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Shell Grotto, Margate
Tourist AttractionMargate
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Dog policy
Shell Grotto, Margate is a dog-friendly attraction in Margate, Kent. Dogs are welcome on a lead.
Small dogs are permitted to walk through the Grotto itself if carried, while the cafe and shop are fully dog friendly, so larger dogs can take turns enjoying a coffee while their owner explores
About
Discovered by chance in 1835, genuinely Kent's greatest unsolved mystery - 70 feet of winding underground passages decorated with an astonishing 4.6 million shells (whelks, cockles, limpets, winkles, oysters and scallops) forming intricate patterns of gods, goddesses and trees of life, with absolutely no definitive explanation of who built it or why.
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