| check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. many have sea views, while some also feature 4-poster beds. for dining there's an airy conservatory restaurant with marble floors and a sea-view balcony, offering locally sourced cuisine. 4 miles from margate train station. the bright rooms have simple furnishings and decor, and come with flat-screen tvs, and tea and coffeemaking facilities. other amenities include free parking. overlooking the english channel, this traditional sea-view hotel is a 3-minute walk from the seafront, a 14-minute walk from the turner contemporary gallery and 1
Heathrow Airport 1 hr 54
Broadstairs (10 min) Joss Bay (9 min.)
200-meter sandy cove featuring a surf school beach loungers a cafe & white chalk cliffs. Turner Contemporary (15 min.)
dramatic spaces displaying art by jmw turner and contemporary artists in eye-catching gallery. Ramsgate Tunnels (17 min.)
guided tours of the subterranean tunnel system used to shelter 60 000 people during wwii air raids. Darwin Court (2 min) Deal Castle (34 min.)
16th-century artillery castle with huge circular bastions for cannons linked by network of passages. Botany Bay (5 min.)
public beach with views of cliffs and chalk stacks plus fossil hunting rock pools and nearby cafe. Margate Beach (5 min.)
beach The Scenic Railway (5 min.)
roller coaster and amusement park Westgate-On-Sea (9 min) Viking Bay (12 min.)
charles dickens used to holiday on this small sandy bay with a promenade & cabins. Powell-Cotton Museum (15 min.)
15th-century estate with museum of victorian natural history exhibits and regency house and gardens. Viking Bay (13 min.)
beach Wingham Wildlife Park (27 min.)
zoo park with feeding sessions talks and conservation projects plus up-close animal encounters. Main Sands (16 min.)
beach Sweyn Road (5 min) Pegwell Bay (18 min.)
picturesque bay offering a nature reserve the ruins of a hoverport & a replica scandinavian boat. | 
