Margate Seafront & Old Town Tour
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- Опубліковано 26 вер 2024
- Join me on a tour of the seaside town of Margate. We start the tour on the seafront and check out the famous Old Kent Market and walk to the tidal pool on the beach and what is it like to take a swim? Then I take a tour of the 100 year old amusement park on the seafront called Dreamland, Walk into the town and the old town of Margate with it's famous pub's and boutique shops, We then head to the famous Shell Grotto which is an ornate subterranean passageway in Margate, Kent. Almost all the surface area of the walls and roof is covered in mosaics created entirely of seashells, totalling about 2,000 square feet of mosaic, or 4.6 million shells and no one knows why it was built! And finally we take a look at the abandoned Margate Lido.
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Highlights in this video -
Old Kent Market in Margate
Margate Lido
Margate Tidal Pool
Margate Turner Contemporary
Margate Shell Grotto
Margate Old Town
Margate Town
Margate Seafront
Margate Beach
Dreamland amusement park
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Hi Tim, you missed a treat, there was a Chippy that sold take away Saith and Chips not sure about mushy peas being sold. But I remember it was £1.50 for Saith and chips! They have another shop, which had a restaurant selling Saith in Ramsgate - they made their money from tea, soft drinks and pickled onions! Don’t remember the mushy peas. Obvious reason allergies…
A 1/2p in the slot machines on a jetty near the left hand pool, which was for bathing and the right hand pool was a boating lake. There was a pier which fell into disuse, query what caused it! They have only recentlyish blown it up.
The tall building is/was Local Authority flats… you did ask!
I don’t know if the Margate Caves are still open.
There used to be 3 hotels, joined by an underground tunnel, which was a lovely Butlins… Many happy, short breaks, but it is now demolished.
Also in a square there was another hotel, visited by Alex Polize(sp) The Hotel Inspector - probably on UA-cam somewhere.
There was a swimming pool, a gym and tanning tables, the huge entertainment area with the original cash office.
We made great friends with a Redcoat, who made us laugh about another (female) Red who was a bit dowdy - she said that she needed 3 T’s - Tampax, tweezers and a thong!!!
There was the usual restaurant, very much catering to the masses - although you could pay a small fee for the week and eat in the PERMIER dining room which was a carvery! Breakfasts were buffet style and if you upgraded you could have ‘all you can eat.’ The canteen only served a one of everything style breakfast!
Happy memories!
There were locals saying about Margate, Cliftonville, another *****ville and Kosoville’ (full of Kosovans who took ALL the very poorly paid jobs which made for a rapid decline… added to cheaper holidays abroad!
Great to see a steady improvement in Margate.
Funny story in the early days (BJ & BC - b4 having my children.)
We had parked up, on a chilly day and left our dog in the car whilst we ate.
Went we we’re going back to the car we saw a dog in the harbour area, thoroughly enjoying itself, when we looked again, it was OUR DOG, Billy!
We had a sunroof on our car, no it wasn’t open… the buttons on the central console, Billy had stood on the buttons and lowered the windows! We got them rewired so they DIDN’T work unless the key was in the ignition.
Could you please do a tour of Battersea Dogs & Cats home? I’m available for some of the history to it although there’s plenty of information out there on the web about its growth from it’s original inception… Or even, shock horror, a Battersea history book made of ‘REAL PAPER!’
Also the famous and infamous Battersea Power station, which is steeped in history!
I live for the Seaside! It’s why I moved from Barnet (Northern Line - High Barnet.) to St Osyth and more recently Clacton.
Thanks for helping me remember happy times, before I went to sleep!
I remember a family outing to Margate in the early 60's from Essex. We had to go via London and over Tower Bridge - no Dartford Crossing then. We went in Dreamland and thought it was fantastic. Later my dad found a pound note on the promenade and the four of us had fish and chips, bread and butter and teas and there was still a couple of shillings left over!
