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Margate has a lovely sea front and a fun fair. Donkey rides were first introduced on the sands of Margate in the early 19th century. Margate is also the birthplace of the Bathing Machine; Thomas Barber, a local man, made the first one in 1736. The old town, is where you will find the harbour, offering a view of what life in Margate was like in the 17th and 18th centuries. In the streets and lanes you will find lots of boutiques, restaurants and shops. Visit the Margate Museum dedicated to the memorabilia of Margate's seaside heritage.
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Attractions near Margate
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Powell-Cotton Museum
(3 Miles)*
The Park, gardens and woodlands provide an attractive and tranquil backdrop to Quex House, one of Kent's finest Regency houses, and the Powell-Cotton Museum a vast collection of treasures gathered on twenty-eight expeditions to Africa and Asia. |
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Ramsgate Maritime Museum
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Ramsgate Maritime Museum focuses strongly on Ramsgate and its immediate environs, with a brief introduction to the rest of the region's maritime past. |
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White Mill Rural Heritage Centre
(8 Miles)*
The Windmill was built around 1760. It was used to grind wheat, barley and oats. In 1889 a steam engine was installed to drive the mill when there was no wind. |
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Towns near Margate
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Cliftonville Tourist Information
(1 Mile)*
Cliftonville is a suburb of East Margate in Kent. Its long sandy beach at the foot of the cliffs has been a popular holiday destination since Victorians first took to sea bathing. |
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Garlinge Tourist Information
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Kingsgate Tourist Information
(2 Miles)*
Kingsgate Bay is arguably one of Kent's most beautiful beaches - secluded, sandy and nestled between chalk cliffs, North Foreland golf course and the historic Kingsgate Castle. |
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Hotels near Margate
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Self Catering near Margate
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Harbour Cottage
(4 Miles)*
Harbour Cottage is one of a row of whitewashed mews cottages within a picturesque conservation area in the only Royal Harbour town in Britain. It originally belonged to a local fisherman and his family around 1840. |
Driftwood
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The apartment is located on the seafront in Herne Bay, a Victorian seaside resort which retains its charm and character, only 65 miles from central London. Here you will find Blue Flag beaches, unspoilt coastline and countryside |
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