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A rainy day in Margate. Photos from a wet and windy May afternoon
Posted on Tuesday, May 19, 2015 | 1 CommentArriving suitably drenched after my deeply unwise walk from Westgate on Sea to Margate, I grabbed a few photos around the town as I headed for hot coffee and beer. -
![Before Dulwich Hamlet’s crucial play off final at Margate, I thought it would be a great idea to get off the train a stop earlier at Westgate-on-Sea and then walk […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/westgate-on-sea-margate-011-115x115.jpg "Lost rabbits, fat balls and hideous headwinds – a walk from Westgate On Sea to Margate")
Lost rabbits, fat balls and hideous headwinds – a walk from Westgate On Sea to Margate
Posted on Monday, May 18, 2015 | No CommentsBefore Dulwich Hamlet’s crucial play off final at Margate, I thought it would be a great idea to get off the train a stop earlier at Westgate-on-Sea and then walk […] -
![I paid another visit to Margate over the weekend, and enjoyed some lovely walks around the town before heading off to see the mighty Dulwich Hamlet beat the home team […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/margate-photos-jan-2015-011-115x115.jpg "Margate in winter: Dreamland, architecture, pub and beach views")
Margate in winter: Dreamland, architecture, pub and beach views
Posted on Monday, Jan 19, 2015 | No CommentsI paid another visit to Margate over the weekend, and enjoyed some lovely walks around the town before heading off to see the mighty Dulwich Hamlet beat the home team […] -
Coffee and cake at the Greedy Cow Cafe, Margate
Posted on Tuesday, Feb 11, 2014 | No CommentsTaking shelter from the chilly seaside winter wind, we stopped off at the Greedy Cow Cafe in Margate for a restorative snack – and very much liked what we found. -
![I enjoyed a splendid trip to the seaside town of Margate in Kent recently, and spent the day wandering around the beachfront and old town before heading off to the […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/margate-kent-photos-011-115x115.jpg "Over fifty Margate photos, including beach views, Dreamland, Turner Gallery, Old Town and more")
Over fifty Margate photos, including beach views, Dreamland, Turner Gallery, Old Town and more
Posted on Wednesday, Jan 29, 2014 | 10 CommentsI enjoyed a splendid trip to the seaside town of Margate in Kent recently, and spent the day wandering around the beachfront and old town before heading off to the […] -
![We first visited this delightfully shambolic real ale and cider bar in the centre of Margate Old Town back in February 2012, and two years later we were back in […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/lifeboat-inn-margate-photos-011-115x115.jpg "A return to the magnificent Lifeboat Inn, Market Street, Margate")
A return to the magnificent Lifeboat Inn, Market Street, Margate
Posted on Thursday, Jan 23, 2014 | 1 CommentWe first visited this delightfully shambolic real ale and cider bar in the centre of Margate Old Town back in February 2012, and two years later we were back in […] -
A pleasant afternoon’s drinking in the Lifeboat Inn, Margate, Kent
Posted on Friday, Feb 24, 2012 | 2 CommentsEscaping the freezing chill of a February afternoon on the south coast, we popped into the Lifeboat Inn in Market Street, Margate, and enjoyed an unexpectedly fabulous time. -
![There were snowy scenes around Margate last week, with the faded south coast seaside town enjoying a fairly substantial covering of snow. I loved walking along the deserted, snow-covered beach and grabbed a […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/margate-snow-feb-2012_14-115x115.jpg "Margate – walking by the sea, sand and snow")
Margate – walking by the sea, sand and snow
Posted on Monday, Feb 13, 2012 | No CommentsThere were snowy scenes around Margate last week, with the faded south coast seaside town enjoying a fairly substantial covering of snow. I loved walking along the deserted, snow-covered beach and grabbed a […] -
Occupy Thanet! Mini protest camp braves the freezing Margate snow
Posted on Friday, Feb 10, 2012 | 9 CommentsHuddled up next to Margate’s shiny new Turner Contemporary Gallery for warmth against the February snow is an ‘Occupy Thanet’ protest camp.