This is Margate Beach through the eyes of a first-time visitor. From the moment you arrive, the natural beauty stands out — blue water, open coastline, and that classic South Coast feeling that keeps people coming back year after year. But as you walk further along the beachfront, you also start noticing the everyday realities that locals and visitors alike see: infrastructure that hasn’t changed, cleanliness challenges, and areas that clearly rely on community efforts rather than formal mainten

Life in Victorian & Edwardian Margate, Kent. 120-130 Years ago! *Victorians stroll along Margate Jetty as the paddle steamer leaves the end. *A sunny day on the Parade in the early 1900's. *The busy Margate Sands on a summers day. *A tram reverses down Fort Road! (now part of Fort Hill). *A hot day outside the Koh-i-nor Restaurant at Hodges Bridge in 1906. *Walking the promenade past the Lifeboat Memorial on the seafront. (Individual original photographs have been colourised and then animated to

In the seaside town of Margate, England, there is a subterranean passage adorned with millions of intricately arranged seashells. No one knows the "who" or "why" behind it, so naturally, we had to check it out. Welcome to Shell Grotto. Wanna see this Great Big Story on your bigger screen? Check us out on Apple TV and Roku! | Great Big Story