10 Budget-friendly Things to do in Margate That You Shouldn't Miss

Imperial Lounge Margate is a great venue that opened in 2016. The modern look bar also has amazing views of the Margate harbour with great drinks selections, making Imperial Lounge Margate one of the best places in the old town to have a drink.

The Escapement is a live action escape game. Complete challenges, find secret passages, solve ciphers, riddles & puzzles in order to make your escape! 3 Rooms to choose from - Egyptian Exodus, Pirates of Polaris & The Pit! Here at The Escapement, our team expertly capture the imaginations of our players, whether you want to sail the seas on board the Polaris, excavate the lost tomb of our Egyptian Exodus or journey to the centre of the Earth in The Pit. Each experience has been beautifully crafted to create a movie set like environment with creative lighting and THX cinematic audio throughout, combined with industry leading game design and theatrics to make long lasting memories.

FIND CLUES - SOLVE PUZZLES - BEAT THE CLOCK - Margate's 90 minute Escape rooms! Complete puzzles and unravel the mystery in a highly themed, real life game, that'll have you laughing and making memories with your friends and family! Our escape rooms are private and COVID compliant. Perfect for families, friends, team building and parties! Limited availability! To book your game, or for more information, visit our website, or call 030303 000 00. Looking for fun and games in Margate, Kent? Find us on Margate seafront!

Pre-booking essential. The Shell Grotto is one of the world’s most mysterious places: a series of underground rooms and passageways covered by 2000sqft of exquisite mosaic created with 4.6 million shells. Discovered in 1835, nobody knows who created it, when, or why. “The grotto is simultaneously haunting and homely. It could be a lost pagan shrine or have ‘A Present From Margate’ picked out in the shells - it wouldn’t matter. It’s still magical, mysterious and (once it’s in your head) impossible to forget.” Far From the Sodding Crowd: More Uncommonly British Days Out, Penguin Books.

A gem of a theatre in Margate town presenting an exciting mix of shows and events.

The Tudor house in Margate, thought to be one of the oldest of its kind in Kent, was open to the public on selected dates during the 2006 summer season.Situated in King Street, it was built around 1525 and is typical of many houses of that period. It’s believed that the Tudor House would have been one of the largest buildings in Thanet and would probably have belonged to a wealthy yeoman farmer. At the time of building, it would have stood close to the bank of the stream which ran down Dane Valley and entered the sea where Margate Harbour now is.The oldest deed can be traced back to 1802, when the Tudor House was a farmhouse owned by Francis Cobb. In 1815, the building was converted into three cottages and the lower part of the exterior of the Tudor House was plastered over, while inside the oak panelling was covered with wallpaper and the beams were plastered over.During the Second World War, the roof was damaged and vibration from bombs led to it tilting forwards. In 1951, restoration work started to return the house to its former glory, when the panelling was completely restored and the windows and doorframes were re-situated.