Guidebook for Kent

Julian
Guidebook for Kent

Food Scene

An excellent brew also with strong brunch/lunch options in the newly renovated Print Works. 1D Print Works, Union Row, Margate CT9 1PP
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Curve Roasters Storeroom
12 Union Row
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An excellent brew also with strong brunch/lunch options in the newly renovated Print Works. 1D Print Works, Union Row, Margate CT9 1PP
Great Coffee and Fika at the end of the Harbour Arm With seriously, some of the best cinnamon buns known to mankind Unit 3, Harbour Arm, CT9 1JD https://www.facebook.com/malakaffe/
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Mala Kaffe
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Great Coffee and Fika at the end of the Harbour Arm With seriously, some of the best cinnamon buns known to mankind Unit 3, Harbour Arm, CT9 1JD https://www.facebook.com/malakaffe/
Best bites & coffee on the Northdown Road. Open all week. Oh and they sell second hand vinyl, you can sign up to Yoga classes and get a haircut. Magic! 172 Northdown Road, CT9 2QN http://www.cliffsmargate.com/
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Cliffs
172 Northdown Rd
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Best bites & coffee on the Northdown Road. Open all week. Oh and they sell second hand vinyl, you can sign up to Yoga classes and get a haircut. Magic! 172 Northdown Road, CT9 2QN http://www.cliffsmargate.com/
80 Northdown Road, CT9 2RE https://www.facebook.com/marmarmargate/?ref=page_internal
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Mar Mar
80 Northdown Rd
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80 Northdown Road, CT9 2RE https://www.facebook.com/marmarmargate/?ref=page_internal
If you can’t get a table at Fort’s - well just nip round the corner to Dalby Cafe. An absolute legend in the community, serving classic fried British breakfast from 7am until 2.30pm 4-6 Dalby Rd, Margate CT9 2EX
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The Dalby Cafe
4-6 Dalby Rd
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If you can’t get a table at Fort’s - well just nip round the corner to Dalby Cafe. An absolute legend in the community, serving classic fried British breakfast from 7am until 2.30pm 4-6 Dalby Rd, Margate CT9 2EX
Yup. In the double decker bus on the Sun Deck. Parked up on the Royal Crescent Promenade, Margate CT9 5AJ Just to the left of the tidal pool as you look out to sea. Serving for everyone including vegan and vegetarian delights. http://www.thebuscafe.co.uk/
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The Bus Café
Royal Crescent Promenade
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Yup. In the double decker bus on the Sun Deck. Parked up on the Royal Crescent Promenade, Margate CT9 5AJ Just to the left of the tidal pool as you look out to sea. Serving for everyone including vegan and vegetarian delights. http://www.thebuscafe.co.uk/
Fantastic breakfast (Turkish Eggs can’t be beat) and cake In the heart of Old Town 3 Market Pl, Margate CT9 1ER https://www.facebook.com/thegreedycowdeli/
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The Greedy Cow Cafe
3 Market Pl
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Fantastic breakfast (Turkish Eggs can’t be beat) and cake In the heart of Old Town 3 Market Pl, Margate CT9 1ER https://www.facebook.com/thegreedycowdeli/
Toasted sourdough Sandwiches, salads, quiche with vegetarian and vegan options. 60 High Street, Margate CT9 1DT
Lydia Wood-Power Studio And Cafe
60 High Street
Toasted sourdough Sandwiches, salads, quiche with vegetarian and vegan options. 60 High Street, Margate CT9 1DT
Brunch & lunch out on the Harbour Arm http://bebeached.co.uk/
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BeBeached Cafe
Harbour Arm
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Brunch & lunch out on the Harbour Arm http://bebeached.co.uk/
Lovely new plant based cafe/restaurant on 141a Northdown Road, Margate CT9 2QY https://www.facebook.com/echomargate/
Echo
Lovely new plant based cafe/restaurant on 141a Northdown Road, Margate CT9 2QY https://www.facebook.com/echomargate/
Rotisserie, burgers, ribs & slaw to make your heart sing 19 Cliff Terrace, Margate CT9 1RU http://roostrestaurant.co.uk/
