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The UK's most fascinating historic sites - including one only reachable by boat

• The Express
• Published by Esther Marshall
• Published 19th October 2023
• Featured - Margate's Shell Grotto

Margate’s iconic tidal pool is getting a spectacular glow-up

• Time Out
• Published by Amy Houghton
• Published 10th October 2023
• Featured - Margate's Walpole Bay Tidal Pool 

SHORE THING! The UK seaside town that makes the best staycation with stunning marina and fresh fish

• Published in The Sun on Sunday, Fabulous Magazine 
• Published by Gayle Schoales
• Published on 25th June 2023 
• Featured - Go2Sea, Royal Harbour Brasserie, Little Ships, McGillan & Woodell, The Saltworks Company, Ramsgate Tunnels, The Micro Museum, This Museum Is (Not) Obsolete, Italianate Glasshouse and Peter’s Fish Factory. 

Margate and the Walpole Bay Hotel - Review 

• Published on 'On: Yorkshire Magazine' 
• Published by Clare Jenkins
• Published in June 2023 
• Featured - The Walpole Bay Hotel, Turner Contemporary, Manning's Seafood Stall, The Old Kent Market, Margate Bookshop, Dreamland, Margate Caves, Shell Grotto, 

Rediscovering The Isle Of Thanet

• Published on 'The Frenchie Mummy' 
  Published by Cécile
• Published 9th June 2023 
• Featured - Albion House Hotel, The Micro Museum, Morelli’s Gelato, Turner Contemporary, Waverley House, Margate Caves, Shell Grotto, Dreamland, Spitfire and Hurricane Museum, RAF Manston History Museum and Powell-Cotton Museum, Quex House and Gardens.  

Broadstairs in Kent, Royal Albion Hotel and The Yarrow - Review 

• Published on 'On: Yorkshire Magazine' 
• Published by Clare Jenkins
• Published in May 2023 
• Featured - Viking Coastal Trail, Dickens House Museum, The Royal Albion Hotel and The Yarrow Hotel

How To Spend a Perfect Day in Margate and Broadstairs

• Published on Double Skinny Macchiato 
• Published on Monday 29th May 2023 
• Featured - Forts Cafe (Broadstairs), Flotsam & Jetsam, Wyatt & Jones, Kebbells, Stark, Morelli's, KIT, Kope & Loko, Palace Cinema, Viking Coastal Trail, Dory's, Angela's, Curve Coffee Roasters, Forts Cafe (Margate), Cliffs, Turner Contemporary, Aarven, Haeckels, Harbour & Tide, Lost Property, The Margate Bookshop, Papillon, Ramsay & Williams, Zigzag, Dive, Buoy & Oyster, Sargasso, Bottega Caruso, Mannings Seafood, Peter's Fish Factory, Little Swift and Daisy.  

The 12 best things to do in Margate

• Published on Conde Nast Traveller 
• Published 7th May 2023 
• Featured - Walpole Bay Tidal Pool, Shell Grotto, Dreamland, Turner Contemporary, Carl Freedman Gallery, Quench, Xylo, Daisy, Margate Off Licence, CAMP, Strokes Adventure Golf, Lost Island Adventure Golf, Margate Leisure Centre (Black Axe Throwing and Klak Boule Bar),RG Scotts Furniture Mart, Haeckels, Empire of Light, ElseWhere, Faith in Strangers, Margate Arts Club, Bottega Caruso, Mori Mori, Margate Cookery School, Margate Caves

The best places to eat and drink in Margate

• Published on HotDinners 
• By Catherine Hanly
• Published 4th May 2023 
• Featured - Angela's, Bottega Caruso, Buoy and Oyster, Daisy, Dory's, Follow the Swirl, Fort Road Hotel, Forts Cafe, The Good Egg, Little Swift, Margate Harbour Arm (Dive and Lighthouse Bar), Mannings, Mariachi, Mori Mori, Peter's Fish Factory, Picnic, Sargasso, Sete, Staple Stores, The Sun Deck

