hundred meters away
Open
Margate
Activity

Infinity Fitness UK Margate

a few hundred meters away
Margate
Sports Club

Margate Yacht Club

a few hundred meters away
Margate
Sports Club

Lido Snooker & Pool Club

a few hundred meters away
Open
Margate
Activity

Blue Wave Pool & Gym

less than half a mile away
Open
Margate
Sports Club

Bugsy's Tenpin Bowling

less than half a mile away
Open
Margate
Activity

Lost Island Adventure Golf

less than half a mile away
Open
Margate
Activity

The Flamingo

less than half a mile away
Open
Margate
Amusement

Dane Park Bowls Club

less than half a mile away
Margate
Sports Club

Tivoli Amusements

less than half a mile away
Margate
Amusement

Ken's Bikes

less than half a mile away
Open
Margate
Activity

CTRL ALT ESC - Escape Rooms

less than half a mile away
Open
Margate
Activity

Margate Amusements

less than half a mile away
Open
Margate
Amusement

Widget's World

less than half a mile away
Open
Margate
Amusement

Frames Snooker & Pool Club

under a mile away
Open
Margate
Sports Club

Dreamland Arcades

under a mile away
Open
Margate
Amusement

Tom Thumb Theatre

under a mile away
Margate
Theatre
Sea Scrub Sauna

Sea Scrub Sauna

under a mile away
Open
Margate
Activity
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Nearby Beaches

Remnants of the former jetty with the Anthony Gormley installation Another Time at Fulsam Rock Beach.

Fulsam Rock Beach

a few hundred meters away
Margate
Beach
The wide Margate Main Sands, north-east towards the Harbour Arm and Turner Contemporary.

Margate Main Sands

less than half a mile away
Margate
Beach
A view west along Walpole Bay Beach with the large tidal pool.

Walpole Bay Beach

under a mile away
Margate
Beach
Palm Bay Beach

Palm Bay Beach

just over a mile away
Margate
Beach
A view east following Westbrook Promenade towards Margate.

Westbrook Bay Beach

just over a mile away
Margate
Beach

Popular Eats Near Margate Caves

Direct Pizza

less than fifty meters away
Open
Margate
££Pizza

Hays Hot Sandwiches

a couple of hundred meters away
Open
Margate
££Chicken & Burgers

Habibi

a couple of hundred meters away
Open
Margate
£££Lebanese

The Good Egg

a couple of hundred meters away
Open
Margate
££Mediterranean

Thanet Tasty Chicken

a couple of hundred meters away
Open
Margate
££Chicken

The Master Cook

a few hundred meters away
Open
Margate
££Pizza

Lilie's

a few hundred meters away
Open
Margate
£££Tapas

Oast

a few hundred meters away
Open
Margate
£££ Bakery

Thao Thao

a few hundred meters away
Open &
Margate
££Vietnamese

Family BBQ Kebab Pizza

a few hundred meters away
Open
Margate
££Kebabs & Pizza

Mori Mori

a few hundred meters away
Open &
Margate
£££Japanese & Izakaya

Bottega Caruso

a few hundred meters away
Open &
Margate
£££Italian

F.A.T Bagel

a few hundred meters away
Open
Margate
£££Sandwiches

Margate Tandoori

a few hundred meters away
Open
Margate
£££Indian

Mullins Brasserie

a few hundred meters away
Open &
Margate
£££European & Caribbean

Bow's Kitchen

a few hundred meters away
Open
Margate
££Thai

The Pickled Fox

a few hundred meters away
Open
Margate
£££Pizza

Rise & Bun

a few hundred meters away
Open
Margate
££Coffee
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Popular Drinks Near Margate Caves

Rose in June

a couple of hundred meters away
Open
Margate
££ Pub

Doubloons

a couple of hundred meters away
Open
Margate
££ Cafe

Best Beano Cafe & Restaurant

a couple of hundred meters away
Open
Margate
££ Cafe

Lost Cargo

a couple of hundred meters away
Open
Margate
££ Cafe

The George & Heart

a couple of hundred meters away
Open
Margate
££ Pub

Lilie's

a few hundred meters away
Open
Margate
£££Tapas

Fort Road Hotel

a few hundred meters away
Open
Margate
£££ Hotel

The Mulberry Tree

a few hundred meters away
Open
Margate
££ Pub

Forts Café

a few hundred meters away
Open
Margate
££ Cafe

The Little Fish Cafe

a few hundred meters away
Open
Margate
££ Cafe

Wig and Pen

a few hundred meters away
Open
Margate
££ Pub

The Pickled Fox

a few hundred meters away
Open
Margate
£££Pizza

The New Odds Club

a few hundred meters away
Open
Margate
££ Bar

Lulu's Gelato

a few hundred meters away
Open
Margate
££Coffee & Icecream

Bar Nothing

a few hundred meters away
Open
Margate
££ Bar

Northern Belle

a few hundred meters away
Open
Margate
£££ Pub

Olby's Soul Café

a few hundred meters away
Open
Margate
£££Tex-Mex & Caribbean

The Little Prince

a few hundred meters away
Open
Margate
££ Pub
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Accommodation Near Margate Caves

Victoria Hotel

a couple of hundred meters away
Margate
£££ Hotel

Margate Bay Guest House

a couple of hundred meters away
Margate
£££ Bed And Breakfast

Crescent Victoria Hotel

a couple of hundred meters away
Margate
££££ Hotel

The George & Heart

a couple of hundred meters away
Open
Margate
££ Pub

Modja Modja House

a few hundred meters away
Margate
£££ Bed And Breakfast

Fort Road Hotel

a few hundred meters away
Open
Margate
£££ Hotel

Old Town House by Ezestays

a few hundred meters away
Margate
£££ Bed And Breakfast

Northern Belle

a few hundred meters away
Open
Margate
£££ Pub

Margate House

a few hundred meters away
Margate
£££ Hotel

Sherwood Hotel

less than half a mile away
Margate
£££ Hotel

Angela’s Rooms

less than half a mile away
Margate
£££ Bed And Breakfast

The Beetroot

less than half a mile away
Margate
£££ Hotel

The Reading Rooms

less than half a mile away
Margate
£££ Bed And Breakfast

No. 42 by GuestHouse

less than half a mile away
Margate
£££ Hotel

Margate Suites

less than half a mile away
Margate
£££ Bed And Breakfast

Cliftonville Townhouse

less than half a mile away
Margate
£££ Bed And Breakfast

Rosslyn Court

less than half a mile away
Margate
£££ Bed And Breakfast

Hopewell Margate

less than half a mile away
Margate
£££ Bed And Breakfast
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