Doesn't really take longer than ten minutes to look around, but definitely worth a visit. The mystery behind who made it and why is fascinating. More

Mysterious! A "must do" when you are around Margate!Unbelievable.Should have much more recognition. More

Not very big, but absolutely amazing Made up of millions of shells, and has a very deep well, took my children there fascinating but no one is really sure what it was originally used for or how old it really is, one of life's follys I guess but worth having a look More

This has got to be one of the most intriguing sites in the land. According to the latest research it was created by the Phoenecians and it is simply amazing. More

Quirky and surreal but brilliant to visit. You ahve got to go if you are in Margate, but plan other things to fill your day too. More

The kids loved this place. Quirky underground passageways with walls covered with 4.6 million shells. Interesting posters and original tourism artefacts/photos to view there too. More

I love the Shell Grotto in Margate! I have visited this strangely located attraction a number of times over the years and always come away intrigued and fascinated. The surreal sight of so, so many shells stuck to the walls of these mysterious underground tunnels and there being no proper explaination as to how, or why, they are there, makes... More

This is a very interesting place to visit as it is not known who made it. The walls are covered on every surface with intricate designs and it makes you wonder why someone would bother to do such great patterns and in a place that is under ground and hard to find. More

This little place is tucked away in the middle of a residential/light industrial area and it took us longer to get there from town than it did to look around it. Great if you like shells, but what it seems to trade on is the 'mysterious' circumstances of its discovery in the early 19th Century. If there were really any... More