Guidebook for Margate

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Guidebook for Margate

Arts & Culture

It's a very special space for displaying contemporary art and works of JMW Turner. Free to enter. Main exhibitions closes 3 times per year for 5/6 days for change over. Always worth a visit, don't go without dropping in there.
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Turner Contemporary
Rendezvous
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It's a very special space for displaying contemporary art and works of JMW Turner. Free to enter. Main exhibitions closes 3 times per year for 5/6 days for change over. Always worth a visit, don't go without dropping in there.
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 Hill
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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
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 Place
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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!
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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Ramsgate Tunnels
Marina Esplanade
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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.

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
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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.

Food Scene

Amazing, contemporary Indian Cuisine. Indian food prepared very differently than at standard Indian restaurants. Its highly rated in Margate.
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The Ambrette
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Amazing, contemporary Indian Cuisine. Indian food prepared very differently than at standard Indian restaurants. Its highly rated in Margate.
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 grumpy sometimes but the sea views and walk are worth it.
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Botany Bay Hotel
8 Marine Dr
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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 grumpy sometimes but the sea views and walk are 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 oven and are crispy, thin and delicious.
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GB Pizza Co
14a Marine Dr
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Its a very relaxed place to go in your walking boots straight from the beach. The pizzas are freshly baked in their big clay oven and are crispy, thin and delicious.
Their homemade burgers and coleslaw can't be beaten! Don't leave Margate until you have been there!
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The Greedy Cow Cafe
3 Market Pl
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Their homemade burgers and coleslaw can't be beaten! Don't leave Margate until you have been there!
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 Pier
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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!
Not been here for a while but it has a good reputation for a variety of interesting and lovely breakfasts.
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Fort's Cafe
8 Cliff Terrace
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Not been here for a while but it has a good reputation for a variety of interesting and lovely breakfasts.
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 Pl
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Lovely 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. I haven't been for awhile but some of my guests have really enjoyed it.
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Giorgios
19 Marine Gardens
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Lively modern Italian / Greek restaurant with good food. Can be noisy in the evenings as popular with groups. I haven't been for awhile but some of my guests have really enjoyed it.
New restaurant in town. Not been yet. Menu looks very interesting but it is quite expensive. There is a cheaper, taster menu at lunch time. My friends like it.
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Post Office
Cecil Square
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New restaurant in town. Not been yet. Menu looks very interesting but it is quite expensive. There is a cheaper, taster menu at lunch time. My friends like it.
Just the best fish and chips in town, the Isle and probably the south east! Just in the right place to make your fish and chips into a beach picnic!
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Peter's Fish Factory Margate
12 The Parade
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Just the best fish and chips in town, the Isle and probably the south east! Just in the right place to make your fish and chips into a beach picnic!
Just divine chocolaty things, especially drinks. On the sea front too.
Bernie's Chocolate Bar Ltd
2-14 High St
Just divine chocolaty things, especially drinks. On the sea front too.
Tiny, but expanding fish restaurant with a tiny art gallery downstairs. Lovely food.
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Hantverk & Found
16-18 King St
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Tiny, but expanding fish restaurant with a tiny art gallery downstairs. Lovely food.
Lovely small, new fish restaurant. Very good food indeed.
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Angela's
21 The Parade
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Lovely small, new fish restaurant. Very good food indeed.
Charming, tiny, quirky place. Tom makes the most amazing cheesy toast, difficult to describe - you have to try it
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Cheesy Tiger
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Charming, tiny, quirky place. Tom makes the most amazing cheesy toast, difficult to describe - you have to try it
Great fish, great sea views. We just love it there.
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The Dug Out
4 Fort Hill
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Great fish, great sea views. We just love it there.

Sightseeing

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 Lane
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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.

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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Bahía Botánica
Marine Drive
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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.
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! Its about 5 minutes walk from No 9 .
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! Its about 5 minutes walk from No 9 .

Drinks & Nightlife

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 St
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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.
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 Pl
My friends pub! Old fashioned pub with ale brewed by the owner, Eddy Gadd. Check opening times, Sunday lunch time is great!
Like a quirky Manhattan style cocktail bar they say! On the seafront. Love it!
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The Glass Jar
15 Marine Dr
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Like a quirky Manhattan style cocktail bar they say! On the seafront. Love it!
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 Ave
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Its just on the next street to us, a small, friendly bar serving real ale. Meet the locals and catch up on the gossip!
New bar opened last year, only serve wines plus some cheese plates. A great new addition to Northdown Road.
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Urchin Wines
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New bar opened last year, only serve wines plus some cheese plates. A great new addition to Northdown Road.
Used to be our local HSBC. Nice to have a chat with the locals!
Banks Ale & Wine House
244 Northdown Rd
Used to be our local HSBC. Nice to have a chat with the locals!

Everything Else

New to Magate 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 Hill
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New to Magate 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!
Just across the road, lots of main stream productions, comedians, musicians
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Winter Gardens station
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Just across the road, lots of main stream productions, comedians, musicians