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CLOSED UNDER GOVERNMENT RESTRICTIONS
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Adult £4.50
Concession £4.00
Child £2
Family £10
The Shell Grotto
Grotto Hill
Margate
Kent, CT9 2BU


2000 SQFT of mosaic,
made from 4.6 million shells,
in 70 fT of undergound tunnels.

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HISTORY OF
THE SHELL GROTTO
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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