James’s Margate Guidebook

James
James’s Margate Guidebook

Sightseeing

Walpole Bay tidal pool is good fun if you fancy a dip or a paddle. We go crabbing there with the kids. You just need some bacon and can pick up crab lines from the pound shops next door to Cliffs Cafe on Northdown Rd. You can also take a disposable BBQ down with you or picnic and watch the amazing sunsets.
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Walpole Tidal Pool
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Walpole Bay tidal pool is good fun if you fancy a dip or a paddle. We go crabbing there with the kids. You just need some bacon and can pick up crab lines from the pound shops next door to Cliffs Cafe on Northdown Rd. You can also take a disposable BBQ down with you or picnic and watch the amazing sunsets.
Margate Caves are just around the corner from the house. It's a great little visit and can be done in an hour before wandering down to the old town
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Margate Caves
1 Northdown Rd
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Margate Caves are just around the corner from the house. It's a great little visit and can be done in an hour before wandering down to the old town
It's smaller than Margate Caves but is covered floor to ceiling in beautiful seashells.
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Shell Grotto
33 Grotto Hill
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It's smaller than Margate Caves but is covered floor to ceiling in beautiful seashells.
The Turner Contemporary is well worth a visit, it often has workshops that the kids can join in and some great shows. Make sure to book your free tickets online before heading down
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Turner Contemporary
Rendezvous
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The Turner Contemporary is well worth a visit, it often has workshops that the kids can join in and some great shows. Make sure to book your free tickets online before heading down
Close to Dreamland, shops, cafes and restaurants the main sands is a great location to spend the day with plenty surrounding you if you fancied a quick bite to eat or wander around.
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Margate Beach Front
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Close to Dreamland, shops, cafes and restaurants the main sands is a great location to spend the day with plenty surrounding you if you fancied a quick bite to eat or wander around.
Really fun museum for you and the kids. Weird, wonderful and silly. You'll 100% leave with a Crab Museum T-shirt!
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Crab Museum
9 Broad St
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Really fun museum for you and the kids. Weird, wonderful and silly. You'll 100% leave with a Crab Museum T-shirt!
If the weather isn't great we often head out to Quex Powell Cotton Museum or Jungle Jims.
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Quex Park
Park Lane
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If the weather isn't great we often head out to Quex Powell Cotton Museum or Jungle Jims.
Cute little cinema in Broadstairs would be a good shout if you wanted to get out of the weather for a few hours.
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The Palace Cinema
Harbour Street
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Cute little cinema in Broadstairs would be a good shout if you wanted to get out of the weather for a few hours.
What's to say about Dreamland that you won't already know! Great day out!
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Dreamland
Marine Terrace
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What's to say about Dreamland that you won't already know! Great day out!
If you need to entertain the kids and get them out of the weather you can book a slot for the seaside town where kids can dress up and role play.
Little Seaside Town
21 High Street
If you need to entertain the kids and get them out of the weather you can book a slot for the seaside town where kids can dress up and role play.

