The word is…

‘Get your fish and chips from Peter’s Fish Factory on Ramsgate’s Harbour Parade. Just watch out for the seagulls!’

Denni Morrison

‘Ramsgate to Margate with my walking group a few years ago was one of the best coastal walks we have ever done.’ Andrew John White

‘Just along the Viking Coastal Trail from Botany Bay, past Neptune’s Tower (a centuries old folly), try the The Captain Digby for a cheeky half.’

Pam Kilbride

Make time for the Heritage Trail through Margate’s Old Town, which passes the famous underground shell grotto and Tudor house museum (bit.ly/margatetrail).

‘One of the best local pubs is The Harbour Arms

(a micro pub on Margate’s Harbour Arm).’ Andrew Baker

Margate is just 90 minutes from London by train. For more inspiration and places to stay, check out visitthanet.co.uk