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 ...

The Margate Shell Grotto is one of Kent, England's greatest cultural treasures. Some 4.6 million seashells line the walls of the subterranean passageway in ornate mosaics—but just as interesting as ...

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 ...

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 ...

Some believe it was a meeting spot for sea witchcraft A TRENDY seaside town has a bizarre underground attraction made of millions of shells. However, there is a long-standing mystery behind it – as no ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A benefit concert to raise funds for Margate’s mysterious and magical shell grotto is being held on Saturday, July 5, at the Hilderstone memorial theatre in Broadstairs. The show is in aid of The ...

A TRENDY seaside town has a bizarre underground attraction made of millions of shells. However, there is a long-standing mystery behind it – as no one knows why it was built. Hidden beneath Margate in ...

An artist is undertaking painstaking work to restore parts of the original wall of a Kent tourist attraction which was partly destroyed in a bombing raid during World War Two. Paul Hazelton says he is ...