The council have won the compulsary purchase order.
Plans are to re-open Easter 2014 .
Can't wait, lots of great childhood/teenage memories there would be great to give some to my children. At the moment it looks so miserable and sad to see.
Good news, as Margate really has become a really sad state of affairs compared to what it used to be.
I was there about a couple of years ago for my uncle's birthday on a Friday night, and the place was absolutely dead. I got in a taxi outside the station, and the poor sad had been waiting there 3 hours for a fare!
About a quarter of it was damaged and the original trains destroyed but will be completely restored back to its original condition now. All the rides have been bought from old fairgrounds around Britain. Most of the rides were considered amongst the best in the UK in former times. With Turner, the old town and Dreamland watch Margate improve no ends in the next few years.
Like most, i also have very fond memories of trips down to margate for the day. Loved Dreamland.
Remeber the local suicidal brave kids who used to dash under the mary rose ship to pick up the coins that rained down from the folk who were turned upside down
With all the theme park being made of nostalgic rides and turned into an 'old town' theme park I think it will offer something different to other seaside towns and to other themeparks it will also complement old town very well.
I go margate quite often mainly because it's quiet and you can always park. The dreamland carpark is still open and cheap, even on a very hot day they don't fill it. Same goes for the other end where the lido is/was it is deserted now, the mini golf still runs and it's only £2.50 for 18 holes with a choice of 2 courses, it's always free for some reason. The owners said the Turner opening did nothing for their mini golf business, can't say I'm surprised.
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I was there about a couple of years ago for my uncle's birthday on a Friday night, and the place was absolutely dead. I got in a taxi outside the station, and the poor sad had been waiting there 3 hours for a fare!
sadly, it has become a hovel infested with low life and immigrants.
Didnt it catch fire though
Used to buy that ticket from woolwich arsenal
All through the summer
Remeber the local
suicidalbrave kids who used to dash under the mary rose ship to pick up the coins that rained down from the folk who were turned upside downLove Margate, great beach, easy to get to. Can't wait u til Dreamland is reborn. Though it will be full of nostalgic 40 year olds with teary eyes.
As for a CL Jolly Boys outing, yep I think a few of us would be up for it.
I go margate quite often mainly because it's quiet and you can always park. The dreamland carpark is still open and cheap, even on a very hot day they don't fill it. Same goes for the other end where the lido is/was it is deserted now, the mini golf still runs and it's only £2.50 for 18 holes with a choice of 2 courses, it's always free for some reason. The owners said the Turner opening did nothing for their mini golf business, can't say I'm surprised.
So many great times at Dreamland....