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Roost Restaurant & Cafe
19 Cliff Terrace
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Rotisserie, burgers, ribs & slaw to make your heart sing 19 Cliff Terrace, Margate CT9 1RU http://roostrestaurant.co.uk/
Classy seafood. Def need to book. 18 King Street, CT9 1DA http://www.hantverk-found.co.uk/ 01843 280 454
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Hantverk & Found
16-18 King St
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Classy seafood. Def need to book. 18 King Street, CT9 1DA http://www.hantverk-found.co.uk/ 01843 280 454
Simply the best fish & chips in Thanet. Takeaway only. 12, The Parade, Margate CT9 1EZ
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Peter's Fish Factory Margate
12 The Parade
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Simply the best fish & chips in Thanet. Takeaway only. 12, The Parade, Margate CT9 1EZ
Lovely little sustainable fish restaurant. Def need to book. 21 The Parade, Margate CT9 1EX www.angelasofmargate.com
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Angela's
21 The Parade
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Lovely little sustainable fish restaurant. Def need to book. 21 The Parade, Margate CT9 1EX www.angelasofmargate.com
REALLY tasty Thai. Cash only and you need to take your own booze. 121 High St, Margate CT9 2NR
CT9 2NR
REALLY tasty Thai. Cash only and you need to take your own booze. 121 High St, Margate CT9 2NR
Magical wood-fired thin based pizzas. Inc. Gluten free to die for. Deals on Mondays and Wednesdays. GB Pizza 14 Marine Drive, Margate 01843 297700
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GB Pizza Co
14a Marine Dr
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Magical wood-fired thin based pizzas. Inc. Gluten free to die for. Deals on Mondays and Wednesdays. GB Pizza 14 Marine Drive, Margate 01843 297700
Classy Anglo Indian fare housed in former pub. Directly opposite the famous Turner Gallery on Margate seafront. ambrette.co.uk
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The Ambrette
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Classy Anglo Indian fare housed in former pub. Directly opposite the famous Turner Gallery on Margate seafront. ambrette.co.uk
Just left of the tidal pool, just below the flags on the promenade, look for the Double decker Red Bus - which is parked up on the Sun Deck alongside food shacks & a bar open through the summer season. This year includes Po’boy fish & chips, a juice bar, a cocktail shack and posh Hot Dogs. Deelightful. https://www.facebook.com/thesundeckmargate/
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The Sun Deck
Royal Crescent Promenade
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Just left of the tidal pool, just below the flags on the promenade, look for the Double decker Red Bus - which is parked up on the Sun Deck alongside food shacks & a bar open through the summer season. This year includes Po’boy fish & chips, a juice bar, a cocktail shack and posh Hot Dogs. Deelightful. https://www.facebook.com/thesundeckmargate/
On the site of the old Parade Cinema, the Old Kent Market has been lovingly restored to incorporate the building's history and heritage. Right now they have an array of pop up independent restaurants including the vegan Moody Foody, the Old Kent roastery, Malay Street food, a smoke shack and a Pizza joint. Open 9am - 8pm every day. 8 Fort Hill, Margate CT9 1HD
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The Old Kent Market
8 Fort Hill
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On the site of the old Parade Cinema, the Old Kent Market has been lovingly restored to incorporate the building's history and heritage. Right now they have an array of pop up independent restaurants including the vegan Moody Foody, the Old Kent roastery, Malay Street food, a smoke shack and a Pizza joint. Open 9am - 8pm every day. 8 Fort Hill, Margate CT9 1HD
The Italian owners have been open for 50 years serving up Mr Whippy and ice cream sundaes to the holiday makers & bikers. You’d be mad to pass it up. 24 Marine Drive, Margate CT9 1DH
Marina Cafe
24 Marine Dr
The Italian owners have been open for 50 years serving up Mr Whippy and ice cream sundaes to the holiday makers & bikers. You’d be mad to pass it up. 24 Marine Drive, Margate CT9 1DH

