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Dreamland Margate
Attractions in Margate

Places to visit in Margate, led by Dreamland Margate

17 of the 28 places to visit in and around Margate are museums or galleries. We list 10 places to visit inside Margate’s built-up area and 18 within 5 km of its edge. The middle of town keeps 2 within 1 km. If you have a day, head to Canterbury Cathedral, 23 km away.

Photo: Dreamland Margate, Ruth Johnston from United Kingdom (CC BY 2.0)
In Margate
10
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
18
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
17
in or near town
Castles & historic places
3
in or near town
Best known

Top of the list in Margate

Dreamland Margate aside, the next best known are 3 museums and 2 attractions.

Theme parkDreamland Margatein townAttractionThe Scenic Railwayin townMuseumMuseumCrab Museumin townMuseumPowell-Cotton Museumin townMuseumTudor Housein townAttractionAttractionShell Grottoin town

Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.

The map

Where each one is

Leave town to the southeast for most of the 18 nearby.

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The dashed line is Margate’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022

By kind

By kind

The two biggest groups: museums or galleries (17) and other attractions (7).

Museums & galleries 15 museums · 2 art galleries5 in town · 12 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 fort · 1 historic house · 1 abbey or priory1 in town · 2 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 theme park1 in town
Other attractions 7 attractions3 in town · 4 nearby

Green: inside Margate. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Every place

The full list

The town has 10; within 5 km of its edge, the list finds 18 more.

Quex Park

Historic house · 200 m outside town, to the southwest

UK historic house museum in Birchington-on-Sea, Kent, England, UK.

About Quex Park →

The 10 inside Margate come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

303 listed buildings and 2 scheduled monuments are on Margate’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Margate →

Big names nearby

Further afield: the best known within 40 km

Best known of the 12 within reach is Canterbury Cathedral, at 23 km.

CathedralCanterbury Cathedral23 km southwestAbbey or priory · English HeritageSaint Augustine's Abbey23 km southwestCastle · English HeritageDover Castle28 km southCastle · English HeritageDeal Castle18 km southCastle · English HeritageWalmer Castle20 km southCastleCanterbury Castle24 km southwestCastleSandown Castle16 km southCastleChilham Castle32 km southwestMuseumDover Bronze Age Boat29 km southFortCanterbury city walls23 km southwestCastleSaltwood Castle39 km southwestHistoric houseGoodnestone Park18 km southwest

Places well known beyond Margate (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust, English Heritage or Cadw property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.

Common questions about Margate

What are the main attractions in Margate?

The best known inside Margate’s built-up area are Dreamland Margate, The Scenic Railway, Crab Museum and Powell-Cotton Museum. In all, 10 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 18 more within 5 km.

Does Margate have a museum?

17 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Margate: Crab Museum, Powell-Cotton Museum, Tudor House and Turner Contemporary Gallery.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Margate?

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Saint Augustine's Abbey (English Heritage), 23 km southwest.

What are the best-known days out near Margate?

Within 40 km: Canterbury Cathedral (23 km), Saint Augustine's Abbey (23 km), Dover Castle (28 km), Deal Castle (18 km).

Where are Margate’s historic buildings listed?

Margate has 303 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade I. They are on its History page, from Historic England’s list, not repeated here.

How is this list made?

From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Margate when it is inside the ONS 2022 built-up area, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

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