We enjoyed a short walk over the beach from the Turner Gallery to beyond the beach set boating pond - just over a mile each way - at low tide so we were able to walk over the sand and search for shells too. Clean...More

Went to Margate with my young family in the school holidays in December. We love British seaside towns and the kids were excited. But Margate had an apocalyptic feel to it - grey, dirty and litter strewn, deserted save for drunks and dive bombing seagulls,...More

Often come to visit the great sands of Margate. It get extremely busy in the summer months but is kept very clean . The high street is just up the road so many shops around instead of using the overpriced beech huts. A beautiful place

Lovely sandy beach even when the tide is right in. A good place to swim at high tide with the added bonus of lifeguards being present. There are public toilets at each end of the beach and plenty of places to buy food, ice cream...More

Impressive though very cold at this time of the year: it was very windy and freezing, but the panorama - really excellent.

This is my beach so I swim here all summer. I wish the day trippers did not leave such a disgusting mess when they go. Winter is great because the locals spend time picking up any plastic that the sea brings in so the sands...More

The sand on Margate beach is a great place to walk on a winter's day and is even better if you have dogs.