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Category: Local information and excursions

Feb 22

CRAMPTON TOWER MUSEUM, Broadstairs

Samantha GrantLeave a Comment on CRAMPTON TOWER MUSEUM, BroadstairsPosted in Local information and excursions

Crampton Tower is a friendly museum full of colour and movement, celebrating the life and work of a Victorian engineer, transport and local history. It is partly housed in a flint tower, just a short walk from Hilderstone College and opposite the Broadstairs Railway Station. The tower formed part of the first Broadstairs public water […]

Feb 22

THE SHELL GROTTO – a fascinating place to visit

Samantha GrantLeave a Comment on THE SHELL GROTTO – a fascinating place to visitPosted in Local information and excursions

There are plenty of great places to visit in and around Broadstairs, just a short walk or bus ride from the College. One of these is the fascinating Shell Grotto in Margate, which is an ornate subterranean passageway. Almost all the surface area of the walls and roof is covered in mosaics created entirely of […]