Margate Main Sands
Beach, about 5 min awayA wide sandy bay in the middle of town with a tidal pool and a promenade.
Good for kids, teens, couples, grandparents
Turner Contemporary
City, about 5 min awayA free seafront art gallery on the spot where the painter J. M. W. Turner used to stay.
Good for couples, grandparents
Shell Grotto
History, about 5 min awayA mysterious underground passage lined with millions of seashells, discovered in 1835.
Good for kids, teens, couples, grandparents
Dreamland Margate
Family, about 5 min awayA restored seaside amusement park with a 1920s wooden roller coaster; check that it has opened for the season.
Good for kids, teens
Botany Bay
Beach, about 10 min awayA beach backed by white chalk cliffs and freestanding chalk stacks, best at low tide.
Good for kids, teens, couples, grandparents
Broadstairs and Viking Bay
Beach, about 15 min awayA small, old-fashioned seaside town with a sheltered sandy bay and links to Charles Dickens.
Good for kids, teens, couples, grandparents
Montefiore Synagogue, Ramsgate
Jewish heritage, about 15 min awayThe private synagogue and tomb of Sir Moses Montefiore, built in 1833; visits are usually by arrangement.
Good for couples, grandparents
Canterbury Cathedral and old city
History, about 35 min awayA medieval walled city with one of England's most famous cathedrals and lanes of old timbered buildings.
Good for teens, couples, grandparents