We are excited to be celebrating our 180th anniversary of opening to the public this week. Our archivist recently discovered a news...

We’ve made an exciting discovery! We’ve found 25 original Shell Grotto posters, dating back to the late 1980s – and we’re selling them to...

This week, we’re marking one of the most dramatic events in the Shell Grotto’s history. In October 1940, the Battle of Britain was being...

An underground mystery, our very own ghost in The Blue Lady, and (because we want some real Halloween atmosphere) maybe some cobwebs. The...

We recently discovered that Lewis Carroll came to see the Grotto, on this day – 28 September – in 1870. He described it in his diaries as...

Introducing our new range of greetings cards. Printed on card from sustainable sources, they’re £2.50 each and selling fast! Available...

The Olympic Park recently hosted Art Moves, an event celebrating the amazing world of mobile art vehicles. Kent has its very own Cultural...

The Grotto has appeared on many TV shows over the years and we’ve been working recently, with our archivist, to get all the dusty old VHS...

A collaboration with the Museum of British Folklore has resulted in a transformation in the way the Grotto is interpreted. Simon Costin...