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  • Ramsgate Royal Harbour
  • Viking Bay, Broadstairs at sunset
  • New for 2011 - Turner Contemporary
  • Botany Bay, Broadstairs
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Welcome to Thanet

Imagine lazy summer days lounging, fun family cycle rides along bright spring promenades, bracing cliff-top walks on crisp autumn mornings and watching white horses break onto the shore from a cosy restaurant. Margate, Broadstairs, Ramsgate and surrounding villages - a great all season coastal destination with lots of heritage and culture to discover and explore.

A Georgian Christmas

10 December - 26 February

Margate Museum 

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Visitor Guide

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The essential guide to all there is to see and do in the area plus accommodation listings and some really great features

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GEEK 2012

GEEK (Games Expo East Kent), a new and cutting-edge event set to take Margate by storm from 15-19 February. Celebrating the culture of video gaming past, present and future, with demonstrations, talks, competitions and much more.

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Accommodation

Browse accommodation in Margate, Broadstairs and Ramsgate

From self-catering fishermen's cottages and guest accomodation, to quality hotels and countryside camping and caravan parks - all quality graded

 

Beaches and Bays

Discover our Beaches and Bays

Find out more about our award-winning beaches and bays and coastline. Join the Thanet Coast Project at one of their many events around the area

 

Turner Contemporary

Visit the new Turner Contemporary in Margate

Visit the spectacular new Turner Contemporary art gallery in Margate.

 
 

Events

Browse events in Thanet

Find out about events taking place in and around Margate, Broadstairs and Ramsgate

 

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Browse for a seaside gift or purchase a memento of your visit to the coast

 

Hornby Visitor Centre

Visit the Hornby Visitor Centre

See some of Britain's best loved toys, marvel at the Cathedral Models or visit the café