Hayley’s guidebook
Food scene
A cool eclectic pub with cosy nooks and big sharing tables.
Cool music and great food. Their Sunday roasts are excellent!
Very friendly fun owners and staff.
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The George & Heart Bar
44 King StA cool eclectic pub with cosy nooks and big sharing tables.
Cool music and great food. Their Sunday roasts are excellent!
Very friendly fun owners and staff.
Great pub with a big warm fireplace in the winter. Call ahead to see if they're serving roast dinners on Sundays.
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The London Tavern
Addington StreetGreat pub with a big warm fireplace in the winter. Call ahead to see if they're serving roast dinners on Sundays.
Perfect place for a coffee, brunch, record shopping and yoga downstairs! And only a short walk from the flat on Northdown Road.
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Cliffs
172 Northdown RdPerfect place for a coffee, brunch, record shopping and yoga downstairs! And only a short walk from the flat on Northdown Road.
Wonderful place for breakfast in the heart of the Old Town.
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The Greedy Cow Cafe
3 Market PlWonderful place for breakfast in the heart of the Old Town.
Creative pub fare presented in a relaxed, dog-friendly setting with a basement game room for kids.
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Roost Restaurant & Cafe
19 Cliff TerraceCreative pub fare presented in a relaxed, dog-friendly setting with a basement game room for kids.
Masala Gate Margate
10 Duke StExcellent curry house in the Old Town
Easygoing, warm outlet serving waterside local, elevated seafood dishes alongside cocktails & wine. The deck seating is right on the seafront so fantastic views!
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The Dug Out
4 Fort HillEasygoing, warm outlet serving waterside local, elevated seafood dishes alongside cocktails & wine. The deck seating is right on the seafront so fantastic views!
A restaurant, bar and occasional music venue located on the harbour arm.
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SARGASSO
Stone PierA restaurant, bar and occasional music venue located on the harbour arm.
In Old Town. Traditional seaside chippy. Seating outside, or you can cross over the road and enjoy it on the beach. But beware of the seagulls!
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Peter's Fish Factory Margate
12 The ParadeIn Old Town. Traditional seaside chippy. Seating outside, or you can cross over the road and enjoy it on the beach. But beware of the seagulls!
Cosy, understated bistro offering local & sustainable seafood, plus veggie options, wine & beer. Must book ahead!
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Angela's
21 The ParadeCosy, understated bistro offering local & sustainable seafood, plus veggie options, wine & beer. Must book ahead!
Family run hotel and museum. It's close to the flat and has wonderful afternoon tea.
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Walpole Bay Hotel Margate
Fifth AvenueFamily run hotel and museum. It's close to the flat and has wonderful afternoon tea.
The Kentish Pantry
1 Duke StGreat food, friendly staff. Right in the heart of the Old Town.
Great little pub with a huge fireplace and excellent beers and ciders.
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Lifeboat
1 Market StGreat little pub with a huge fireplace and excellent beers and ciders.
Fez
40 High StQuirky, fun and friendly bar.
Cute simple cafe with a menu of spicy Thai dishes. Apparently Alan Cummings loves this place too!!
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Yama's Thai Eaterie
121 High StCute simple cafe with a menu of spicy Thai dishes. Apparently Alan Cummings loves this place too!!
Lovely pub on Margate's seafront right next door to Dreamland.
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Cinque Ports
50 Marine TerraceLovely pub on Margate's seafront right next door to Dreamland.
A cafe in an old double decker bus. Great fried breakfast!
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The Bus Café
Royal Crescent PromenadeA cafe in an old double decker bus. Great fried breakfast!
Art Gallery
Contemporary art gallery showing internationally renowned artists.
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Carl Freedman Gallery
28 Union CresContemporary art gallery showing internationally renowned artists.
Contemporary art gallery on Margate's seafront. The gallery is closed until January 2021 however the location is beautiful!
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Turner Contemporary
RendezvousContemporary art gallery on Margate's seafront. The gallery is closed until January 2021 however the location is beautiful!
Contemporary art gally in the Old Town often showing local Margate artists.
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Pie Factory Margate
5 Broad StContemporary art gally in the Old Town often showing local Margate artists.
Sightseeing
This magical place is about 10 minutes from the flat.
The Shell Grotto is an ornate subterranean passageway shell grotto in Margate, Kent. Almost all the surface area of the walls and roof is covered in mosaics created entirely of seashells, totalling about 2,000 square feet of mosaic, or 4.6 million shells.
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Shell Grotto
33 Grotto HillThis magical place is about 10 minutes from the flat.
The Shell Grotto is an ornate subterranean passageway shell grotto in Margate, Kent. Almost all the surface area of the walls and roof is covered in mosaics created entirely of seashells, totalling about 2,000 square feet of mosaic, or 4.6 million shells.
Quirky local history museum in Old Town. At £2 entry it’s definitely worth a visit. And you’re in for a treat if museum grandee Ian is around and you get a personal tour!
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Margate Museum
Market PlaceQuirky local history museum in Old Town. At £2 entry it’s definitely worth a visit. And you’re in for a treat if museum grandee Ian is around and you get a personal tour!
The Margate Caves reopened in September last year with a new Community Building, Café, Shop and Exhibition and Interpretation spaces which share the rich history of the Caves and explain how the landscape, ecology and geology of the area have become intwined in town’s rich social and cultural history.
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Margate Caves
1 Northdown RdThe Margate Caves reopened in September last year with a new Community Building, Café, Shop and Exhibition and Interpretation spaces which share the rich history of the Caves and explain how the landscape, ecology and geology of the area have become intwined in town’s rich social and cultural history.
Tudor house dating to 1500s, open for self-guided tours, with period costumes on display.
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Tudor House
60 King StTudor house dating to 1500s, open for self-guided tours, with period costumes on display.
Gorgeous beach with a huge tidal pool for low tide swimming.
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Walpole Bay
Gorgeous beach with a huge tidal pool for low tide swimming.
Strokes Adventure Golf
Sea View TerraceFamily fun mini golf on the seafront.
Dreamland
Marine TerraceThe traditional English seaside funfair!
Shopping
An Emporium of everything Antique, Old Fashioned and Unusual and only 10 minutes walk from the flat!
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Scott's Furniture Mart Margate
Bath PlaceAn Emporium of everything Antique, Old Fashioned and Unusual and only 10 minutes walk from the flat!
Beautiful shop selling independent skin care products using Margate seaweed
They also have beauty treatments using all their wonderful products.
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Haeckels
18 Cliff TerraceBeautiful shop selling independent skin care products using Margate seaweed
They also have beauty treatments using all their wonderful products.
Vintage store located in the heart of the Old Town.
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Breuer & Dawson
7 King StVintage store located in the heart of the Old Town.
Fine wine merchants, virtual art gallery and deli in Cliftonville, Margate.
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Urchin Wines
Fine wine merchants, virtual art gallery and deli in Cliftonville, Margate.