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Dreamland Margate

sadiejane1981sadiejane1981
edited August 2012 in Not Sports Related
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.
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  • cafctomcafctom
    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!
  • BedsaddickBedsaddick
    Good news. I used to love Dreamland when i was a kid. Took a trip to Margate a couple of years ago and couldn't believe what a hole it had become.
  • Clem_SnideClem_Snide
    Used to love it there. Combined rail and theme park ticket. Used to be about £15.00 from Eltham.
  • MacronateMacronate
    hope it helps regenerate Margate, great memories of that place as a teenager.

    sadly, it has become a hovel infested with low life and immigrants.
  • SoundAsa£SoundAsa£
    To be fair, there are some quite nice areas in the outskirts.
  • richie8richie8
    Had some great times in Margate,not set foot in the place for twenty years.Hope the town picks up.
  • JTJT
    Needs something that place
  • AddickFC81AddickFC81
    A couple of years time a Jolly Boys Outing, our coacj blows up and I bump into an old girlfriend ;D
  • LincsaddickLincsaddick
    good .. it'll go a long way to rejuvenate an iconic yet dying town
  • VincenzoVincenzo
    The Old Town is doing its best. And the Turner. There's a lovely pub there called the Lifeboat too, if you like your ales.
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  • BadgerBadger
    Lifeboat inn is really nice pub real ales and cider, pub just opposite not sure what it's called has large Cafc flag up on the wall.
  • nth_london_addicknth_london_addick
    It would not take much more than dream land being reinstated to get margate back on the map
  • northstandstevenorthstandsteve
    scenic railway quality great memories
  • nth_london_addicknth_london_addick
    Not wrong mate i used to love that place so much

    Didnt it catch fire though

  • JTJT
    Arson
  • nth_london_addicknth_london_addick
    Was it totalled or did they save it
  • nth_london_addicknth_london_addick
    Used to love it there. Combined rail and theme park ticket. Used to be about £15.00 from Eltham.


    Used to buy that ticket from woolwich arsenal
    All through the summer
  • North Lower NeilNorth Lower Neil
    Agreed on the Lifeboat, good place. Less said about the rest of Margate the better!
  • Harry GregoryHarry Gregory
    nth london addick said:

    Was it totalled or did they save it

    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.
  • tangoflashtangoflash
    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
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  • CarterCarter
    A mate of mine runs what used to be the punch & judy next door to dreamland. Called the bracket now. Good boozer, well worth a visit
  • nth_london_addicknth_london_addick
    Game On then mate boozy day at your pals and onto the fair
  • Vinnie V.Vinnie V.
    Carter said:

    A mate of mine runs what used to be the punch & judy next door to dreamland. Called the bracket now. Good boozer, well worth a visit

    Was in Margate last night and the bracket was closed.
  • BDLBDL
    Spent many a summers evening down at Bembom Brothers.

    Love 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.
  • sadiejane1981sadiejane1981
    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.
  • guinnessaddickguinnessaddick
    BDL said:


    As for a CL Jolly Boys outing, yep I think a few of us would be up for it.

    Won't have to worry about parking the coach outside the roman galley as its no longer a pub.
  • falconwood_1falconwood_1
    edited August 2012
    Pre season friendly at Margate would be perfect....

    So many great times at Dreamland....
  • CarterCarter
    There was a big do on at totally wired, that's why they shut it up
  • sadiejane1981sadiejane1981
    They have visibly started clearing! Yay!
  • ViewfinderViewfinder
    Hastings pier has got the funding for rebuilding, too. There used to be an old sign: NO FISHING (INCLUDES MACKEREL).
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