Region: England · United Kingdom
Where to stay in Margate
Margate is a city in England, United Kingdom, home to about 61,000 people.
- Best months
- June to September
- Nearest airport
- SEN52 km · London Southend Airport
- Currency
- GBPpound sterling
- Time zone
- Europe/London
- Plugs
- G · 230 V
- Emergency
- 112
- Language
- Cornish, English, Irish
Where to stay
Where the places to stay in Margate are
8 places to stay in this guide with known coordinates, grouped by straight-line distance from the city centre (the point Wikidata gives for Margate), nearest first. Distance on foot or by road is longer.
4 places
- Former 'Man Of Kent' Temperance Hotel · 0.1 km
- Wellington Hotel · 0.5 km
- Victoria Hotel · 0.8 km
- Nayland Rock Hotel · 1.0 km
3 places
- Waterside Private Hotel · 3.4 km
- Captain Digby Inn · 4.0 km
- The Bell Inn · 9.7 km
Where to stay
Hotels in Margate
8 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Captain Digby Inn | 4.0 km | |
| The Bell Inn | 9.7 km | |
| Walpole Bay Hotel | 1.6 km | |
| Former 'Man Of Kent' Temperance Hotel | 0.1 km | |
| Nayland Rock Hotel | 1.0 km | |
| Victoria Hotel | 0.8 km | |
| Waterside Private Hotel | 3.4 km | |
| Wellington Hotel | 0.5 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Margate
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Margate are June to September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 22 °C; November is the wettest, with about 94 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Public holidays in United Kingdom, 2026
Shops and offices may close on these dates.
Getting there
Getting to Margate: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is London Southend Airport (SEN), about 52 km from the city centre in a straight line; London City Airport (LCY, 93 km) and London Stansted Airport (STN, 97 km) are also within reach.
Questions
Margate: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Margate?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Margate are June to September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 22 °C; November is the wettest, with about 94 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Margate?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is London Southend Airport (SEN), about 52 km from the city centre in a straight line; London City Airport (LCY, 93 km) and London Stansted Airport (STN, 97 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Margate?
pound sterling (GBP).
Nearby
Destinations near Margate
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.