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Places of Interest Nearby

Shell Grotto

Photo: Gernot Keller, CC BY-SA 2.5.

The Shell Grotto, sometimes called the Shell Temple, is an ornate underground shell grotto in the seaside town of Margate, Kent, England. The grotto, which has a passageway and main room, was dug out from chalk, a soft limestone common in the region. Shell Grotto is situated 2,300 feet southwest of The Oval Gardens.

Church of St Paul

Church

Photo: No Swan So Fine, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Church of St Paul is situated 1,300 feet southwest of The Oval Gardens.

St Stephen’s Methodist Church

Church

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St Stephen’s Methodist Church is situated 1,500 feet southwest of The Oval Gardens.

Places in the Area

Cliftonville

Suburb

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Cliftonville is a coastal area of Margate in the Thanet district of Kent, England. It includes the Palm Bay estate, built in the 1930s with wide avenues and detached and semi-detached houses with driveways, garages and gardens.

Palm Bay

Quarter

Photo: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Palm Bay is an area of Cliftonville, a suburb of Margate in Kent, England. The area is predominantly housing, but also has recreational land for the general public.

Margate

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Margate is a seaside resort on the north Kent coast, with a population in 2021 of more than 64,000. It's suffered the usual decline of English seaside towns but its beach is still thronged on warm summer weekends, and there are several places of interest for cold wet days.

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