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Find out when our attractions are open and ready to welcome you across Margate, Broadstairs and Ramsgate

Escape the everyday to Margate, Broadstairs and Ramsgate. Take an underground adventure at the wartime Ramsgate Tunnels, a hidden home to more than 1,000 people during WW2, or to Margate Caves, an original chalk mine decorated with unusual murals. Experience what it's like to be a pilot at the Spitfire and Hurricane Museum, or try solving the mystery of Margate’s Shell Grotto - one of Kent’s biggest mysteries.

Solve the clues to break free from an escape room or reignite your childhood memories at The WonderWorks MargateTake in the natural surroundings, birds and wildlife at Monkton Nature Reserve, or become a goat or alpaca whisperer as you take them for a trek around Quex Park 

We know the weather isn’t always onside, but don’t despair, head indoors to our attractions who are ready and waiting to welcome you.

Please be aware opening times may change at short notice or throughout the season, so please check with attraction direct - 'Know Before You Go'. 

*For the latest Visitor Information Centre opening hours, click here *

Margate

  • Shell Grotto: Open Thursday - Sunday 11am-4pm 
  • Margate Caves: Open Friday - Sunday 11am to 4pm. Open for Father Christmas visits on select days Saturday 30th November - Monday 23rd December. Open Saturday 28th December - Sunday 5th January 11am-4pm
  • Margate Museum: NOT CURRENTLY OPEN TO VISITORS 
  • Tudor House: NOT CURRENTLY OPEN TO VISITORS
  • Dreamland: Closed until 2025 season expect for events. Open for Christmas World Saturday 14th, Sunday 15th, Friday 20th - Monday 23rd December
  • Lost Island Adventure Golf: Monday - Thursday 10am-8pm and Friday - Sunday 10am - 9pm
  • CTRL ALT ESC: Daily 10am-10pm. Pre-booking required 
  • The Escapement: Daily 10am-10.30pm. Pre-booking required 
  • Bugsy's Bowling: Monday - Thursday 12 noon-8pm, Friday 12 noon-10pm and Weekends 10am-10pm. Pre-booking required 
  • Strokes Adventure Golf: Open Wednesday - Sunday 10am-5pm (weather permitting. Please phone or check social media before to check opening
  • Crab Museum: Friday - Sunday 11am-5pm with last entry 4.30pm
  • Turner Contemporary: Open Wednesday - Sunday and Bank Holidays 10am-5pm
  • RNLI Lifeboat Shop: Tuesday 11am-2pm, Wednesday 11am-2pm & 4pm-6pm, Thursday 11am-2pm, Friday 12pm-3pm, Saturday 12pm-3pm and Sunday 10am-4pm 
  • The WonderWorks Margate: Open daily 10am -4pm 
  • Widget's World: Monday to Saturday 9.30am - 6pm and Sunday 10am - 4pm
  • TKE Studios: Weekends 12pm - 5pm
  • Pie Factory Margate: During exhibitions normally daily 10am-4pm. Check gallery website for individual exhibition times and dates  

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Contact Us
Visitor Information Centre
The Droit House
Stone Pier
Margate
Kent CT9 1JD
Te: 01843 577577
Email: visitorinformation@thanet.gov.uk
www.visitthanetbusiness.co.uk
Official website of Visit Thanet, Thanet District Council.