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Oct 9, 20121 min read
Underground Thanet Event
The Friends of the Shell Grotto have announced their next event, which will be a fundraiser for our good pals at the Friends of Margate...
Sep 28, 20121 min read
Museum Metamorphosis
A collaboration with the Museum of British Folklore has resulted in a transformation in the way the Grotto is interpreted. Simon Costin...
Sep 9, 20121 min read
Heritage Angel Awards - Vote Now!
Update! Our conservators Adrian Powell and Rob Smith have made the final in the Best Craftsmanship category of the English Heritage Award...
Jul 7, 20121 min read
Heritage Angel Awards - We're Nominated!
We’re delighted to announce that the conservation works at the Shell Grotto have received two nominations in the English Heritage awards...
Apr 26, 20121 min read
A Whisperphonical Revelation!
Visitors often tell us little snippets of information, gleaned on previous visits sometimes decades ago. A frequent story featured the...


Feb 9, 20121 min read
Great British Railway Journeys: Out on DVD
Series 2 of the BBC series has been released on DVD. The Grotto Features in Episode 18, Canterbury to Margate. Presenter Michael Portillo...

Jan 31, 20121 min read
Oddfellow's Casino at the Grotto
Great video, with the Grotto as a haunting location, for Oddfellow’s Casino’s song We Will Be Here. It’s taken from their new album The...
Mar 7, 20111 min read
Obscura Day
Obscura Day is an annual international celebration of unusual places, a day of expeditions and back-room tours, revealing hidden...
May 31, 20101 min read
Making Country Tracks
The team from the BBC’s Country Tracks were with us today. Presenter Joe Crowley had visited Whitstable, where he sampled oysters, gone...