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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The popular seaside town boasts a famous Shell Grotto, a theme park and a stunning sandy beach.

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 ...

Meander around the grounds of a British stately home and you may well stumble across a spectacular shell-adorned grotto – ...

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 ...