Garlinge

Worth seeing in and around Garlinge

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Shell Grotto

   The Shell Grotto, sometimes called the Shell Temple, is an ornate underground shell grotto in the seaside town of Margate, Kent, England. The grotto, which has a passageway and main room, was dug out from chalk, a soft limestone common in the region.

   2.5 km · an ornate subterranean passageway in Margate, Kent, UK. Grade I listed building · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Turner Contemporary

   Turner Contemporary is an art gallery in Margate, Kent, England, intended as a contemporary arts space and catalyst for the regeneration of the town. The title commemorates the association of the town with noted landscape painter J. M. W. Turner, who went to school there, and visited throughout his life.

   2.3 km · art gallery in Kent, England · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Dreamland Margate

   Dreamland Margate is an amusement park and entertainment centre based on a traditional English seaside funfair located in Margate, Kent, England. The site of the park was first used for amusement rides in 1880, although the Dreamland name was not used until 1920 when the park's Grade II* listed Scenic Railway wooden rollercoaster was opened.

   1.6 km · Seaside amusement park in Margate, England · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Arlington House, Margate

   Arlington House is an 18-storey residential apartment and commercial block in the Brutalist style on the seafront of Margate, Kent, England, next to Margate railway station and Dreamland Margate. It was developed by Bernard Sunley and designed by Russel Diplock, and is known for every apartment having a sea view.

   1.5 km · building in Kent, England · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Margate Lighthouse

   Margate Lighthouse is a lighthouse on the end of Margate harbour arm in Kent.

   2.1 km · lighthouse in Margate, Kent, England · Wikipedia
6. 06
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   The Margate Caves are a tourist attraction in Margate. The caves were originally dug as a chalk mine in the area between Margate and Cliftonville.

   2.5 km · cave in Margate · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Powell-Cotton Museum, Quex House and Gardens

   The Powell-Cotton Museum is situated in Quex Park in Birchington and houses the diverse personal collections of hunter and explorer Percy Powell-Cotton. The museum also contains the collections of Powell-Cotton's two daughters, Antoinette and Diana Powell-Cotton, who shared their father's passion for collecting.

   3.2 km · museum in Birchington, Kent, England, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Royal Sea Bathing Hospital

   The Royal Sea Bathing Hospital in Margate, Kent, England, was founded in 1791 by Dr John Coakley Lettsom, a Quaker physician and philanthropist, for the treatment of scrofula. The hospital was one of the earliest—if not the earliest—specialist orthopaedic hospital in the UK, and pioneered the use of open-air treatment for patients with non-pulmonary tuberculosis.

   1 km · building in Thanet, Margate, Kent, England, UK · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Droit House

   The Droit House is a Grade II listed building and former customs house in Margate that was redesigned by William Edmunds. It was originally built in 1812 and rebuilt in 1828–30.

   2.2 km · house in Thanet, Kent, England, UK · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Margate Town Hall

    Margate Town Hall is a municipal building in the Market Place, Margate, Kent, England. The complex, which was the headquarters of Margate Borough Council, consists of the two distinct buildings connected by a bridge: it is Grade II listed.

    2.2 km · Municipal building in Kent · Wikipedia

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Getting to Garlinge

Airports

London Stansted (STN), 96 km · Ostend-Bruges (OST), 107 km · London Gatwick (LGW), 110 km

Stations

Westgate-on-Sea railway station, 1.3 km · Margate railway station, 1.3 km · Birchington-on-Sea railway station, 3.9 km

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  40 km · quickest by road, 58 min · £4–6
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