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Further to my earlier post on the subject earlier this year, is there any more news on the caves? anything in the media etc, will they ever reopen, i feel that the caves and shell grotto always used to attract visitors to each other. I always used to go to the caves first then a short walk down the hill to the grotto. Im sure Sarah will agree that her business may have been affected somewhat with the closure of the caves.

Gary

It's the most dreaded question a visitor can ask me: What else is there to do in Margate? I can point them to the Walpole Bay Hotel (which doubles as a museum), the Margate Museum and the Droit House (or the Turner Contemporary Visitor Interpretation Centre to give it its full title) - the former two are fine, the latter, well it hardly constitutes an afternoon out.

For one glorious summer we had the Margate Museum, Tudor House, Caves and Grotto forming a great little tourist attraction trail. Despite the Tudor House attracting lots of visitors, it hasn't re-opened (hmm, which makes it sound like the council has actually made a proactive decision not to re-open it, when actually I think they have either forgotten they own it, or are hoping everyone else has forgotten they own it). Likewise the Caves - if any decision has been made it seems to be to do nothing.

When the last owners put the Grotto up for sale, they offered it to TDC. Horrors. Thank god the council declined - it would doubtless be closed by now.

Sarah

You guys need to get that council removed BEFORE the next election.

Jim Douglas Jr. wrote:You guys need to get that council removed BEFORE the next election.

HI Jim

While your idea is sound the last person that tryed to remove an elected assembly before the end of the actural term was one MR G Fawlks and we know what a desater that was

Cliff C