Food and Cafes

Great family friendly cafe with plenty of space serving great coffees, snacks, beer, wine and great brunch and lunch.
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Cliffs
172 Northdown Rd
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Great family friendly cafe with plenty of space serving great coffees, snacks, beer, wine and great brunch and lunch.
Family friendly cafe just 5 mins walk from the house. Serves traditional breakfasts, paninis, coffee and drinks
Rendezvous Margate
16 Ethelbert Crescent
Family friendly cafe just 5 mins walk from the house. Serves traditional breakfasts, paninis, coffee and drinks
Great little cafe serving great coffee, amazing pastries and brunch.
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Fort's Cafe
8 Cliff Terrace
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Great little cafe serving great coffee, amazing pastries and brunch.
Great coffee and pastries!
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Skinny Dip Coffee
235 Northdown Rd
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Great coffee and pastries!
Great for specialist groceries.
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The Grain Grocer
216 Northdown Rd
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Great for specialist groceries.
Lovely grocers selling sourdough bread, cheese, meat, fruit and veg and takeaway coffees and pastries.
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K.G. Winters
68 Northdown Rd
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Lovely grocers selling sourdough bread, cheese, meat, fruit and veg and takeaway coffees and pastries.
Greasy spoon - the only place to go with a hangover.
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The Dalby Cafe
4-6 Dalby Rd
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Greasy spoon - the only place to go with a hangover.
Full of great takeaway food if you fancy sitting on the steps at the main sands to enjoy some lunch.
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The Old Kent Market
8 Fort Hill
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Full of great takeaway food if you fancy sitting on the steps at the main sands to enjoy some lunch.
Just over the road from Margate train station from Easter you can get amazing creole fish and chips, coffee and drinks. The Red Bus Cafe offers great lunch and breakfast.
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The Sun Deck
Royal Crescent Promenade
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Just over the road from Margate train station from Easter you can get amazing creole fish and chips, coffee and drinks. The Red Bus Cafe offers great lunch and breakfast.
Amazing fish and chips!
Beach Buoys
17 Marine Drive
Amazing fish and chips!
Great restaurant especially for Sunday roasts.
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New Street Bistro
23 New St
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Great restaurant especially for Sunday roasts.
Great for families to grab lunch and a drink.
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Cinque Ports
50 Marine Terrace
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Great for families to grab lunch and a drink.
Amazing bread and pastries all made in store!
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MODERN PROVIDER
4-5 The Centre
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Amazing bread and pastries all made in store!
Good coffee and cake down on the main sands.
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The Margate Coffee Shed
12-13 The Parade
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Good coffee and cake down on the main sands.

Bars and Pubs

Lovely brewery/bar on the seafront. Takeaway beer available too.
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Xylo Brewing Ltd
2-14 High St
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Lovely brewery/bar on the seafront. Takeaway beer available too.
Brilliant Pub just around the corner from the house.
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The Rose in June
49-50 Trinity Square
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Brilliant Pub just around the corner from the house.
Nice little micro pub on Margate's harbour arm. Lovely to sit out in the sun and enjoy an afternoon drink.
Harbour Arm
Harbour Arm
Nice little micro pub on Margate's harbour arm. Lovely to sit out in the sun and enjoy an afternoon drink.
Another great bar on Margate's seafront.
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Little Swift
7-8 Marine Dr
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Another great bar on Margate's seafront.
Sawdust on the floor, open fire and jazz bands on a Tuesday. Great cosy pub in the old town.
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Lifeboat
1 Market St
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Sawdust on the floor, open fire and jazz bands on a Tuesday. Great cosy pub in the old town.
If you're wanting a drink away from the main sands the Tap Room up in Cliftonville is worth a visit.
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The Tap Room
4 Prices Ave
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If you're wanting a drink away from the main sands the Tap Room up in Cliftonville is worth a visit.
Next to the Tap Room you can grab some nice takeaway beers or enjoy a drink on the seating outside.
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Stingray
4 Prices Ave
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Next to the Tap Room you can grab some nice takeaway beers or enjoy a drink on the seating outside.
Great pub and good food. Just 10 min walk from the house.
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The George & Heart Bar
44 King St
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Great pub and good food. Just 10 min walk from the house.

Takeaways

Amazing Indian food! Well worth treating yourself.
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Flavours by Kumar
2 Effingham St
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Amazing Indian food! Well worth treating yourself.
Just at the top of the street this is a favourite in Cliftonville.
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The Riz Restaurant
49 Northdown Rd
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Just at the top of the street this is a favourite in Cliftonville.
Great Thai restaurant and takeaway.
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Mama Jinny Thai Kitchen
15 New St
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Great Thai restaurant and takeaway.
Really really good South Indian takeaway just around the corner.
THE CLIFF SOUTH INDIAN AND SRI LANKAN RESTAURAN
112 Northdown Rd
Really really good South Indian takeaway just around the corner.
HUGE fish and chips portions. Order online to collect or have delivered on Just Eat.
Holly Lanes Fish Inn
2A Holly Lane
HUGE fish and chips portions. Order online to collect or have delivered on Just Eat.
Great Vegetarian/Vegan takeaway on Northdown Rd open during the day time.
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Ouma's Kitchen
189 Northdown Rd
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Great Vegetarian/Vegan takeaway on Northdown Rd open during the day time.