Shell Grotto

The Shell Grotto, sometimes called the Shell Temple, is an ornate underground shell grotto in the seaside town of , , England. The grotto, which has a passageway and main room, was dug out from chalk, a soft limestone common in the region.
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  • Opening hours: Wednesday—Sunday 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: an ornate subterranean passageway in Margate, Kent, UK. Grade I listed building
  • Also known as: “Shell Grotto, Margate” and “The Grotto”
  • Address: Grotto Hill, Margate, CT9 2BU

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Margate Caves and Tudor House.

Photo: Clint Mann, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The are a tourist attraction in . The caves were originally dug as a chalk mine in the area between Margate and . The caves were opened as Victorian seaside attraction in 1863 under the fictional name The Vortigern Caves. is situated 1,100 feet northwest of Shell Grotto.

Museum
Photo: Geni, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a museum, which is situated 1,400 feet northwest of Shell Grotto.

Church
Photo: No Swan So Fine, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 890 feet northeast of Shell Grotto.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Margate and Cliftonville.

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a seaside resort on the north 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.

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

Quarter
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is an area of , a suburb of in , England. The area is predominantly housing, but also has recreational land for the general public.

Shell Grotto

Latitude
51.38775° or 51° 23′ 16″ north
Longitude
1.38943° or 1° 23′ 22″ east
Levels
1
Wheelchair access
no
Open location code
9F3399QQ+3Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 589057373
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q7493665
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Italian—“Shell Grotto” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Խեցիների քարանձավ”
  • Basque: “Shell Grotto (Margate)”
  • Basque: “Shell Grotto”
  • Esperanto: “Konkogroto de Margate”
  • French: “Shell Grotto”
  • Hungarian: “Shell Grotto”
  • Italian: “Shell Grotto”

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