Shillings ... blimey
Sounds like a perfect family day out. What a fabulous Margate memory ❤️
@@kj1443 do you remember the little jetty that had 1/2p in the slot? I’m talking about early 70s,
You probably remember that one of the pools was for swimming the other was a boating pool - far too expensive for my parents! lol
Dreamland was in its hay day back then - I loved the river caves ride. Awesome!
Found loads of money in the arcades as a kid, good times.
That sounds delightful! Margate part of my childhood memories too! I remember when Dreamland was Bembom brothers!
This is possibly the most up to date exploration of Margate on youtube.
is that a good thing
@@WalkWithMeTim In some ways yes, because most people think it is less than savoury.
It's beautiful there. Went there for the OFAH meet n greet in 2019 with my kids and afterwards we went swimming.
Spent a weekend there last year. You can feel the faded glory. But you can also see signs that it's on its way up again.
And now is the beautiful background of the new Pet Shop Boys video "A New Bohemia". In all its splendour.
I’m lying in my bed in Clacton but my ❤️ is in Margate!
Wow, soo glad that Dreamland is starting to make a comeback.
I think it is so sad; that the beautiful Lido has been left derelict. The art deco architecture is beautiful and I'm sure it could be restored to its former beauty with a little TLC. I think I read that another resort had a derelict Lido, which has been restored and is once again very popular. I hope the one at Margate gets the same attention and is brought back to life. Yet another great tour Tim. Thank you.
I know why are outside lidos in the uk at the seaside not a thing anymore
I grew up in Margate and emigrated to America in 1968. Thank you for featuring Margate, it brought back many fun memories of being a teenager in a seaside town.
I visit dreamland a couple of times as year and attend gigs at dreamland which is a great venue for music. There are bad parts like any town but we always have a good time and seek out the hidden gems that the town has to offer.
This was a real walk down memory lane for me! During the 60's, me and my grandparents stayed for a week in a guesthouse every summer in the area and we would walk into Margate along the front. Going back for short break in June so definitely will visit a few places you highlighted. 😎
Enjoy
Had a gorgeous holiday here this year. Never been before but loved it so will defo be back. Lovely beaches and swimming and great sunsets 🌅
Thanks caroline
The shell grotto is beautiful. Wow 😮
I know was amazing
There’s always Margate Caves - but I don’t think the paintings were done hundreds of years ago.
Unless they had spray paints ALL THOSE YEARS AGO
I believe the soldiers were ‘touched up’ with spray paint, last time I was there!!!
Jolly Boys Outing! You just made my day watching this.....
your welcome Callie, remember to subscribe too
@@WalkWithMeTim already have a few months ago. 😁
Great video, Tim. You have shown Margate in a far more positive light than the run down town I saw last summer.
I found the Shell Grotto a bit disappointing; it’s probably that all the shells have been bleached or that it was too busy when we went… much of the town looks very tired.
But, we loved Dreamland - it’s free entry and then you buy tokens for what you want to go on - the scenic railway rollercoaster (one of the oldest in the UK) is great fun!
And, the beaches are lovely too - you can see that work is being done to try and help Margate but it needs far more!
Hi Tim. Many many thousands of us praise your videos but I don't think enough of us praise your videographer skills. I would like to do that right now. The technical quality of your videos is second to none. I can see that you use a smartphone for your live stream & a DJI Pocket 2 ( on a monopod) for your other videos. I know that the pocket 2 has a tendency to over expose scenes & often blows out the sky. Your's are always perfect with no hint of over exposure. Your video editing is also perfect with some great transitions. I am so impressed. I know that your skills & techniques may be a secret but it would be fantastic to see a behind the scenes video of your rigs & editing set-up. Looking forward to the next video.
WOW thanks Arthur thats very kind of you a lot of work does go in to the edited videos and yes you are right! maybe ill do a video if enough would be interested maybe over Christmas ;-)
@@WalkWithMeTim yes please Tim
lets hope staycations bring more money to our great coasts .They still need big investments
Can I make three points on that comment?