Everything Else

The local posh hotel. Where you would certainly take your mother in law when she comes to town. They do a smashing Sunday lunch. You can also take tea out on the terrace, or a glass of wine on the roof with views over the bay. http://sandshotelmargate.co.uk/
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Sands Hotel Margate
16 Marine Dr
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The local posh hotel. Where you would certainly take your mother in law when she comes to town. They do a smashing Sunday lunch. You can also take tea out on the terrace, or a glass of wine on the roof with views over the bay. http://sandshotelmargate.co.uk/
If modern Danish furniture and homewares are your thing, these guys are SO for you. 20 Cliff Terrace, Margate CT9 1RU https://www.simplydanish.co.uk/
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Simply Danish
68 High St
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If modern Danish furniture and homewares are your thing, these guys are SO for you. 20 Cliff Terrace, Margate CT9 1RU https://www.simplydanish.co.uk/
If you have a car, Quex Farm Shop just outside of town has everything and is gorgeous. Find it at Quex View Rd, Birchington CT7 0BB. And if you feel the need, there is a monster size M&S, Sainsburys, Halfords, Waterstones, and just about everything else you can think of at Westwood Retail park on Westwood Road which is about 10/15 mins away by car.
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Quex Barn Farm Shop and Restaurant
Quex View Road
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If you have a car, Quex Farm Shop just outside of town has everything and is gorgeous. Find it at Quex View Rd, Birchington CT7 0BB. And if you feel the need, there is a monster size M&S, Sainsburys, Halfords, Waterstones, and just about everything else you can think of at Westwood Retail park on Westwood Road which is about 10/15 mins away by car.
HotPod Yoga Hot yoga in a beautiful low lit purple inflatable on the High Street run by Megan. Just brilliant.
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Hotpod Yoga Margate
39-41 High St
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HotPod Yoga Hot yoga in a beautiful low lit purple inflatable on the High Street run by Megan. Just brilliant.

Drinks & Nightlife

About as much character as you can humanly squeeze into a micro-brewery, right next to The Sands hotel on the High Street. An absolute must. 40 High St, Margate CT9 https://twitter.com/fezmicropub?lang=en
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Fez
40 High St
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About as much character as you can humanly squeeze into a micro-brewery, right next to The Sands hotel on the High Street. An absolute must. 40 High St, Margate CT9 https://twitter.com/fezmicropub?lang=en
Smashing craft beer AND good cocktails on the Margate seafront. Catches the sun in the afternoon. 7-8 Marine Drive, Margate CT9 1DH
The Little Shop
11 The Parade
Smashing craft beer AND good cocktails on the Margate seafront. Catches the sun in the afternoon. 7-8 Marine Drive, Margate CT9 1DH
Openair bar overlooking the seafront just in front of Dreamland. Rocking Jamaican beer, rum based cocktails and BBQ jerk chicken. Again pretty special place to watch the sun go down. 49 Marine Terrace, CT9 1XJ http://ziggysrooftop.co.uk/
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Ziggy's Rooftop Bar
49 Marine Terrace
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Openair bar overlooking the seafront just in front of Dreamland. Rocking Jamaican beer, rum based cocktails and BBQ jerk chicken. Again pretty special place to watch the sun go down. 49 Marine Terrace, CT9 1XJ http://ziggysrooftop.co.uk/
England's second smallest theatre AND they also have a really cute bar upstairs spinning vinyl and runs a healthy policy of lock in’s when it gets nice and late. Eastern Esplanade, Cliftonville, CT9 2LB Tel. 01843 221791 http://www.tomthumbtheatre.co.uk/
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Tom Thumb Theatre
2A Eastern Esplanade
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England's second smallest theatre AND they also have a really cute bar upstairs spinning vinyl and runs a healthy policy of lock in’s when it gets nice and late. Eastern Esplanade, Cliftonville, CT9 2LB Tel. 01843 221791 http://www.tomthumbtheatre.co.uk/
Yup. On the Harbour Arm. A tiny Margate classic full of local colour. http://www.the-harbour-arms.co.uk/
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Harbour Arms
Stone Pier
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Yup. On the Harbour Arm. A tiny Margate classic full of local colour. http://www.the-harbour-arms.co.uk/
Just outside Dreamland with decent bar food to boot. 50 Marine Terrace, Margate CT9 1XJ
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Cinque Ports
50 Marine Terrace
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Just outside Dreamland with decent bar food to boot. 50 Marine Terrace, Margate CT9 1XJ