10 of the best annual coastal festivals and events from around the world

• National Geographic 
• By Josephine Price
• Published online 27 April 2023
• Featured - Margate Pride

Empire of Light Film

EMPIRE OF LIGHT, the new film from Academy Award®-winning director and writer Sam Mendes, was filmed in and around Margate, with lots of media coverage since its release on 9 January 2023

Read some of the coverage 

Margate: The Architecture Tour

• Published on Eye-Traveller
• By Lesley Gillilan 
• Published 28th January 2023
• Featured - Turner Contemporary, Dreamland, Cliftonville Lido, Shell Grotto, Nayland Rock Shelter, Tom Thumb Theatre, Margate Caves, Tudor House, Walpole Bay Hotel, Powell-Cotton Museum 

2023 Harden’s Restaurant Guide

Entries based on customer feedback rather than professional inspectors

• Angela's, Margate
• Bottega Caruso, Margate 
• Buoy and Oyster, Margate
• Dory's, Margate 
• Sargasso, Margate
• Kebbells, Broadstairs
• Posillipo, Broadstairs
• Stark, Broadstairs
• Wyatt and Jones, Broadstairs 

The 51 coolest neighbourhoods in the world - Cliftonville, Margate No.8

• Time Out
• By James Manning
• Published online 11th October 2022
• Featured - Quench Gallery, Walpole Bay Hotel, Dalby Cafe, Margate Caves, Shell Grotto, Forts, Daisy, Margate Arts Club, Margate Pride, CAMP and Margate Office License 

Five fantastic autumn food weekends in the UK

• The Guardian
• By Felicity Cloake
• Published online 17 September 2022
• Featured - Staple, Forts Coffee, Barletta, Sargasso, Angela's, Flotsam and Jetsam, Morelli’s Gelato and Fort Road Hotel 

Mmm – Margate: where the grub is as good as the galleries

• The Financial Times
• By Ajesh Patalay
• Published online 20 September 2022
• Featured - Angela’s, Dory's, Staple Stores, Sargasso, Bottega Caruso, Fort Road Hotel, Barletta, Mori Mori, Palms Pizzeria, Dolma Bar, Stingray, Dive and Daisy

Visit Ramsgate for Sea, Sun and Art on the English Riviera

• Forbes 
• Published online 28 July 2022
• Featured - Albion House, The Home Front Tearoom, Archive, The Falstaff, Peter's Fish Factory, Laurent Delaye gallery, Positive Retail, Paraphernalia, Vinyl Head, Coco Barclay, Molly Pickle Studio

A Weekend in Margate

• Coast 
• Published online 27 July 2022
• Featured - Carl Freedman Gallery, Turner Contemporary, Nayland Rock Shelter, Shell Grotto, Artisans & Adventurers, The Lightkeeper, Eclectic Art, Anthony Giles Studio & Gallery, Margate Bookshop, The Reading Rooms, Buoy & Oyster, Barletta, Margate Museum, Dreamland, Peter's Fish Factory, Viking Coastal Trail, The Bike Shed, Dory's

The Best Places to Eat and Drink in Margate

• Hot Dinners
• Published 21st July 2022
• Featured - Angela's, Barletta, Bottega Caruso, Buoy and Oyster, Daisy, Dory's, Forts Cafe, Little Swift, Dive, The Lighthouse Bar, Manning's, Mori Mori, Peter's Fish Factory, Ralph's, Sargasso, Scissortail Coffee, Staple

A day trip to – Ramsgate for Tunnels, Trains and Toys

• Ian Visits 
• Published 5th May 2022
• Featured - Hornby Visitor Centre, The Micro Museum, Ramsgate Tunnels and St Augustine & Pugin Shrine and Visitor Centre 

​10 Best Sea Pools in the British Isles - Walpole Bay Margate

• Coast Magazine 
• By Jenny Oldaker
• Published September 2021 Issue