1. Name a seaside resort that has had an increase in visitors as a result of public investment. It doesn't work.
2.Seaside tourism has never declined, and it has never been boosted by 'staycations'. It has increased at the same rate every year since it's possible to measure - 1970. Never fluctuates.
3.A staycation is when you don't go on holiday but stay in your own home and have days out instead. It's not a holiday in the UK.
Had some top groups there in the 60s and 70s in the old ballroom dreamland
top groups .. like Coldplay LOL
Not to sure but I think the Beatles played there early 60s
@@stevescott9571 wow
Five Star filmed an early video there: Crazy.
Hi Tim. You tour of Margate brought back memories of me being on holiday there for 2 weeks back in 1969. Thank you Tim. Marie
Glad you enjoyed it
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thanks Michael
I'm from Canada and I started doing my family tree a few years ago. I discovered that my 4x great grandfather was James Newlove. He was the schoolteacher of Margate whose son "discovered" the Shell Grotto on their property in 1835. Their daughter, Fanny, helped to run it as a tourist attraction soon after. I'll have to get there some day.
Just making my way through your seaside towns & cities tours and they are all so unique and quirky!
Despite having lived by the sea, in many of these places for all of my 40+ years, I’ve never quite realised how very unusual and individual they are.
Thank you for this lovely compilation ❤
you are welcome
I've never been there. But I love the look of it. It has real character and charm. I would do a few laps in the tidal pool despite the seaweed. Cool 😎🐸
So would have I..lol
@@WalkWithMeTim A good day for it too. 🐟🐠🐬
@@Frankie-so3by it was so hot 🔥
Born in Margate--- loved my life there xxx
I lived in margate from when I was born in 1986 to 2017. No live near Lincoln in Lincolnshire. When I was younger Dreamland was really good but as years went by it was run down (by a very greedy man) and then closed. But they opened it up again and is better but not quite there yet. The seafront again used to have amusements all the way along before the fire (again the greedy man) ripped a whole in the Golden mile. I really hope Margate can get back to what it used to be like.
Thank you really enjoyed that, very professionally done I lived in Herne Bay from 5 years old, so would often go to Margate with my parents, but have lived in France for over 20 years and haven't been back so a real walk down merory lane, I am 64 now
Plymouth has tidal pools too. Free to use. The lido is gorgeous too. Would love to see a video on Plymouth, lived there for five years
Never been to Margate but it looks like a really nice place. It has a lovely beach and the old town looks really quaint. I really love visiting all these places with you Tim, thanks for sharing😊😊
its a small place but Londoners LOVE it lol
That's absolutely beautiful sharing enjoy watching great work
thanks for giving it a watch
Enjoyed that Tim. Looks a nice place to visit, which was surprising as it always gets bad press.
Jolly Boys outing is my fave episode so worth a visit just for that I reckon!
I know I did watch the night before lol
Its not a nice place
Looks like a lovely place to visit . Lots to do and see. A great vacation place . Such a beautiful day . Thanks Tim for another wonderful walk . ☀️
My pleasure!
Hi Tim the tower block is residential the word on the grapevine is there are a lot of single mums and their babies live there. I agree Margate wouldn't look the same without the tower block even though it can do with tarting up a bit. I have been coming to Margate on and off all my life and I'm in my early sixties now
The beach is so lovely
I live in Margate and I go there all the time
Margate looks great.
Grest beach , dreamland amesment park , pools reclaimed from the sea , caves and grotto , art deco museum and nice town centre !!!!have to go.
Thanks tim.
Tim, the Xmas decorations on the High Street have been there for the past 10 years 😂
lol
Arlington House, Margate built in 1964 and said to be haunted when i was growing up. It had a really bad reputation with drugs and drunks so we was never allowed to go near there when it got dark this was in the 80's. i do remember in the summer there was a traveling carnival on the green between Arlington house and the train station that was fun.
