Margate Caves

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. The caves were opened as Victorian seaside attraction in 1863 under the fictional name The Vortigern Caves. There walls were decorated with gaudy murals. The cave's popularity continued into the 20th century but were closed in 2004.

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Margate Cave; Vortigern Caves
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  Winchelsea Caves ⓘ
  chalk quarry in Dover, Kent

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  Dover Castle ⓘ
  medieval castle in Dover, Kent, England, UK  

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  Ramsgate Tunnels ⓘ
  railway tunnel used as air-raid shelter in Ramsgate, Kent, UK  

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  Fan Bay Deep Shelter ⓘ
  bunker in Dover, UK  

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  Margate Caves ⓘ
  cave in Margate

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  Shell Grotto ⓘ
  an ornate subterranean passageway in Margate, Kent, UK. Grade I listed building

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  Snowdown Colliery ⓘ
  colliery in Kent, England, UK

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  Tilmanstone Colliery ⓘ
  colliery in Kent, England, UK

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  Kent Mining Museum ⓘ
  museum in Deal, Kent, England, UK

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  Bourne Park Tunnel ⓘ
  railway tunnel in the UK

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  Lydden Tunnel ⓘ
  railway tunnel in the UK

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  Pegwell Bay Tunnels ⓘ
  tunnels through the cliffs in Pegwell Bay, Kent

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  Priory Tunnel ⓘ
  railway tunnel in the UK

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  Tunnel Railway ⓘ
  narrow-gauge railway in Ramsgate, Kent, England, UK

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  Tyler Hill Tunnel ⓘ
  architectural structure in Canterbury, Kent, England, UK

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1179 Dover Castle

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1941 Fan Bay Deep Shelter

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2022 Kent Mining Museum

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Margate Cave

Site of Margate Caves

Margate Caves, Northdown Road

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
site	bunker		Winchelsea Caves	underground limestone mine, air-raid shelter	Wikidata
site	bunker	1179	Dover Castle	history museum, castle, bunker, archaeological site, English Heritage, fort	Wikidata
site	bunker	1863	Ramsgate Tunnels	railway tunnel, air-raid shelter, museum	Wikidata
site	bunker	1941	Fan Bay Deep Shelter	artillery battery, National Trust, bunker	Wikidata
site	cave		Margate Caves	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Shell Grotto	shell grotto	Wikidata
site	mine		Snowdown Colliery	coal mine	Wikidata
site	mine		Tilmanstone Colliery	coal mine	Wikidata
site	museum	2022	Kent Mining Museum	mining museum	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Bourne Park Tunnel	railway tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Lydden Tunnel	railway tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Pegwell Bay Tunnels	tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Priory Tunnel	railway tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Tunnel Railway	railway line, tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Tyler Hill Tunnel	railway tunnel	Wikidata
commons	image		Margate Cave		Commons
commons	image		Site of Margate Caves		Commons
commons	image		Margate Caves, Northdown Road		Commons