Dreamland's Last Stand

Official Coat of Arms

A shield divided between a golden Dreamland roller coaster rampant on a field of sand, and three Turner Prize-winning seagulls pecking at a dropped ice cream cone. The crest features a vintage B&B 'No Vacancies' sign crossed with a modern gallery catalogue, all beneath the motto 'Cultura et Candy Floss' (Culture and Candy Floss).

TripAdvisor Review

★★★☆☆ 3/5

"Visited Margate expecting a quaint seaside town and got exactly that - if your idea of quaint includes a slightly rusty funfair, aggressive seagulls that could probably mug you, and enough charity shops to clothe a small nation. The Turner Contemporary gallery is genuinely brilliant though, which feels like finding a Michelin star restaurant next to a Little Chef. Fish and chips were decent, sand got everywhere."

Property Listing

Discover this vibrant coastal gem where Victorian elegance meets contemporary cultural renaissance! This historic resort town offers unparalleled seaside living with authentic period character, world-class artistic venues, and the kind of bracing sea air that really clears the sinuses. Perfect for those seeking that genuine British seaside experience with excellent transport links to London.

Twinned With

Atlantic-City — Both towns know what it's like to be glamorous seaside resorts that time forgot, but refuse to give up the dream.

Supporting Evidence

Margate's Shell Grotto, discovered in 1835, contains over 4.6 million shells arranged in mysterious patterns, and nobody knows who built it or why - making it possibly the UK's most elaborate example of Victorian procrastination.