‘More Le Touquet than Thanet’: review of No 42 hotel, Margate, Kent
With its oyster bar, rooftop terrace and Turner-worthy sunset views, this breezy, elegant boutique hotel is a welcome new addition to the town’s seafront
May 2023
The pub walk
A coastal Kent walk under chalk cliffs to a great pub: The George and Heart, Margate
Starting in Dickens’ Broadstairs, this walk takes in the spectacular bays of Thanet’s eastern tip
March 2023
‘Before cancer I was really unhappy’: Tracey Emin on the joy of founding her own art school
When she thought she was dying, Emin vowed to create a lasting legacy. Now she has opened the doors of a new art school and studio complex in Margate, and found fulfilment in helping younger artists
January 2023
‘Artists are moving here from Brooklyn’: Empire of Light puts Margate’s magic in the picture
The east Kent seaside setting for Sam Mendes’ latest film is now home to stylish restaurants and bars, and world-class artists
July 2022
Margate mates – a Georgian home on the south coast
Its nooks and crannies are perfect for displaying vintage finds and artworks made by friends. By Carolyn Asome
April 2022
Brief letters
From Dreamland to The Waste Land
Brief letters: TS Eliot in Margate | Rishi Sunak’s school donation | Judi Dench in The Archers | Brexit benefits | Names for Grandma | Herd immunity by stealth
April 2021
‘A petri dish for innovation’: how 10 years of Turner Contemporary have impacted Margate
It has staged exhibitions from Grayson Perry and Ai Weiwei to Rodin and attracted millions of visitors. But a decade on, what effect has Turner Contemporary had on the seaside town?
August 2020
Top 10 new restaurants and pop-ups on the Kent coast
Kent’s culinary revival is spilling on to the streets and beaches – with inventive seafood, tapas and Asian street food
August 2019
Going underground: the world's most spectacular caves
Guardian Print Shop
Buy a classic Guardian photograph: Margate beach, 1972
January 2018
Asleep in Albion: The Libertines reveal name of their Margate hotel
Surreal estate
Margate public toilets for sale at £400,000 – in pictures
August 2017
Weekend magazine seaside special
'We were the only brown faces on the beach': how I fell in love with the British seaside
Growing up in 1970s Romford, we couldn’t afford holidays abroad. Trips to the coast were a chance to experience magic unlike anything else I’d known
May 2017
Dreamland Margate reopens (again) after £25m revamp
The 2015 relaunch of the 1920s amusement park proved disappointing to both investors and visitors. Now it has high hopes for its latest incarnation, with new rides, bars and food stalls, and a live music venue
September 2016
Jay Rayner on restaurants
Hantverk & Found: restaurant review
Gentrification is taking hold all across England’s south coast. Luckily some of the newcomers have a winning way with fish
June 2016
Dreamland Margate opts for free admission in bid to boost visitor numbers
Margate hipsters beware: the Daily Margz has lattes and laptops in its sights
May 2016
British boltholes
Sands Hotel, Margate, Kent: review
Margate has been on the up since the opening of the Turner Contemporary five years ago – and this cool hotel on the beach fits right in with the town’s burgeoning confidence
October 2015
Britain's oldest rollercoaster reopens at Dreamland Margate
Seaside towns must reinvent themselves or risk going under
