Shell Grotto
A Grade I listed ornate 21m (70ft) subterranean passageway shell grotto. 57
About Shell Grotto Discovered in 1835, of unknown origin!
Almost all the surface area of the walls and roof is covered in mosaics created entirely of seashells, totalling about 2,000 square feet of mosaic, or 4.6 million shells.
Nearest Facilities Open daily 2 - 27 April, 10am - 5pm
Closed Mon Closed Tue Closed Wed Thu 11 am – 4 pm Fri 11 am – 4 pm Sat 11 am – 4 pm Sun 11 am – 4 pm
Nearby Attractions and Places to Visit TKE Studios a couple of hundred meters away
Closed Wed Margate Gallery
Margate Caves a few hundred meters away
Open 10 am – 5 pm Margate Attraction
Salon Gallery a few hundred meters away
Open 10 am – 6 pm Margate Gallery
The Lido Stores less than half a mile away
Open 11 am – 4 pm Margate Gallery
Carl Freedman Gallery less than half a mile away
Open 12 –5 pm Margate Gallery
Margate Lido Complex less than half a mile away
Margate Attraction
Kavel Rafferty less than half a mile away
Margate Gallery
Anthony Giles Studio less than half a mile away
Closed Wed Margate Gallery
King Street Studio and Gallery less than half a mile away
Open 9:30 am – 4 pm Margate Gallery
Eclectic Art Gallery less than half a mile away
Closed Wed Margate Gallery
Quench Gallery less than half a mile away
Closed Wed Margate Gallery
Gallery 7 less than half a mile away
Closed Wed Margate Gallery
Pie Factory less than half a mile away
Open 11 am – 5 pm Margate Gallery
Crab Museum less than half a mile away
Closed Wed Margate Museum
Anthony Wait Gallery less than half a mile away
Margate Gallery
Margate Old Town less than half a mile away
Margate Attraction
Liminal Gallery less than half a mile away
Closed Wed Margate Gallery
Old Kent Market less than half a mile away
Open 10 am – 8 pm Margate Attraction
Nearby Places of Interest and Things to See Catherine Chinatree & Peter NichollsRise Up Residency a couple of hundred meters away
Margate Mural
Jordan T GrayRise Up Residency a couple of hundred meters away
Margate Mural
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Martin WhatsonRise Up Residency a couple of hundred meters away
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St Michael and St Bishoy Church a few hundred meters away
Margate Church
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Margate Mural
Saint Paul's Church a few hundred meters away
Margate Church
Dane Park Fountain a few hundred meters away
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Historic Telephone Box a few hundred meters away
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Dalby Square Gardens a few hundred meters away
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The Salvation Army a few hundred meters away
Margate Church
United Reformed Church a few hundred meters away
Margate Church
Margate War Memorial a few hundred meters away
Margate Landmark
Trinity Memorial Gardens a few hundred meters away
Margate Park
Dane Park less than half a mile away
Margate Park
Union Church less than half a mile away
Margate Church
David ShillinglawRise Up Residency less than half a mile away
Margate Mural
College Square Sculpture less than half a mile away
Margate Sculpture
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Open 9:30 am – 10 pm Margate Activity
Blue Wave Pool & Gym a few hundred meters away
Open 6:30 am – 9 pm Margate Sports Club
Dane Park Bowls Club a few hundred meters away
Margate Sports Club
Infinity Fitness UK Margate less than half a mile away
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Lido Snooker & Pool Club less than half a mile away
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Bugsy's Tenpin Bowling less than half a mile away
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Frames Snooker & Pool Club less than half a mile away
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Margate Yacht Club less than half a mile away
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Lost Island Adventure Golf less than half a mile away
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Tom Thumb Theatre less than half a mile away
Margate Theatre
Tivoli Amusements less than half a mile away
Margate Activity
Cliftonville Outdoor Bowls Club under a mile away
Margate Sports Club
Margate Amusements under a mile away
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Widget's World under a mile away
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Community Sauna under a mile away
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Thanet Indoor Bowls Club under a mile away
Margate Sports Club
Walpole Bay Bowls Club under a mile away
Margate Sports Club
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Open 11 am – 11 pm Dane Park Kiosk a couple of hundred meters away
Open 10 am – 5 pm The Master Cook a couple of hundred meters away
Open 3 –11 pm Oast a couple of hundred meters away
Closed Wed Mori Mori a couple of hundred meters away
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Dipfingers a couple of hundred meters away
Open 12 –9 pm Eata Pizza a couple of hundred meters away
Open 5 –10 pm Kebab House a couple of hundred meters away
Open 2 pm – 12 am New Shanghai a couple of hundred meters away
Open 4:30 –9:30 pm Best Beano Cafe & Restaurant a couple of hundred meters away
Open 7 am – 5 pm Doubloons a couple of hundred meters away
Closed Wed The Good Egg a couple of hundred meters away
Open 9:30 am – 4 pm Thanet Tasty Chicken a couple of hundred meters away
Open 12 –11 pm Margate Tandoori a few hundred meters away
Open 5:00 –10:30 pm The Dalby Cafe a few hundred meters away
Open 7 am – 2:30 pm Direct Pizza a few hundred meters away
Open 11 am – 11 pm The Margate Caves Cafe a few hundred meters away
Happy Cafe & Family Restaurant a few hundred meters away
Open 7 am – 5 pm Nearby Drinks The Mulberry Tree less than a hundred meters away
Open 11 am – 11 pm Best Beano Cafe & Restaurant a couple of hundred meters away
Open 7 am – 5 pm Doubloons a couple of hundred meters away
Closed Wed The Last Light a few hundred meters away
Open 11 am – 11 pm The Dalby Cafe a few hundred meters away
Open 7 am – 2:30 pm The Margate Caves Cafe a few hundred meters away
Happy Cafe & Family Restaurant a few hundred meters away
Open 7 am – 5 pm 101 Social Club a few hundred meters away
Open 6 –11 pm Rose in June a few hundred meters away
Open 4 –11 pm Cliffs a few hundred meters away
Open 8:30 am – 4 pm Bar Nicoletta a few hundred meters away
Closed Wed Lilie's a few hundred meters away
Open 6 –9 pm Forts Cafe a few hundred meters away
Open 8 am – 4 pm The George & Heart a few hundred meters away
Open 12 –11 pm CAMP less than half a mile away
Open 6 –11 pm Bar Nothing less than half a mile away
Closed Wed Daisy less than half a mile away
Open 6 –10 pm Olympia Cafe less than half a mile away
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