Pavilion View Hotel

Pavilion View is situated in an excellent seafront position overlooking the Winter Gardens, and enjoys uninterrupted views of the sea and pleasant gardens. There are 25 comfortable bedrooms, including several single rooms and luxury suites, all boasting hot & cold water, gas central heating, fitted carpets, divan beds, colour T.V. fridges, intercom and tea/coffee making facilities. Some have direct dial telephones. Many bedrooms enjoy a sea view. Fire precautions have been carried out in accordance with the requirements of the Kent Fire Authority.

About Margate

Margate is a town in the district known as the Isle of Thanet (though no longer an island) in Kent, England (population about 60,000). Its name was recorded as "Meregate" in 1264 and as "Margate" in 1299, but the spelling continued to vary into modern times. The name is thought to refer to a pool gate or gap in a cliff where pools of water are found, often allowing swimmers to jump in. The cliffs of the Isle of Thanet are composed of chalk, a fossil-bearing rock.

Margate has been a leading seaside resort for at least 250 years. Like its neighbour Ramsgate, it has been a traditional holiday destination for Londoners drawn to its sandy beaches.

Edward Hasted, writing in the 18th century, described Margate as a "poor fishing town", but in 1810, when describing the shore, he wrote: "... [it] was so well adapted to bathing, being an entire level and covered with the finest sand, which extends for several miles on either side of the harbour... [near which] there are several commodious bathing rooms, out of which the bathers are driven in the machines, any depth along the sands into the sea; at the back of the machine is a door, through which the bathers descend a few steps into the water, and an umbrella of canvas dropping over conceals them from the public view. Upwards of 40 of these machines are frequently employed..."

The town's history is tied closely to the sea and it has a proud maritime tradition. The record of the vessel, Friend to all Nations, and the Margate Surfboat disaster of 1897 are noteworthy events in Margate's past.