Thanetians will claim that this is where English history began!
It's certainly the most interesting place to study Kent's history.
Visitors have been drawn to our 'island' since the beginning of time. Early visitors settled and left their flint tools; Bronze-age visitors constructed and left round barrows. The Romans left us one of their most important military forts at Richborough, and St.Augustine landed here with Christianity.
No longer an island,we're part of east Kent now, and much easier to move around on roads or cyclepaths, you'll find cathedrals, and castles in abundance.
We're the garden of England, too, and harvest not only from Kent's farms and orchards, but from our seashores, where the 'Dover Sole' and Whitstable oyster' are found.
Within walking distance is the extraordinary Shell Grotto, an underground cavern covered with intricate shell mosaics and impossible to date.
Margate,for traditional seaside fun, beautiful Georgian squares – you'll find the second oldest theatre in Britain, the Theatre Royal in one – and a developing artists quarter in the old town.
Dickensian Broadstairs is a stroll along the clifftops.
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Entertainment
www.margatewintergardens.co.uk The Winter Gardens, Fort Crescent, Margate, Kent, CT9 1HX. Telephone: 01843 296111
www.theatreroyalmargate.com Theatre Royal, Addington Street, Margate, Kent. CT9 1PW Telephone: 01843 293397
www.myvue.comVue Cinemas,Westwood Cross, Broadstairs, Kent, CT10 2BF Tel: 08712 240240
www.carltoncinema.com The Carlton Cinema, St Mildred's Road, Westgate On Sea, Kent, CT8 8RE. Tel: 01843 832019 Golf
www.strokesadventuregolf.com Strokes Adventure Golf, Westbrook Promenade, Margate, CT9 5BJ Tel: 01843 294 970
www.westgate-and-birchington-golfclub.co.uk 176 Canterbury Road, Westgate-on-sea, CT8 8LT. Tel: 01843 834831
www.northforeland.co.uk The Clubhouse, Convent Road, Broadstairs, Kent CT10 3PU. Telephone: 01843 862140
Little Oasis Crazy Golf, Ethelbert Crescent, Margate, Kent, CT9 2DY. Tel: 07970 356543 Water Sports
www.jetskiworld.co.uk Jet Ski World, Hodges Gap Promenade, Palm Bay, Margate, Kent, CT9 3DF. Tel: 01843 231703
www.jossbay.co.uk Joss Bay Surf School, Email: info@jossbay.co.uk Telephone: 07812 991195
www.kentscuba.com Kent Scuba Diving, 274 Northdown Road, Margate, Kent, CT9 2PT. Tel: 01843 297430
www.tlfleisure.co.uk Hartsdown Leisure Centre, Hartsdown Road, Margate, Kent, CT9 5RX Telephone: 01843 226221
www.margateyachtclub.org Margate Yacht Club,12-14 Fort Hill, Margate, Kent, CT9 1HD Tel: 01843 292602 Cycling
www.visitthanet.co.uk/viking The Viking Coastal Trail, 12-13 The Parade, Margate, Kent, CT9 1EY Tel: 01843 577577
www.caitlinsbeachcruisers.com Caitlins Beach Cruisers, Unit 8, Margate Harbour Arm,Margate, CT9 1HG. Tel: 07956 395896
Kens Bike Hire, 26-28 Eaton Road, Margate, Kent, CT9 1XA. Tel: 01843 221422 Other Sports
www.amfbowling.co.uk AMF Bowling Centre, Addington Street, Margate, Kent, CT9 1PW. Tel: 0844 826 3024
www.bugsys.info Bugsy's Ten Pin Bowling and Pool,Ethelbert Crescent, Margate, Kent, CT9 2DY. Tel: 01843 228632
www.revolutionskatepark.co.uk Revolution, Dane Valley Road, St Peter's, Kent, CT10 3JJ. Tel: 01843 866707
www.nelsonpark.co.uk Nelson Park Riding Centre, St Margarets Road, Woodchurch, CT7 0HJ. Tel: 01843 822251
Thanet Indoor Bowls, St Georges Lawns, Fifth Avenue, Cliftonville, Margate, Kent, CT9 3AB.Tel: 01843 227083 Museums
www.rafmanston.co.uk RAF Manston History Museum, Manston Road, Ramsgate, Kent, CT12 5DF Telephone: 01843 825224
www.quexmuseum.org The Powell-Cotton Museum, Quex Park, Birchington, Kent, CT7 0BH. Tel: 01843 842168
www.cramptontower.co.uk Crampton Tower Museum, The Broadway, Broadstairs, Kent, CT10 2AB. Tel: 01843 871133
www.draperswindmill.homestead.com Draper's Windmill, St Peters Footpath, Margate, Kent, CT9 2SP. Tel: 01843 226227 Art
www.turnercontemporary.org Turner Contemporary, The Rendezvous, Margate, Kent CT9 1HG Telephone: 01843 280261
www.artforall.eu The Gallery, 9-10 Marine Drive, Margate, Kent CT9 1DH. Tel: 07984 683 267 Nature
www.mnr.manston.net Monkton Nature Reserve, Canterbury Road, Monkton, Kent, CT12 4LH. Tel: 01843 822666 Shopping
www.westwoodx.co.uk Westwood Cross Shopping Centre, Margate Road, Broadstairs CT10 2BF. Tel: 01843 867273
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