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'Coolest' seaside town in the UK that's loved by A-listers perfect for a weekend break'

• Daily Express
• Written by Mary Harris & Nicola Roy
• Published 24th August 2026 
• Featuring Turner Contemporary, Shell Grotto, Sargasso, Crab Museum, Margate Caves, Dreamland, Fort Road Hotel, Angela's, Bottega Caruso

The Nostalgic British Holidays that have become secretly cool

• The Daily Mail
• Written by Joanna Tweedy
• Published 20th August 2026
• Featured - Turner Contemporary, Dreamland, Margate Main Sands

See Margate like a Local

• The Telegraph
• Written by Diana Jarvis
• Published 13th August 2026
• Featured - Turner Contemporary, The Crab Museum, Viking Coastal Trail, Xylo, Dreamland, Pomus plus more 

There’s something in the (sea) air in Margate

• House & Garden 
• Published by Fiona McKenzie Johnston
• Published 12th August 2026 
• Featured - TKE Studios, Quench, Turner Contemporary, Fort Road Hotel, Angela's and Counter Editions

The Six Coolest Beach Towns on the Costa del Kent ranked

• The Sun
• Published by Kara Godfrey
• Published 12 August 2026
• Featured - Broadstairs number 1, Margate number 4 and Ramsgate number 6

If only more of our seaside towns were like Broadstairs

• The Telegraph 
• Published by Gavin Haines
• Published 8th August 2026 
• Featured - Dickens House Museum, The Magnet, Viking Bay, Palace Cinema, Broadstairs Gallery, Kebbells Seafood Bar, Morelli's and Smiths Townhouse

Hip Kent Resort Home of Eurovision Sam. Ramsgate... Computer says Go 

• The Sun Travel
• Published by Tracey Davies
• Published 30th May 2026 
• Featured - Ramsgate Tunnels, This Museum is (NOT) Obsolete, Queen Charlotte, The House at Ramsgate 

The Isle of Thanet: A winter escape with creative flair - Isle of Thanet

• Calibre
• Published by Sam Huff
• Published 2026
• Featured - Fort Road Hotel, Sea Scrub Sauna, Mullins Brasserie, Coco Barclay, Ramsgate Tunnels, and Turner Contemporary 

Also by Sam Huff of Calibre - Fort Road Hotel Review: Boutique comfort by the sea​

Articles also published on Average Janes and Average Joes

Margate - 'The arty Kent seaside resort that's at its best in winter'

• The i Paper
• Published by Sophie Morris 
• Published 23rd January 2026
• Featured - Carl Freedman Gallery, No.42 GuestHouse, Forts, The Good Egg, Big Shot, Dulcie, Afterparty, Harbour and Tide, Aarven, The Margate Bookshop, Positive Retail, The Store Collective, Cantina Caruso, Bottega Caruso, Thao Thao, Shell Grotto, Crab Museum, Off Licence, Rose in June, Sete, Angela’s, The Wellington, Bar Nothing, Faith in Strangers, TKE Studios and The Shakespeare 

Margate Coverage

• National Geographic - The UK’s beach towns are bouncing back—here are 7 of the best
• Published by Duncan Craig on 25th April 2025
• Express - I explored the UK's most walkable seaside town – there's more than just a sandy beach
• Published by Chanelle Georgina on 26th April 2025
• Express - The quiet seaside town that's had a glow up and now 'looks like east London'
• Published by Kris Boratyn on 27th April 2025

The best places to visit in August: 30 of our favourite destinations - Isle of Thanet

• Condé Nast Traveller
• Published by Connor Sturges
• Published 31st March 2025

Laura Bailey's guide to Margate: Dreamland, Fort Road Hotel and Sargasso

• The Standard
• Published by Laura Bailey
• Published 30th October 2024

The ‘dazzling’ UK seaside town so pretty people say it’s like being on Amalfi Coast - Ramsgate

• Metro
• Published by Courtney Pochin
• Published 28th September 2024 

Inside the 'retro' seaside town named one of the UK's coolest places to live - Broadstairs

• The Mirror 
• Published by Mary Harris and Sam Elliott-Gibbs
• Published 18th September 2024 

The Kent seaside town that rivals Margate – without its hip tourist crowds

• I newspaper
• Published by Lesley Gillilan
• Published 9th August 2024 
• Featured - Albion House Hotel, Paraphernalia, Ramsgate Tunnels, Spitfire and Hurricane Museum, Royal  Harbour Brasserie, Modern Boulangerie, Sandwich and Pegwell Bay National Nature Reserve, Thanet Coast Project, Active Ramsgate, Porto Reale, Ramsgate Festival of Sound, Ramsgate Week, Viking Bay

Nine must-do highlights of Margate, England

• WAtoday Traveller
• Published by Sonia Taylor
• Published 18th July 2024
• Featured - Fort Road Hotel, Turner Contemporary, Dreamland, Bottega Caruso, Forts Coffee, Rose in June, Margate Old Town Shopping and Shell Grotto 

Isle of Thanet Kent: a Creative Isle

• Travel Begins at 40
• Published by Mark Bibby Jackson
• Published 15th July 2024
• Featured - Hold Creative Studio and Gallery, Turner Contemporary, Walpole Bay Hotel, Angela’s and San Clu Hotel 

Wellness in Margate, Isle of Thanet

• Wellness Begins at 40
• Published by Mark Bibby Jackson
• Published 9th July 2024
• Featured - Walpole Bay Tidal Pool, Haeckels House, Sea Scrub Sauna and Viking Coastal Trail