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CLOSED UNDER GOVERNMENT RESTRICTIONS

 

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Adult Â£4.50

Concession £4.00

Child £2

Family £10

 

The Shell Grotto
Grotto Hill
Margate
Kent, CT9 2BU

 

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2000 SQFT of  mosaic,

made  from  4.6 million shells,

in  70 fT of  undergound  tunnels.

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The Grotto's discovery in 1835 came as a complete surprise to the people of Margate... debate has raged about the Grotto's origins ever since

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Grotto Hill
Margate
Kent
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