A literary landscape of timeless beauty
English landscape artist JMW Turner and one of the world’s best known fiction writers, Charles Dickens, loved this area so much it inspired much of their work. Your walk begins near the Turner Contemporary art gallery in Margate and ends in Broadstairs at the Dickens House Museum – both testament to the influence Turner and Dickens had in this area. Taste history through the eyes of our contemporaries and leave inspired at the very least by some of Kent’s most beautiful coastline.
This is a family friendly walk suitable for buggies and wheelchairs and is a great way for everyone to get together to take in a little history, do some exploring and perhaps catch a brilliant new year bargain in some of the pretty little shops in Margate or Broadstairs. The route is well signed throughout so you can be sure you’ll keep on track throughout the walk.
Making your way to Margate seafront,
you’ll soon discover the Turner Contemporary art gallery built on the same site as a guesthouse where Turner once stayed. Entrance to the gallery is free. Once you’ve had a good look around, an easy stroll across the pier will take you to the tourist information centre known as The Droit House which is where your walk officially starts.
From here, you’ll make your way to
Margate Old Town through pretty parkland. Take some time to explore this quirky area of Margate. It has so much character and history which define this seaside town. Cecil Square is laid out in a traditional Georgian style, which was when Margate first became a fashionable seaside town. A little further along and you’ll see Hawley Square, set out in much the same style. You’ll
Location: Margate, CT9 1JD Distance: 4 miles (6.44 km) Linear OS Explorer Map: 150
Terrain: Hard surfacing along the entire route - accessible to all including wheelchairs and pushchairs.
Parking: Margate Harbour Arm is the nearest public car park, there are several more pay and display car parks in Margate.
Refreshments & facilities: There are a variety of cafes in Margate – Margate Old Town has a great selection to choose from.
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shortly come across St John’s Church first built in 1050 but destroyed by fire 200 years later. In the middle ages peasants were buried outside with local dignitaries buried under the church floor.
The Margate mosaics are an unmissable treat for Turner fans, and you’ll find them outside the Holy Trinity and St John’s CEP School. Broadstairs mosaic artist Martin Cheek worked with
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children and local residents to create the panels which depict some of Turner’s most famous paintings and imagined scenes from his life.
After admiring this fascinating
collection of mosaics, you’ll soon come across one of only two surviving windmills in Thanet known as Draper’s Mill. An old smock mill saved from demolition in the 1960s, it has been restored to full working order and opens
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