Guidebook for Margate
Sightseeing
Why is it there and what is it? Can you find it? An intriguing shell grotto with no answers! 10 minutes walk from No 9
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Shell Grotto
33 Grotto HillWhy is it there and what is it? Can you find it? An intriguing shell grotto with no answers! 10 minutes walk from No 9
A special house, garden and museum, farm shop, garden centre and children's play area. The museum is based on a collection of artifacts from Africa and Asia and has the most amazing dioramas.
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Quex Park
Park LaneA special house, garden and museum, farm shop, garden centre and children's play area. The museum is based on a collection of artifacts from Africa and Asia and has the most amazing dioramas.
Food Scene
Amazing, contemporary Indian Cuisine. Indian food prepared very differently than at standard Indian restaurants. Its a must.
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The Ambrette
Amazing, contemporary Indian Cuisine. Indian food prepared very differently than at standard Indian restaurants. Its a must.
Its great for a Sunday morning walk from No 9, along the beach or cliff top all the way from Palm Bay bandstand. Takes about 30-40 minutes. They have a lovely sea view and the whitebait is delicious. Staff can be a bit grumpy but the views and sea air make it worth it!
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Botany Bay Hotel
8 Marine DrIts great for a Sunday morning walk from No 9, along the beach or cliff top all the way from Palm Bay bandstand. Takes about 30-40 minutes. They have a lovely sea view and the whitebait is delicious. Staff can be a bit grumpy but the views and sea air make it worth it!
Its a very relaxed place to go in your walking boots straight from the beach. The pizzas are freshly baked in their big clay (I think) oven and are crispy, thin and delicious.
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GB Pizza Co
14a Marine DrIts a very relaxed place to go in your walking boots straight from the beach. The pizzas are freshly baked in their big clay (I think) oven and are crispy, thin and delicious.
Stunning location on the harbour arm looking out to sea and back to Ramsgate harbour. We love the calamari with aioli and the king prawns in garlic plus the pianist playing on Sunday lunch times!
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Royal Harbour Brasserie
East PierStunning location on the harbour arm looking out to sea and back to Ramsgate harbour. We love the calamari with aioli and the king prawns in garlic plus the pianist playing on Sunday lunch times!
Their homemade burgers and coleslaw cant be beaten! Dont leave Margate until you have been there!
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The Greedy Cow Cafe
3 Market PlTheir homemade burgers and coleslaw cant be beaten! Dont leave Margate until you have been there!
Great breakfast. Home made burgers are great too, the menu is interesting - using local produce. Open Thursdays to Sundays 9 am -3 pm and some evenings with special menus and entertainment
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Fort's Cafe
8 Cliff TerraceGreat breakfast. Home made burgers are great too, the menu is interesting - using local produce. Open Thursdays to Sundays 9 am -3 pm and some evenings with special menus and entertainment
Lovely Thai food cooked by Bow and her husband. Lovely food, lovely people. It's above the Wig and Pen pub.
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Bow's Kitchen
10 Market PlLovely Thai food cooked by Bow and her husband. Lovely food, lovely people. It's above the Wig and Pen pub.
Lively modern Italian / Greek restaurant with good food. Can be noisy in the evenings as popular with groups. Some of guests have really enjoyed it there.
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Giorgios
19 Marine GardensLively modern Italian / Greek restaurant with good food. Can be noisy in the evenings as popular with groups. Some of guests have really enjoyed it there.
Great views across the harbour and fantastic sunsets, weather permitting. Lovely calamari and other seafood too. We love it there.
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The Dug Out
4 Fort HillGreat views across the harbour and fantastic sunsets, weather permitting. Lovely calamari and other seafood too. We love it there.
Great food (chef was previously at Yamas) and great views.
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Pan Asian Cusine
10 Buenos AyresGreat food (chef was previously at Yamas) and great views.
A new restaurant, I haven't been yet but some of my friends says its good although a bit on the expensive side. They do a cheaper lunch, tasting menu though.
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Post Office
Cecil SquareA new restaurant, I haven't been yet but some of my friends says its good although a bit on the expensive side. They do a cheaper lunch, tasting menu though.
Its charming, quirky and tiny. Toms cheesy toasts are exceptional, cant even begin to describe them!! Just wonderful.
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Cheesy Tiger
Its charming, quirky and tiny. Toms cheesy toasts are exceptional, cant even begin to describe them!! Just wonderful.
Just the best fish and chips in town, in Thanet and possibly in the south east! Great location to have a fish and chip picnic on the beach!
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Peter's Fish Factory Margate
12 The ParadeJust the best fish and chips in town, in Thanet and possibly in the south east! Great location to have a fish and chip picnic on the beach!
Fairly new, small fish restaurant, lovely food, definitely worth a try.
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Angela's
21 The ParadeFairly new, small fish restaurant, lovely food, definitely worth a try.
Arts & Culture
It's a very special space for displaying contemporary art and works of JMW Turner. Main exhibition closed 10-23 May and 13 Sept to 7 Oct for change over.
