4.6 million shells. 2000 sqft of mosaic. 70ft of tunnels. 1 subterranean mystery. 🐚✨ Open to enquiring minds since 1838.
Grotto Hill, Margate, Kent
Joined August 2012
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Join us this weekend for vintage fashion, homewares, vinyl and more, with lots of new sellers to discover, check out the Margate Flea Insta for some sneak peaks. instagram.com/margateflea/
Free entry to the Flea
Open Sat 22nd & Sun 23rd 11am - 4pm #margateflea #springflea #margate
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More people need to see this: The truly impressive, but largely unknown @shellgrotto in Margate. Who built it, when and why? And how many tea breaks were required before it was completed? #gotothegrotto #cliftonville #cliftonville #margate #walpolebay
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We’ve recovered a collection of globally important shells from Captain Cook’s fated third voyage, previously thought to have been lost for 40 years 🐚
See them on display at Chesters Roman Fort in Northumberland for the first time in 100 years 📍 👀
➡️ bit.ly/3Ta3j8A
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Yesterday the RNLI celebrated 200 years of keeping people safe in UK waters, having saved almost 150,000 people in that time from losing their lives at sea.
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Coming up at the Caves!
24th March in our community rooms- Local History Fair, come and chat with places from across Thanet and beyond about local heritage and history.
29th March to 14th April- join the flora and fauna fairies for an Easter adventure in the Caves.
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Local🏰heritage projects are getting ready for the season🌸and we need your help. Join us as a volunteer! Whether you can help welcome visitors, provide behind-the-scenes support, or offer your skills in another way, we would love to have you on board 🙏 heritagevolunteers.co.uk
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Digby Cave (No.1), Margate, UK by Sir William Orpen (1907) @artsmildura And a recent photo by @priorystudios
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We LOVE the Shell Grotto - if you haven't been, you need to go!
A big welcome to our new manager Nicky Paton who joins us from the similarly enigmatic Royston Caves in Herts. Apparently more at home below ground than above it, he's moved to #Margate to care for the Grotto & develop our visitor experience 🐚
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Full steam ahead to our Women in STEM themed half term. Join us from next Saturday, February 10th, to learn more about our very own Woman of Science, Margaret Bryan as well as those who have followed in her footsteps! Open every day 11am to 4pm
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Coming to see Father Christmas this week or just out and about in Margate? We’ve got yummy treats and delicious hot drinks to choose from in our cafe. Open 11-5 daily until the 23rd.
There’s still time to book your tickets for Father Christmas- bit.ly/ChristmasCaves
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We’re having a wonderful week with Father Christmas here at the Caves.
Good news- there’s still some bookings available- bit.ly/ChristmasCaves
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This festive season Father Christmas will be flying back to the Margate Caves for their ever-popular Christmas Caves 🎅🎄
Venture deep underground into the Caves and explore a sparkling subterranean wonderland, full of fairytale magic.
#margatecaves #isleofthanet #islemagazine
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He’s made a list and he’s checking it twice! Father Christmas has returned to the Caves and is ready to welcome the good children of Margate to the magical fairytale caves.
Tickets still available- bit.ly/ChristmasCaves
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🎄🌟✨ Get ready to jingle all the way at the Cliftonville Christmas Festival! 🎶 Join us for a day of merry music and festive fun! 🎅🎁
Let's make this a Christmas to remember! ✨ #CliftonvilleChristmas #FestiveFun #Margate #Cliftonville #Thanet #Ska #TheOvalBandstand #Ramsgate
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This weekend, come discover treasures at our Winter Flea. Vintage and retro clothes + accessories + homewares
Free entry to the Flea, open 11 - 4
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Over 26,000 shells and 3,000 hours later, a year-long project to conserve A la Ronde's Shell Gallery is now complete.
This 16-sided ornamental cottage near Exmouth, was designed by cousins Jane and Mary Parminter and inspired by their travels across Europe in the 18th century.
ALT Detail of intricate Shell Gallery pattern made up of over 26,000 shells and other materials designed by the Parminter cousins who created the National Trust's A la Ronde in Devon.
ALT Detail of intricate Shell Gallery pattern made up of over 26,000 shells and other materials designed by the Parminter cousins who created the National Trust's A la Ronde in Devon.
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Happy Pride Margate! Staff and volunteers are enjoying the pride events around Margate as well as at the Caves today. Have a great day 🏳️🌈
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Catch!!! We're playing frisbee in #Margate tonight! 🥏
Tune in to #SummerByTheSea on @channel5_tv at 8pm. 🍦🌊
ALT One a beach Susan wears a red Summer shirt and shorts. She is surrounded by a group of people who are also dressed for warm weather. Two of them hold frisbees. Everyone is smiling at the camera.
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Father Christmas flies back to us from 2 Dec for his 3rd sold out year! £12.50 per child, no extras to pay for. Tickets include Caves adventure, meeting Santa, gift and crafts. Sign up to our newsletter for exc pre-sale and early bird discounts. #Margate margatecaves.co.uk/sign-up
ALT An elf places decorations on a large tree in front of a cave painting of soldiers. The cave surround is white chalk.
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The Grade 1 listed shell temple in Margate is just simply amazing! I was blown away! Nobody really knows how old it is other than that it was ‘discovered’ in 1835. Theories abound. Shapes on the walls included flowers, arches and geometric shapes. Fascinating! @shellgrotto
