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Marsden Grotto, currently the only pub in Europe that is built on a sea-cliff face and partially into sea-cliff caves.
Marsden Grotto is a 'cave bar' pub and restaurant on the coast at South Shields. It's history can be traced back to 1782 when a lead miner called Jack Bates began living in a small cave near Marsden Rock.
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