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Hi Tim Loved seeing this my husbands grandparents originated from Margate and Broadstairs. My husband and I haven't been there for ages . I remember when I was 19 Dreamland was called Ben bon brothers then later they changed it back to Dreamland. They have the oldest scenic railway in there built in something like 1920 it has a brake man on it like Great Yarmouth. The shell grotto looks amazing I've never been in there. I will definitely visit it next time we are there . Great vlog Tim thanks for sharing with us. Love to you as always Tracey 💕 xxxx
I know dreamland is soo old , thanks for watching and the memories Tracey
My hometown 😍😍 love that I get to bring up my children here... that tower block is Arlington house its all flats... thank you for showing the beauty of our town
Our pleasure!
Loved Margate as a holiday in my childhood. Lovely beach, plenty to see and do. Thanks for lovely memories Tim..Great legs btw 😁
Glad you enjoyed it Jan .. lol I have been working on them! ha ha
i gotta go there and see for myself
defo! Stephen
I go to Margate and stay with a mate a couple of times a year . Great restaurants - bars and pubs.
The block of flats is called Arlington House, it’s full of flats. Stunning views of Margate from up there. I have done a few stories for the local paper from there. I was there photographer. Hope this helps. Brilliant video. Closest you have been to my home town of Whitstable.
Thanks for watching 😁
@@WalkWithMeTim never miss. So informative. Learnt things about Margate I didn’t know.
@@thescammellvlogs9989 :-)
what a lovely place
Thanks for visiting
Growing up in the 90’s Margates glory had faded but Dreamland was lots of fun. Being a teen in the 00’s Margate had lost its shine but the Lido cliff top was good fun for its rock/metal nights and echoes bar underneath for the indie stuff. The complex was apprantly kicking in the 80’s/90’s rave scene - videos on UA-cam look incredible. The actual complex is massive but would require significant funds to renew it to its former glory unfortunately . I think there are some urban explorer videos which show the decay underneath the cliff top , great video Tim, hope to return there soon with family to enjoy the seaside amusements once again !
Thanks for sharing the memories, ill have to check the rave video out lol
Visited for the first time a few years back on a stag do, have gone back every year since, always a decent break. If you turn left from the train station, the beaches are great and virtually empty. Broadstairs and Whitstable nearby are well worth visiting.
Totally agree!
Can’t wait to see it 😁
hope you enjoy
The big tower block is Arlington House flats 👍 all the disused shop area surrounding it & Dreamland car park are sold & due to be redeveloped into flats
'You would find more cheer in a graveyard.' 😏
Hi Tim,great video.When I was a kid in the 50s & 60s we would go to Margate on a coach trip and Dreamland was THE place to go to.There were side shows and one I remember was of the headless woman who rode a Lambretta scooter.My parents wouldn't let me see the show.And while we waited for our coach in the coach park there was a bloke with mini coaches which kids could sit on while he drove around the coach park.Also from the coach park there was a massive hoarding which was painted as the Queen Mary passenger liner,I don't think it was the same size as the real ship but it was huge.Great family memories.I haven't been there for years and I only love about a half hours drive away.Perhaps I will go and have a day out there this week.Keep up the great videos.
Thanks for watching Paul .. you should its a great place!
My parents took my sister and myself on holiday every year back in the 1970,s to Westbrook next bay to Margate, I remember in Dreamland their used to be a small zoo . You could still see a few of the Victorian animal cages incorporated in the boundary wall at the back and to to right of the park. Most have gone now but i believe their is still around 3-4 still in existence at the back . When i was in my late teens and 20,s Margate was still a good draw for a day out. But like many seaside towns Margate really was neglected for years before they started to invest money back in the area with reopening up Dreamland and the new Turner building. Its a shame that there is so much graffiti and many a building still needing a lick of paint. The old pier i remember too but i was very young when people were still allowed on it. and most years what i remember it was shut off. I remember seeing Lulu, bruce forsyth , mike and Bernie winters at the Lido which was a nice place to go for evening entertainment a outside was all plant beds
Beautiful place. Great video tim thanks tim. 👍👍
Thanks Dola
the massive grey building next to the train station is in fact residential. mainly council flats i believe. sums up margate really.... i mean the best part of margate is the train station to leave!
