Fort Road Hotel
✓ Sea-view hotel a short walk from the beach and old town
🏖️ a few minutes' walk from Margate Fulsam Rock (Excellent water quality)
Margate
Museums & Galleries · Margate
Crab Museum
📍 CT9 1EW
Photo: Bex Walton (CC BY 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- Europe's first and only museum dedicated to decapods
- Learn the forgotten story of the giant Margate crab
- Discover what the extinct Sooty Crayfish has in common with fidget spinners
- Lobster repellent sold on site
- Learn about biology, climate change and evolutionary history through crabs
Crab Museum is Europe's first and only museum dedicated to the world of the decapod, located on the first floor above the Pie Factory Gallery on Broad Street in Margate. Inside, you'll discover the forgotten story of the giant Margate crab, learn what the extinct Sooty Crayfish has in common with fidget spinners, and explore how crabs relate to biology, climate change and evolutionary history. There's even lobster repellent for sale. It's a quirky, thought-provoking stop for curious visitors of all ages, open Friday to Sunday from 11am to 5pm, with last entry at 4.30pm. Margate station is 0.6 miles away and The Bay beach just 0.3 miles away, making it easy to combine with a wider stay, with 77 bookable places nearby on BritStays.
Practical details
- Open
- Friday to Sunday, 11am–5pm, last entry 4.30pm
- Accessibility
- Accessibility page available to help plan your visit
- Booking
- No entry fee charged
From the attraction's own website on 20 Sep 2026 — check before you travel.
Facilities
- ✓ Gift Shop
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