Hi, and welcome to the Kent coastal town of Margate
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So, without any further ado let's start on the beach
As you can see Margate is blessed with beautiful Golden sands
OK, so time for a bit of honesty here. This was filmed in late September, on an unseasonably warm day, normally the beach is much busier than this.
This is Margate’s main beach
and is the proud recipient of a Blue Flag award, and it's easy to see why
And as you can see, we're blessed with beautiful blue skies that even the artist Turner would have been proud of.
Now time to reach the skies for another view of the beach.
To the left, you can see the saltwater tidal pool
and out of shot to the right is the mainline station with direct trains from London
It's literally two or three minutes from the train station to the beach
And once you have walked the length of the beach, you'll end up at the harbour
It's nice to sit here and watch the world float by
And if you fancy something traditional then why not
pick up some jellied eels or a pot of winkles from Manning's seafood stall.
The white building on the right is Doit House, home to Margate Visitor Information Centre.
It's at the foot of the Harbour arm and he's certainly worth taking a stroll along here.
It gives you great views over the town and the Harbour itself
plus there's bars & cafes along here, including a rather nice micropub
well, after all, this strolling around is thirsty business
At the end of the harbour’s arm, you'll get a chance to meet Mrs booth
or a statue of a shell lady who represents JMW Turner's landlady, lover and possibly wife.
It's time to launch the drone again to get another view of Margate, and its harbour
If you recognise that lighthouse from somewhere then check your pocket
if you’ve a 20 pound note then compare the lighthouse
yep it's the same one, to commemorate Turner, the featured figure on the note
Those white buildings you can see in the middle distance, directly in front of us, are the Turner Contemporary Gallery
Turner was sent here in his early life and is said to have commented on how beautiful the light is here
Who am I to disagree?
Entry to the museum is free and it's relatively small so won't take you that long to cover.
The exhibits change frequently, so you're never sure what you're going to see, other than to say it is contemporary or modern art.
We love Margate’s historical past with many details of it hidden in plain sight
Including its Victorian Clock tower
Now Margate’s got some surprises for us, so let's head into the Old Town
Like a phoenix, it has risen from the ashes
It's fair to say Margate has had a difficult decade, or maybe more
but it really seems to have turned a corner now
Now I'm not saying there are not still some rough edges,
There are!
but, they are also areas of real beauty and uniqueness, and it's certainly worth discovering
So are you interested?
So, as the sign says, adventure awaits around every corner
let's take a look
Surprised? It doesn't look too bad does it?
there's some real history here
Take the Tudor cottage
or this beautiful blue house that was once home to John Le Mesurier and Hattie Jaques
There were still signs of its previous heyday in the 60s and 70s
And then there are the Winter Gardens
which are not gardens at all but a concert hall and theatre where we have seen the likes
Chaz and Dave (Gertcha), and the performance poet John Cooper Clarke
This coastal path takes you back towards the Turner Contemporary Gallery
Now I'm going to let you into a secret
there's no better place to have fish and chips than beside the seaside
the only problem is, you might have to fight off the seagulls
Margate still has his traditional side, its arcades, the mini-golf and of course, Dreamland
We didn't have a chance to cover Dreamland on this visit
but we do hope to do so sometime then not-too-distant future
So as we wrap this up, one final look at Margate from the air
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We'll leave you with some final scenes as we leave Margate
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