Margate Caves

The site of the caves in 2014.

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. There 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.

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]

  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.