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Turner Contemporary
RendezvousIt's a very special space for displaying contemporary art and works of JMW Turner. Main exhibition closed 10-23 May and 13 Sept to 7 Oct for change over.
Fascinating place with lots of photos of Margate in the 40's and 50's and before and really interesting artifacts - all very accessible and charming!
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Margate Museum
Market PlaceFascinating place with lots of photos of Margate in the 40's and 50's and before and really interesting artifacts - all very accessible and charming!
Getting Around
High Speed 1 to London St Pancras in 1.5 hours or normal service to Victoria. Trains to Ashford for Eurostar to Lille, Paris and Brussels. Its 1.2 miles from our house.
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Margate Railway Station
High Speed 1 to London St Pancras in 1.5 hours or normal service to Victoria. Trains to Ashford for Eurostar to Lille, Paris and Brussels. Its 1.2 miles from our house.
Frequent buses to travel between the Thanet towns - The Loop goes from Westwood - Margate - Broadstairs - Ramsgate (or the opposite direction), they are every 7-8 mins during the day (10 mins on Sundays). They run until late at night. Day rider tickets available that let you hop on and off all day in Thanet. Also buses to Canterbury or Herne Bay from Thanet at regular intervals taking around 1 hour.
Stagecoach In East Kent
Frequent buses to travel between the Thanet towns - The Loop goes from Westwood - Margate - Broadstairs - Ramsgate (or the opposite direction), they are every 7-8 mins during the day (10 mins on Sundays). They run until late at night. Day rider tickets available that let you hop on and off all day in Thanet. Also buses to Canterbury or Herne Bay from Thanet at regular intervals taking around 1 hour.
Parks & Nature
The place of our iconic chalk stack on the beach which has been promoted by Visit Kent in London. Looks like Greece! Right next to the Botany Bay Hotel, a lovely walk from our house.
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Botany Bay
Marine DriveThe place of our iconic chalk stack on the beach which has been promoted by Visit Kent in London. Looks like Greece! Right next to the Botany Bay Hotel, a lovely walk from our house.
A great circular leisure cycle and walking route of 32 miles (51.4km), taking in the coast of Margate, Broadstairs and Ramsgate before heading inland through the surrounding villages. Its glorious and largely flat!
Viking Coastal Trail
A great circular leisure cycle and walking route of 32 miles (51.4km), taking in the coast of Margate, Broadstairs and Ramsgate before heading inland through the surrounding villages. Its glorious and largely flat!
Drinks & Nightlife
Lots of bars and restaurants to choose from where you can sit and people and boat watch for hours!
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Harbour Parade
Harbour ParadeLots of bars and restaurants to choose from where you can sit and people and boat watch for hours!
Cool, old fashioned but trendy. Open fire and live music Tuesdays and Thursdays. Its small and intimate and serves local ales, ciders and wines and has a Kentish menu using local produce.
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Lifeboat
1 Market StCool, old fashioned but trendy. Open fire and live music Tuesdays and Thursdays. Its small and intimate and serves local ales, ciders and wines and has a Kentish menu using local produce.
My friends pub! Old fashioned pub with ale brewed by the owner, Eddy Gadd. Check opening times, Sunday lunch time is great!
Montefiore Arms
1 Trinity PlMy friends pub! Old fashioned pub with ale brewed by the owner, Eddy Gadd. Check opening times, Sunday lunch time is great!
Some say its like a quirky Manhattan style cocktail bar on the seafront. Its interesting!
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The Glass Jar
15 Marine DrSome say its like a quirky Manhattan style cocktail bar on the seafront. Its interesting!
Lots of main stream productions, comedians and musicians.
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Winter Gardens station
Lots of main stream productions, comedians and musicians.
Its just on the next street to us, a small, friendly bar serving real ale. Meet the locals and catch up on the gossip!
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The Tap Room
4 Prices AveIts just on the next street to us, a small, friendly bar serving real ale. Meet the locals and catch up on the gossip!
Well, just a good atmosphere, crazy place with good beer and live music or vinyls. We love it.
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Fez
40 High StWell, just a good atmosphere, crazy place with good beer and live music or vinyls. We love it.
Everything Else
Not been yest but apparently it's an amazing construction designed to shelter the whole population of Ramsgate underground in the war. Will update when we have visited.
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Amatyuneli aseRamsgate
Marina EsplanadeNot been yest but apparently it's an amazing construction designed to shelter the whole population of Ramsgate underground in the war. Will update when we have visited.
New to Margate The Old Kent Market is an indoor market with a great variety of stalls selling everything from freshly baked bread and fruit and veg to personalised clothes and hand made dog treats. There is also a unique cafe that is within an old London bus!
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The Old Kent Market
8 Fort HillNew to Margate The Old Kent Market is an indoor market with a great variety of stalls selling everything from freshly baked bread and fruit and veg to personalised clothes and hand made dog treats. There is also a unique cafe that is within an old London bus!