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Monday 10am - 5pm Tuesday 10am - 5pm Wednesday 10am - 5pm Thursday 10am - 5pm Friday 10am - 5pm Saturday 10am - 5pm Sunday 10am - 5pm

Margate Caves

Welcoming visitors since 1863.
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13/06/2026

🍵 new iced matcha 🍵

New, smooth, fresh, and delicious - matcha - has just dropped here at the Caves!

Our new iced matcha is single-origin, ceremonial grade… blended with milk and our Monin syrups for the perfect balance of earthy, sweet and fresh flavours. Ceremonial matcha means bolder, more robust flavour profiles, yay!

✨ Single-origin ceremonial-grade matcha
✨ Smooth vanilla notes
✨ Served over ice
✨ Made with love

07/06/2026

⭐️Volunteer week ⭐️ comes to a close, we would like to say a huge thank you to each and every one of our volunteers for everything you do for the Caves. Your hard work, care, and dedication never go unnoticed, and we truly appreciate all that you do. ️
We also have a few volunteers who prefer not to be featured on Facebook, which we completely respect, but we would still like to give them a special thank you too.

⭐️ Opportunities for you too! ⭐️
Before we finish, we’d like to mention that we’re always looking for new volunteers to join our team.

Could you spare a couple of hours a week? We’d love to hear from you! Get in touch by emailing [email protected]

05/06/2026

⏰ Only 4 weeks left to submit!

OPEN CALL: SMALL WONDERS
The Margaret Bryan Gallery at the Margate Caves
Submission deadline: 3 July
Exhibition: 17 July – 1 November
A6-sized artworks
Free to enter

Our first small works show celebrates the legacy of Margaret Bryan, a pioneering educator, astronomer and natural philosopher who taught science to young women on the site of Margate Caves in the 18th century.

So whether you're inspired by microscopic worlds, celestial wonders, flora and fauna, biodiversity, geology, scientific discovery or anything else on the theme of science and nature, we'd love to see your submission!

For details and submission information - https://www.margatecaves.co.uk/margaretbryangallery

03/06/2026

Join us TODAY for our Volunteer Information Session and a cuppa to discover how volunteering at the Margate Caves could benefit you!

As part of our volunteer team, you could gain experience in:
✨ Customer Service
✨ Tour Guiding
✨ Catering & Hospitality
✨ Retail
✨ Gardening
✨ Community Crafts (like Gabe!)
✨ Fundraising
✨ Business Administration
✨ And much more!

📅 Volunteer Information Session
🗓 Wednesday 3 June
⏰ 1.00pm–2.30pm
📍 Margate Caves, 1 Northdown Road, Margate CT9 1FG

☕ Refreshments provided!

Whether you're looking to build skills, boost your confidence, support your local heritage attraction, or simply give something back to the community - we'd love to meet you.

Got questions? Pop us a message or email [email protected]

02/06/2026

Join us tomorrow for our Volunteer Information Session and discover how volunteering at the Margate Caves could benefit you!

As part of our volunteer team, you could gain experience in:
✨ Customer Service
✨ Tour Guiding
✨ Catering & Hospitality (like Susan!)
✨ Retail
✨ Gardening
✨ Community Crafts
✨ Fundraising
✨ Business Administration
✨ And much more!

📅 Volunteer Information Session
🗓 Wednesday 3 June
⏰ 1.00pm–2.30pm
📍 Margate Caves, 1 Northdown Road, Margate CT9 1FG

☕ Refreshments provided!

Whether you're looking to build skills, boost your confidence, support your local heritage attraction, or simply give something back to the community - we'd love to meet you.

Got questions? Pop us a message or email [email protected]

01/06/2026

Looking for a new challenge, a chance to meet people or an opportunity to learn new skills?

Join us on Wednesday for our Volunteer Information Session and a cuppa to discover how volunteering at the Margate Caves could benefit you!

As part of our volunteer team, you could gain experience in:
✨ Customer Service
✨ Tour Guiding
✨ Catering & Hospitality (like Marlon!)
✨ Retail
✨ Gardening
✨ Community Crafts
✨ Fundraising
✨ Business Administration
✨ And much more!

📅 Volunteer Information Session
🗓 Wednesday 3 June
⏰ 1.00pm–2.30pm
📍 Margate Caves, 1 Northdown Road, Margate CT9 1FG

☕ Refreshments provided!

Whether you're looking to build skills, boost your confidence, support your local heritage attraction, or simply give something back to the community - we'd love to meet you.

Got questions? Pop us a message or email [email protected]

31/05/2026

Today we welcomed a very special visitor, Jeannette, a direct descendant of Francis Forster.

Francis played a huge role in our history - he commissioned many of our remarkable cave paintings and was also the first owner of the house to discover the Caves beneath his garden!

Jeannette and her husband travelled all the way from Australia to learn more about the Forster family and their time in Margate.

Pictured here in the garden, standing beside the original floor tiles from Francis's house, are Jeannette, Angela (our Lead Volunteer) and Harriet (one of our Duty Managers).

A wonderful end to a brilliant Half Term week. Thank you to everyone who visited us!

We'll be back open from 10am on Wednesday. We look forward to welcoming you then.

25/05/2026

Today's the day! It's Messy Monday! 🐝🐝🐝

So bring your little buzzers along for stripy, bee-tastic crafts this Monday, 10–4:30. Just £1.50 per child.

Want to explore underground too?

Entry to the Caves is £5 per adult, £2.50 per child, £12 for a family (2 adults, 2 kids).
No need to book, just drop in and join the hive.

23/05/2026

Margate this Bank Holiday weekend is expected to be scorching,
the Caves are the perfect place to cool down when it gets a bit too hot! 🌞

The temperature usually stays at around 12 degrees all year round - which is why you'll see our volunteer guides wearing coats, even on the hottest of days.

So why are the Caves cool? Because they are hewn out of the chalk, a porous and permeable rock which acts as an insulator, preventing significant temperature fluctuations.

We are open every day this week, including the Bank Holiday Monday from 10am, last entry to the Caves is at 4.30pm.

22/05/2026

Looking for volunteer opportunities? We'd love you to join the team! 🤩

Anyone who's seen our reviews will know how incredible our volunteers are...not that we're bragging or anything! The Margate Caves run on Volunteer power; we're very lucky to have such an enthusiastic and dedicated team and are currently searching for more people with passion.

If you're interested in contributing or developing your customer service skills, we have the following areas to assist in:
- The Caves (train as a Caves Guide)
- Our Café (being surrounded by yummy cake and coffee isn't the worst!)
- Crafts (Messy Mondays and more)
- Our gorgeous garden (we're currently very excited about our resident Bees!)
- Fundraising (we're always looking for ways to keep the Caves open and well maintained for future generations)

We're a small and friendly local charity so please do pop in for a chat and an application form!

We're also hosting a Volunteer Information Session on Wednesday 3rd June, to register interest please email [email protected]

Address

Northdown Road
Cliftonville
CT91

Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 5pm
Tuesday	10am - 5pm
Wednesday	10am - 5pm
Thursday	10am - 5pm
Friday	10am - 5pm
Saturday	10am - 5pm
Sunday	10am - 5pm

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Twitter: @MargateCaves Flickr:http://www.flickr.com/groups/margatecaves/

Website

http://www.margatecaves.co.uk/

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