Shopping

Dreamy vintage/new utilitarian womenswear. The essential Margate uniform. 30 High Street, Margate https://www.werkhausmargate.com/
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Margate Washhouse
30 High St
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Dreamy vintage/new utilitarian womenswear. The essential Margate uniform. 30 High Street, Margate https://www.werkhausmargate.com/
Vintage heaven for men and women. 7 King Street, Margate, CT9 1DD http://www.breuerdawson.com/
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Breuer & Dawson
7 King St
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Vintage heaven for men and women. 7 King Street, Margate, CT9 1DD http://www.breuerdawson.com/
New & classy. 39-41 High Street, Margate, Kent CT9 1DX https://ruskinclothing.co.uk/
Ruskin
39-41 High St
New & classy. 39-41 High Street, Margate, Kent CT9 1DX https://ruskinclothing.co.uk/
Think more 40’s 28-30 Hawley Street, Margate www.jcosmo.co.uk
J. Cosmo
30 Hawley St
Think more 40’s 28-30 Hawley Street, Margate www.jcosmo.co.uk
Vintage clothes in Margate Old Town. Think more 80’s/90’s. 10 Broad Street, Margate https://www.depop.com/handsomefreaks
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Handsome Freaks
10 Broad St
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Vintage clothes in Margate Old Town. Think more 80’s/90’s. 10 Broad Street, Margate https://www.depop.com/handsomefreaks
Beautiful presented vintage clothes. Think more 70’s. 28-30 King Street and 7 Market Place, Margate, CT9 1DD https://www.facebook.com/pg/JustJaneVintage/
Just Jane
7 Market Pl
Beautiful presented vintage clothes. Think more 70’s. 28-30 King Street and 7 Market Place, Margate, CT9 1DD https://www.facebook.com/pg/JustJaneVintage/
Sublime fairground junkyard, vintage furniture and containers with clothes & curiosities. Fort Rd, Margate CT9 1HF https://twitter.com/margateretro?lang=en
Fort Road Yard
49 Ramsgate Road
Sublime fairground junkyard, vintage furniture and containers with clothes & curiosities. Fort Rd, Margate CT9 1HF https://twitter.com/margateretro?lang=en
Natural fragrance and skin care brand based on the cliff top opposite the Lido. They now have a magic treatment room which is totally worth booking into. 18 Cliff Terrace, Margate CT9 1RU http://haeckels.co.uk/
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Haeckels
18 Cliff Terrace
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Natural fragrance and skin care brand based on the cliff top opposite the Lido. They now have a magic treatment room which is totally worth booking into. 18 Cliff Terrace, Margate CT9 1RU http://haeckels.co.uk/
If modern Danish furniture and homewares are your thing, these guys are SO for you. 20 Cliff Terrace, Margate CT9 1RU https://www.simplydanish.co.uk/
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Simply Danish
68 High St
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If modern Danish furniture and homewares are your thing, these guys are SO for you. 20 Cliff Terrace, Margate CT9 1RU https://www.simplydanish.co.uk/
For more of a crazy cavern of antiques and retro furniture (and just around the corner from the Shell Grotto) - visit The Old Iceworks, Bath Place, Margate CT9 2BN http://scottsmargate.co.uk/
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Scott's Furniture Mart Margate
Bath Place
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For more of a crazy cavern of antiques and retro furniture (and just around the corner from the Shell Grotto) - visit The Old Iceworks, Bath Place, Margate CT9 2BN http://scottsmargate.co.uk/
Divine record store with new and second hand sonic treats. 105 Northdown Rd, Margate CT9 2QY http://transmissionrecords.co.uk/
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Transmission
Fore Street
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Divine record store with new and second hand sonic treats. 105 Northdown Rd, Margate CT9 2QY http://transmissionrecords.co.uk/

