Visit the Crab Museum in Margate, Europe's only dedicated museum to the decapod.

Visit the Crab Museum and discover the secrets of these remarkable animals, from the forgotten story of the giant Margate crab to what the extinct Sooty Crayfish has in common with fidget spinners.

Crabs are huge, cute, scary, vulnerable, indestructible and millions of years old. They affect all of our lives in ways many of us don’t even realise - from maintaining the oceans, to helping us with important new medicines. In fact, crabs may well have already saved your life!

Crabs can teach us about biology, climate change, evolutionary history and much more. But, with the right frame of mind, they can also teach us about ourselves. This is why we created Crab Museum - to roll science, humour and philosophy into a unique and satisfyingly baffling day out.

Open weekends only, from February to November. The museum is located on the first floor above the Pie Factory and admission is free.

Where you'll be

Address

9 Broad Street
Margate
Kent
CT19 1EW

Contact

Email 07762891836

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