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Turner & Dickens Walk
Take a walk along the newly opened, 4 mile route between Turner's Margate and Dickens' Broadstairs. Much of the walk follows an ancient footpath between St Peter's and St John's churches and the walk is signposted in both directions. Start at Margate Harbour Arm next to the emerging Turner Contemporary Gallery or on Broadstairs promenade outside the Dickens House Museum. Scenes from Turner's and Dickens' works, lives and times are displayed at three points along the route. Working with local children and other residents, Broadstairs mosaic artist Martin Cheek has installed a series of colourful panels in Margate and Broadstairs. Local youngsters have also worked with Street Art Studio to good effect by using spray cans to decorate the pedestrian bridge over the railway line that links the two towns.
Celebrate the connections Margate has with artist JMW Turner, the famous sunset paintings and Broadstairs with writer Charles Dickens who spent his holidays in the town. Along the way you'll be able to see Drapers Mill and Crampton Tower, and pass through parts of Thanet that are steeped in archaeological history.
The route has been checked by local volunteers as being accessible to all, and if you don't fancy walking both ways, there are frequent buses running between the two towns.
For a copy of the leaflet and to find out more about the route, click on the large image or contact tourism@thanet.gov.uk. To discover other local walks, visit the Explore Kent website
For the children why not have a go at the Turner and Dickens colouring sheets and see who is hiding amongst the mosaic
