MARGATE

We love the diverse community & all the unique places around town ; from the shops like International
Food Centre & the store collective, to bars like xylo and The Cockle&Hen (who are lucky enough to
share that same view of the seaside) & all in between. Watching Margate develop into what it is today
has been special for us & were proud to call it home.

Out & about in Margate

For those more interested in retail, we have an excellent collection of vintage stores to attract keen-eyed shoppers. Some of our favourites include Junk Deluxe, Madam Popoff, Lost Property and Paraphernalia, to name just a few.

The Margate Bookshop, Werkhaus and Haeckels are wonderful examples of innovative retail taking place in this growing town of makers, artists, designers and inventive shopkeepers.

Visit the Old Town and its beautiful shops, cafés and restaurants; bathe in the light from the skies that Turner described as “the finest in all Europe”; head to our Blue Flag beaches and take to the water in our Victorian bathing pools.

The Shell Grotto, Margate Caves, Tudor House, Theatre Royal, Tom Thumb Theatre, Winter Gardens and the Walpole Bay Hotel are just a few of the must-see sights.

Some of our favourite places:

Where to stay: The Reading Rooms offers beautiful rooms for discerning visitors. Fort Road Hotel’s walls are adorned with beautiful pieces of art. Selina is a great budget option with its stylish interiors and co-working space. Our new neighbour, No 42, is a welcome addition to the seafront.

Other people and places we love in and around Margate include:

For coffee: Cliffs on Northdown Road is a coffee & record shop serving up damn fine coffee and tasty breakfasts. Skinny Dip, also on Northdown Road, serves a great flat white and tasty food. Join the queue for a delicious brunch at Fort’s.

For fun: Margate Arts Club was opened by Amy Redmond, founder of Sink The Pink, and is a wonderful arts and performance club space on Northdown Road. Camp on Northdown Road is Margate’s fabulous new queer bar – their quiz night is legendary.

What to eat and drink, apart from pizza, beer and natural wine?

GB•PIZZA•CO is just one of many, many great restaurants and eateries in the area.

Here are just a few of the other food and drink joints in Thanet that we frequently frequent:

Angela’s, Rose In June, Madre, The Grain Grocer, Peter’s Fish Factory, Greedy
Cow, The Glass Jar, Dive, Bottega Caruso, Dalby Café, Xylo , cockle & hen , George
& Heart , Bows & Margate Off Licence