Essentials

Closest big supermarket to the flat.
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Tesco Metro
281 Northdown Rd
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Closest big supermarket to the flat.
Cool Organic \ Grain shop near the flat
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The Grain Grocer
216 Northdown Rd
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Cool Organic \ Grain shop near the flat
near the town
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Morrisons
Hawley Street
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near the town

Entertainment & Activities

A Margate must do. The classic seaside funfair. Indoor and outdoor good times including Roller Disco, dodgems and original rides from 1920’s and 30’s. Check it all out at: https://www.dreamland.co.uk/
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Dreamland
Marine Terrace
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A Margate must do. The classic seaside funfair. Indoor and outdoor good times including Roller Disco, dodgems and original rides from 1920’s and 30’s. Check it all out at: https://www.dreamland.co.uk/
Sooner or later everyone gotta go to the grotto. This network of passages, decorated with a mosaic of 4.5 million seashells, was discovered in 1835, but theories still abound over why or by whom it was built. Totally weird and really quite beautiful. Costs £4 to enter & absolutely worth it. http://shellgrotto.co.uk/
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Strokes Adventure Golf
Sea View Terrace
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Sooner or later everyone gotta go to the grotto. This network of passages, decorated with a mosaic of 4.5 million seashells, was discovered in 1835, but theories still abound over why or by whom it was built. Totally weird and really quite beautiful. Costs £4 to enter & absolutely worth it. http://shellgrotto.co.uk/
https://escapementmargate.co.uk 65 Northdown Rd, Margate CT9 2RJ
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The Escapement - Margate Escape Rooms
65 Northdown Rd
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https://escapementmargate.co.uk 65 Northdown Rd, Margate CT9 2RJ
An eccentric & unsettling museum built by the Victorian adventurer Major Powell Cotton, who created a unique collection from his extensive travels across the globe. Large-scale, double-height dioramas, taxidermy displays, weapons, ceramics, art and archeology on a huge scale, set in a stately home with grounds and gardens to explore. Powell-Cotton Museum, Quex House and Gardens, Quex Park, Birchington, CT7 OBH 01843 842168
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Powell-Cotton Museum
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An eccentric & unsettling museum built by the Victorian adventurer Major Powell Cotton, who created a unique collection from his extensive travels across the globe. Large-scale, double-height dioramas, taxidermy displays, weapons, ceramics, art and archeology on a huge scale, set in a stately home with grounds and gardens to explore. Powell-Cotton Museum, Quex House and Gardens, Quex Park, Birchington, CT7 OBH 01843 842168
2 Bilton Square, High Street, Margate CT9 1EE
LIMBO
2 High St
2 Bilton Square, High Street, Margate CT9 1EE
29 St. Mildreds Rd, Westgate-on-Sea CT8 8RE
Carlton Cinema station
29 St. Mildreds Rd, Westgate-on-Sea CT8 8RE
Harbour St, Broadstairs CT10 1ET
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The Palace Cinema
Harbour Street
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Harbour St, Broadstairs CT10 1ET
Victoria Parade, Ramsgate CT11 8DG
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Granville Theatre
Victoria Parade
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Victoria Parade, Ramsgate CT11 8DG

Sightseeing

Sooner or later everyone gotta go to the grotto. This network of passages, decorated with a mosaic of 4.5 million seashells, was discovered in 1835, but theories still abound over why or by whom it was built. Totally weird and really quite beautiful. Costs £4 to enter & absolutely worth it. http://shellgrotto.co.uk/
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Shell Grotto
33 Grotto Hill
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Sooner or later everyone gotta go to the grotto. This network of passages, decorated with a mosaic of 4.5 million seashells, was discovered in 1835, but theories still abound over why or by whom it was built. Totally weird and really quite beautiful. Costs £4 to enter & absolutely worth it. http://shellgrotto.co.uk/