I live here so nice in the summer
Can you do Broadstairs in Kent? It’s a good seaside town with a lot of history
thanks Stephen
6:00 Delboy probably painted it with a discount for the council. Even glows in the dark to save money on electrics.
The tower block of flats near Margate train station is called Arlington House. When I was growing up in the area in 70s, they were housing flats that unfortunately had quite a bad name. I used to live just across from clocktower, which you heard chiming in your video, and worked at Dreamland in early 80s. Brings back memories, as now live in Cornwall.
thanks mike for watching and sharing!
why would they build flats there, what an eyesore
BEAUTIFUL PLACE. VERY INTERESTING. FULL WATCHED MY FRIEND.
Thanks for visiting
Beautiful Margate have to go never been
thanks for watching Helen
the tower block is residential flats.
Great vlog.
I would not swim though
Place of my birth!
Often went with my brother,sister and mum and dad to Margate or Hastings on holiday
I remember going there with my group of friends. Our coach caught fire just before we were due to return. Train strikes and what with it being a bank holiday weekend, we struggled finding someplace to crash.
Hello from Italy. I support you my friend 👍+🔔🔔
Thanks and welcome
Used to go margate with my family never been back since.
Oh dear
I’m way back on the vlogs, however can you either go to Brean, or Waterside Holiday Park (Bowleaze Cove)!
Just got back from Llandudno Bay Hotel, had the most best sleep ever! Check it out! The views from our rooms were amazing! We did so much in a short space of time. So glad that we decided to leave our train and visit Colwyn Bay beach! The best...we collected so many shells
Great Vid Tim really enjoyed it mate
Thanks Ross
I visit my partner who lives in Margate at least once a month. It’s such a beautiful place. That block is Arlington House, it’s a residential block :)
who decided to build that there😅
Tim, if you had walked through the car park behind the Turner Art Gallery, and looked over the sea wall, you would have seen a life sized bronze man in the sea and he can be fully seen at low tide. yes, it’s a real shame about the Lido they were going to reinstate it, funds permitting but work seems to have stopped. Great blog by the way, keep them coming 👍
Thanks Graham, oh I didn't know that, thanks for watching 😁
Yes, the man in the sea is a sculpture by Anthony Gormley.
I have been to Margate once down on the high speed via Ashford I thought it took a long time. When I got to Margate I had a look around I went into Dreamland which I quite enjoyed. In my opinion I think The seafront is a bit run down and the town centre needs an upgrade. I recommend you visit Ramsgate at some point.
Used to go there all the time when I was young, sure it was Benbon bro’s amusement park then
Still prefer Great Yarmouth
Nice video Tim cheers mate 👍🏻👍🏻
Thanks for sharing
My gran called it benbons so I think your right !
Tim,Scarborough spa was the 1st seaside resort in the 17th century I believe Margate was in the 1700’s I remember you mentioned in your Scarborough vlog regarding the spa waters in the earlier century
I said earliest lol
thanks for this mate! first trip to Margate from London next week
hopefully still hasn't changed too much in 3 years! Anyone have any other recommendations?
Amazing video. Will you be doing Margate Dreamland agian 1 day?
Top vid mate. Just got back from Margate this week and stayed in the Old Town near the Lifeboat pub.
Would highly recommend and visited most of the places seen in the vid 👍
thanks Louie , yes not everyone loves it but when the suns's out
There is a Margate seaside town in Kwazulu-Natal South Africa as well.😊
brill you came to margate.
of course!
@@WalkWithMeTim could you do more of coast walks around kent pls.
