Things to Do & Leisure Venues in Thanet

Viking Bay

Ellington Park

Dog-friendly green space with a playground, paved paths, an Edwardian bandstand & miniature railway.

Jubilee Play Park

Margate Main Sands

Surfing, swimming, kids' rides & classic seafood snacks along a sandy bay backed by a promenade.

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Jenny Marx Blue plaque

The Granville Theatre

2 cinemas with lounge seating, screening new releases and streams of worldwide arts events.

Betfred

Margate Clocktower

19th-century clock tower with a time ball, built to commemorate Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee.

Ramsgate Tunnels

Guided tours of the subterranean tunnel system used to shelter 60,000 people during WWII air raids.

Joss Bay

Historic Telephone box

Shell Grotto

Ornate, unexplained network of shell-lined passages and a mosaic chamber, with shell shop and cafe.

St. Mary's Bay Beach & Cliffs.

Minnis Bay Beach

Woodland View Alpacas

Chapel House Estate

Host your dream wedding or event at Chapel House Estate, a stunning private estate in Kent, designed for weddings, celebrations, and events.

Margate Museum

Museum in an old police station featuring diverse local history exhibits & Victorian prison cells.

Dickens House Museum

Cozy museum exhibiting artifacts highlighting Charles Dickens' connection to the Broadstairs region.

Ramsgate Main Sands Lift

Crab Museum

Ramsgate Maritime Museum

Galleries & exhibits with photos & artifacts from the area's maritime history, closed in winter.

Broadstairs' Harbour

Hartsdown Park

Starbuck boat

Dane Park

The WonderWorks by Hornby Hobbies

Tudor House

Tudor house dating to 1500s, open for self-guided tours, with period costumes on display.

Crampton Tower Museum

Volunteer-run spot for rail & train exhibits, artifacts & models in a historic water supply tower.

Bandstand

Community art installation in Park shelter

Dreamland Margate

Old pinball machines, fairground artefacts and a bijou cinema housed in a vintage-style arcade.

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Drapers Windmill

Traditional, functioning wooden windmill, constructed in 1845, open seasonally for public visits.

Clare Smith Kent Photography

Kent Holistic Practice

Pinyen Pool

Community art installation

Louisa Bay

The Kings Steps

Stone Bay

Margate Beach

Margate Beach Big Bin

Made By KK

Westbrook Bay

York Gate

North Foreland Golf Shop

Port of Ramsgate

Community Art Project

Epple Bay Beach

Dumpton Gap

Ramsgate Beach

St Edward's Presbytery

Margate harbour

TPBoats 'Voyager'

King George VI Memorial Park

Former estate featuring walking trails with coastal views & a quaint cafe in a greenhouse.

Nelson Park Riding Centre Ltd

Margate Caves

Nice beach near margate

Manston Riding Centre

Karl Marx Blue plaque

Quex Park

Cursed Rose Events

Golf-4U Performance & Custom Fitting Centre

Ramsgate Music Hall

Small independent live music venue in Ramsgate, running a year-round gig programme.

Broadstairs Folk Week

Annual folk festival held across Broadstairs each August, running since 1966.

The Micro Museum

Hands-on museum of vintage computers, games consoles and calculators in Ramsgate.

Palace Cinema

Independent single-screen cinema off Broadstairs seafront, with seasons and classic revivals.

The Sarah Thorne Theatre

Broadstairs theatre staging touring shows, local productions and an annual pantomime.

Margate Film Festival

A cinematic exploration of a shifting time and place. Local & international films, live performances, family & industry events.