Artist Paul Hazelton, from Margate, says he feels it is his responsibility to restore the damaged wall of the Shell Grotto An artist is undertaking painstaking work to restore parts of the original ...

Margate has been described as one of the most vibrant and exciting seaside resorts in the country. It has seen a huge revival in recent years with the arrival of the Tate Contemporary art gallery, ...

11:00, Sat, May 31, 2025 Updated: 11:05, Sat, May 31, 2025 The UK is blessed with hundreds of beautiful seaside towns. Each has something different to offer, and some even hold secrets not many are ...

Who built the Shell Grotto, and why do we care so much? By Gabrielle Schwarz Six years ago, during a trip to the seaside town Margate, England, my family and I visited a site known as the Shell Grotto ...

The Shell Grotto in Margate, Kent, is a beautiful subterranean passageway that was discovered by chance in 1835. The chalk walls of the Grotto are covered in 4.6 million shells which have been placed ...

Spring has sprung and despite the unpredictable British weather people have been flocking to the beach. As the days become sunnier and warmer, it's no surprise that most Brits are eyeing up the ...

Hidden beneath the earth, the Shell Grotto in Kent, UK is an underground wonderland. With over ‘4.6 million shells’ decorating its walls in intricate patterns and symbols, this mysterious structure ...

A mysterious shell grotto can be found tucked away in underground tunnels and has been described as the 'UK's strangest hidden gem'. Located in Margate, Kent, the Shell Grotto was accidentally ...

The world is full of unsolved mysteries. Codes, puzzles, and cryptic public art tease us with their intrigue, and have left some of our most revered historians, cleverest cryptographers, and most ...