@@classics144sportscarschannel more to come
My friend who is now in her 90,s took her record player into the sunken garden. So innocent but considered naughty a the time. I have as child good memories of Margate as it was a grand day out. But like most seaside towns it is to fair pretty derelict now.
Tims jolly boys outing
lol on my own! Billy no mates
@@WalkWithMeTim bonnet de douche lol
@@Ashs-mini-vlogs ha ha
my home town
Thanks for watching
The block of flats is Arlington House, a famous bit of brutalism. Worth going to Margate just to see it!
Met the love of my life here but only knew her for 10 days! 🤪
Her name was Anna and she was there with her friend Sam (Samantha). I was there with my mate Dave in , I think 1986. Often wonder what happened to her. 😓
:-(
The tower you referred to at the beginning of the video is called Arlington House, I wouldn't call it famous, but it's very flattering of you to refer to it as famois, and it is residential property. I haven't been to Margate in years, so seeing it in a new light.
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Scarborough was Britain’s earliest seaside resort Tim
no it ws first ! Margate advertises its self as the earliest lol
I live in margate and I saw you at flamingo
Brilliant tour of Margate . Hope your wearing sun cream your looking rather red 😀
Lol like a lobster
Sand quality is better than bondi NSW.
lol
Thanks for showing your trip to Margate you did a great job!. Erm .... what can I say about what I saw .... the council and the local MP Roger Gale (Con) needs to put a lot more effort into making Margate look as attractive and welcoming as the other resorts in the south especially the ones you have recently visited (now you can see why Hastings won in your poll). Perhaps a lottery donation or government grant is needed to restore the lido, obviously Thanet council is too poor or don't care to inject funds. The tidal pools were very intetesting but need a clean up..Glad you went so we can see it.
yeh are right with every point raised there! I know I picked a good weather day but if its cloudy and rainy .. not soo good
A great vid Tim. I grew up in North Kent, so Margate along with Broadstairs and Ramsgate was my 'playground' while growing up! I still have family in Margate, so visit regularly. Infact I was there a just few days ago! It's changed over the years, like all UK resorts. It's still very popular place to visit with lots of attractions and a great beach. A great train service from London and very easy by road from London/M25. 👍💯
Very cool! glad you enjoyed the video
I visited Margate last week for the first time since 2015. To be honest I was disappointed. It still has a long way to go. My family used to go to Cliftonville every year when I was small.
The lights are sturgoen as some.were replaced as they were stolen for scrap twenty years.ago the lido does.run skeleton service the lido sign has always for the past forty years looked.that way yes.I love it down here it is a different life a good one enjoy life
Hi Tim you said you wish you bought your shorts with You, You are wearing them hahaha
swimming I meant to say lol
That building is called Arlington house they are apartments
It was run down when i went a few yrs ago. and hotel i was in was like a doss house and full of immigrants and was in cliftonville area it had good ratings as well! some people are easily pleased !!!
Arlington House (the tall block of flats that dominates the skyline) is a concrete eyesore (always has been). Underneath it there used to be a parade of shops (including a great joke shop) but I think they're all boarded-up now.
I remember in the late 70s (when I was young) a boy fishing in the tidal pool that Tim walked around, caught a baby blue shark in there! I can also (just about) remember when Margate's Lido was in use (as a Lido) - shame to see the state it's in now.
wow a blue shark . . .thanks for sharing Grant
@@WalkWithMeTim No, thanks for the video Tim. I've spent the whole Coronavirus pandemic in Moscow (so have not been back to the UK since 2019) - so it's nice to see a recent video of the area I grew up in.
@@grantchallinor5263 wow , im glad to help
Very nice video
thanks!
Nice video
Thanks James, remember to subscribe
Wales please if you can north south or middle cheers
very soon!
@@WalkWithMeTim I would love to see the South of Wales if possible, my friend stays there and he sends me pictures, the views are stunning.😊