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Things to do in Margate
The best holidays are planned around great days out. Here's what's on the doorstep in Margate, from big-ticket attractions to rainy-day savers.
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Fri 13 Nov · 12:00
Canterbury Chronicles: From Cathedral Stones to Cultural Thr...
Canterbury Heritage Museum, Canterbury · 15.3 mi
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Fri 13 Nov · 12:00
Canterbury Audio Tour: From Cathedral Stones to Cultural Thr...
Canterbury Heritage Museum, Canterbury · 15.3 mi
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Fri 13 Nov · 12:00
The Slide Guitar Festival
Voco The Clifton Folkestone, Folkestone · 23.5 mi
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Fri 13 Nov · 22:30
CLUB 2016 - a 2016s & 2010s club night
Club Chemistry, Canterbury · 15.5 mi
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Aquariums
Museums & Galleries
0.1 mi from Margate
Crab Museum
Crab Museum is Europe's first and only museum dedicated to the world of the decapod, located on the first floor above the Pie Factory Gallery on Broad Street in Margate. Inside, yo...
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2.9 mi from Margate
Crampton Tower Museum
Crampton Tower Museum is a small museum partly housed in a flint Victorian water tower next to Broadstairs Railway Station, just steps from the train and a short walk from Viking B...
3.1 mi from Margate
Spitfire and Hurricane Memorial Museum
This museum at the historic RAF Manston airfield in Minster, Thanet, tells the story of the Battle of Britain through its centrepiece aircraft: a Spitfire Mk XVI and a Hawker Hurri...
3.3 mi from Margate
Dickens House Museum
Dickens House Museum sits in the Broadstairs cottage that inspired Betsey Trotwood's home in David Copperfield, and it's a rewarding stop if you enjoy literary history. Inside you'...
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3.4 mi from Margate
Powell-Cotton Museum
The Powell-Cotton Museum is situated in Quex Park in Birchington and houses the diverse personal collections of hunter and explorer Percy Powell-Cotton. The museum also contains th... — Wikipedia
4 mi from Margate
This Museum is (Not) Obsolete
This Museum Is (Not) Obsolete is an interactive museum in Ramsgate dedicated to experimental and obsolete scientific and musical technology. It was launched in 2020 by musician and...
7 mi from Margate
Richborough Castle Museum
Richborough Castle is a Roman Saxon Shore fort better known as Richborough Roman Fort. It is situated in Richborough near Sandwich, Kent. Substantial remains of the massive fort wa... — Wikipedia
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8.1 mi from Margate
Sandwich Guildhall Museum
Sandwich Guildhall Museum sits in the heart of the town inside the historic 16th Century Guildhall, telling the story of Sandwich from its early beginnings to the present day. Insi...
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11.1 mi from Margate
The Seaside Museum
The Seaside Museum Herne Bay is a local museum in Herne Bay, Kent, England. It was established in 1932, and is notable for being a seaside tourist attraction featuring local archae... — Wikipedia
11.3 mi from Margate
Deal Maritime and Local History Museum
Deal Maritime and Local History Museum sits in the heart of Deal, Dover, Kent, just 0.2 miles from Deal station and Deal Castle beach, making it an easy stop if you're exploring th...
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11.4 mi from Margate
Kent MOMI
Kent MOMI is a not-for-profit museum in Deal, Dover, Kent, dedicated to the deep history of the moving image, from candle-lit magic lantern shows to the early days of cinema. Insid...
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11.6 mi from Margate
Time Ball Tower
The Deal Timeball is a Victorian maritime Greenwich Mean Time signal located on the roof of a waterfront four-storey tower in the coastal town of Deal, in Kent, England. It was est... — Wikipedia
14.9 mi from Margate
St Augustine’s Abbey
St Augustine's Abbey was founded in AD 598 by St Augustine himself, marking the rebirth of Christianity in southern England after he baptised the pagan King Ethelbert of Kent. Ethe...
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Theme Parks
0.4 mi from Margate
Dreamland Margate
Dreamland Margate is a vintage-inspired amusement park in the heart of Margate, blending restored rides, art installations and street food from handpicked local vendors. From April...
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Zoos & Wildlife
10 mi from Margate
Wingham Wildlife Park
Wingham Wildlife Park is a large family-owned wildlife park near Staple, Dover, in Kent, home to the greatest number of animal species of any Kent zoo, including tigers, Asiatic li...
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12.2 mi from Margate
Wildwood
Wildwood Trust is a woodland discovery park in Herne, near Canterbury in Kent, England. It features over fifty species of native British animals such as deer, badgers, wild boar, a... — Wikipedia
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13.1 mi from Margate
Howletts Wild Animal Park
Howletts Wild Animal Park is a wildlife sanctuary set in ancient parkland near Canterbury, home to over 390 animals including Kent's only giant anteaters and the UK's largest herd...
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27.2 mi from Margate
Port Lympne Reserve
Port Lympne Reserve is a large wild animal park set in over 600 acres near Lympne, close to Hythe in Kent. You can go on safari to see giraffes, spectacled bears and water buffalo,...
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Where to stay near Margate
Places to stay within easy reach of these days out.
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Plan it day by day
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best things to do in Margate?
The list below shows attractions nearby with distances from Margate.
What can we do in Margate when it rains?
Museums, galleries and aquariums are your friends — filter the list below by category and keep a couple in reserve for wet days.
More ways to explore
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