Margate Caves

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Margate Caves
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The site of the caves in 2014.
Margate Caves
Coordinates 51°23′25″N1°23′12″E / 51.390190°N 1.386665°E / 51.390190; 1.386665
Website www.margatecaves.co.uk

The Margate Caves are a tourist attraction in Margate. The caves were originally dug as a chalk mine in the area between Margate and Cliftonville. [1] The caves were opened as Victorian seaside attraction in 1863 under the fictional name The Vortigern Caves. Their walls were decorated with gaudy murals (or soldiers and pirates). [2] The cave's popularity continued into the 20th century but were closed in 2004.

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After a local campaign starting in 2011 the caves were once again opened to visitors in 2019, with a newly built centre with a cafe, shop and exhibition space. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Bull, Andy (15 May 2019). Secret Margate. Amberley Publishing. ISBN   978-1445692050.
  2. ↑ Brittain-Catlin, Timothy (2011). "On Margate Sands / I can connect / Nothing with nothing". AA Files (63): 100–103. ISSN   0261-6823. JSTOR   41337482.
  3. ↑ "The Margate Caves". The Margate Caves. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
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