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    Visiting cities in

    UK:
    Margate
    CREATED BY LB
    2024
    Introduction
    Margate is a seaside town in the Thanet District of
    Kent, England. It is located on the north coast of
    Kent and covers an area of 2 miles (3 kilometres)
    long, 16 miles (26 kilometres) north-east of
    Canterbury and includes Cliftonville, Garlinge,
    Palm Bay and Westbrook. In 2011 it had a
    population of 61,223.
    Source: Wikipeda
    History
    The town has been a significant maritime
    port since the Middle Ages, and was
    associated with Dover as part of the Cinque
    Ports in the 15th century. It became a
    popular place for holidaymakers in the 18th
    century, owing to easy access via the
    Thames, and later with the arrival of the
    railways. Popular landmarks include the
    sandy beaches and the Dreamland
    amusement park. During the late 20th
    century, the town went into decline along
    with other British seaside resorts, but
    attempts are being made to revitalise the
    economy.
    History
    In the late 18th century, the town was chosen by the
    physician John Coakley Lettsom as the place in which
    he would build the Royal Sea Bathing Hospital, which
    was the first of its kind in Britain.

    Like Brighton and Southend, Margate was infamous


    for gang violence between mods and rockers in the
    1960s, and mods and skinheads in the 1980s.

    The Turner Contemporary art gallery occupies a


    prominent position next to the harbour, and was
    constructed there with the specific aim of revitalising
    the town. The Thanet Offshore Wind Project,
    completed in 2010, is visible from the seafront.
    Transport
    Margate railway station is sited 73 miles 69 chains
    (118.9 km) down the line from London Victoria. Trains
    from the station generally run to Victoria, via Chatham,
    and to London St Pancras, via Ramsgate, Canterbury
    West and Ashford International on the High Speed 1
    line. Peak hour trains run to St Pancras, via Chatham
    and Gravesend, and to London Cannon Street. The
    station, and all trains that serve it, are operated by
    Southeastern.
    The Dreamland
    The Dreamland Amusement Park is situated
    in the centre of Margate, operating since
    1920, it was closed in 2006, and reopened in
    2015 following a lengthy campaign by the
    "Save Dreamland Campaign" group. Its
    Scenic Railway roller coaster is the second
    oldest of its type in the world, and is now
    Grade II* Listed. It is one of only two early-
    20th century scenic railways still remaining
    in the UK; the only other surviving UK scenic
    railway is in Great Yarmouth and was built in
    1932. The Margate roller coaster is an ACE
    Coaster Classic.
    Margate Caves
    The Margate Caves are a tourist attraction in
    Margate. The caves were originally dug as a
    chalk mine in the area between Margate and
    Cliftonville. The caves were opened as
    Victorian seaside attraction in 1863 under
    the fictional name The Vortigern Caves.
    There walls were decorated with gaudy
    murals (or soldiers and pirates). The cave's
    popularity continued into the 20th century
    but were closed in 2004.
    Tudor House
    There is a 16th-century, two-storey timber-
    framed Tudor house built on a flint plinth in
    King Street.
    Thank you!
    Source of presentation material: Wikipedia.

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