We Hated On Margate But We Were WRONG! (Margate Kent)

[@adrianmcgachie]

Honestly, I was lucky as a kid to see Margate when back then, you were lucky to get a British seaside holiday. cheap flights to Europe still in their infancy etc. So many happy memories attached to Margate. I'll be watching Ghost Train rides on YT later just to keep happy silly memories from youth, alive! We were so happy just with a picnic on the beach, sandcastles and a wade in the water! xx

[@JJExtra]

Ah the good old days, life did seem a lot simpler that’s for sure! Thanks for sharing your memories Adrian 😊

[@Rik77]

I grew up going to dreamland (loved the apple coaster as a kid) before my family moved to London. I've never quite got over how margate has changed. Its still quite rough really, but somehow the hipsters have found a life there.

[@JJExtra]

It definitely has a long way to go! Yes loved that apple coaster! 😊

[@buzby303]

‘Hipsters’ yeah ! One way of putting it.

[@JayJay-nc7pr]

The Thanet coast is booming! Much nicer and friendlier than Brighton, and on the Highspeed train is just over an hour away from London so you can still enjoy the metropolis and live in a cool coastal town thrown into the bargain. Amazing how much it’s changed since the 80s/90s/00s!

[@JJExtra]

We agree it is definitely booming. Absolutely great to see its transformation well under way!

[@buzby303]

‘Amazing’ isn’t the word I would use

[@EmmaJonYoureWelcome]

Margate looks so fun! Especially Dreamland Having a drink in a Waltz car looks so fun. It looked like a really fun day x

[@JJExtra]

Love quirky things like that 😂

[@sharonperkins5175]

Oh what a wonderful walk back in time your trip was for me. I used to go to Margate a lot to the beach as a child and when I was in my teens. Next to Dreamland there used to be a Dance Hall, I think it was called Rendevous. I used to go there with friends on a Saturday evening on the train catching the last train home at 11.15pm. The lads used to really play up, throwing toilet rolls out of the windows or climbing up and laying in the net luggage racks. I met my husband in the Rendevous, I had just finished with a bloke I had been seeing so wasn't in the best of moods, but Richard was sp persistent, walked me to the station, asked for a date, 2 years later we married and have been for 50 years now. There were two or three other Dance places just outside Margate. In my days in Dreamland there was a double big wheel, one inside the other in a figure of 8. I hated it and every time I went on it I squealed all the time. Also a lovely ride called The Tubs, an underground grotto where you sat in the round quite deep "tubs" and floated around, it was lovely all lit up like a Grotto. Also a train that took you all around the perimeter of the park. Such happy days and where I met my lovely husband. Also a booth selling the beautiful mini douhgnut rings, still warm. Thank you so much.😁😁

[@JJExtra]

Oh wow such wonderful memories. It’s a very different place now, they have spent a lot of money on it but they have also done a wonderful job of retaining that nostalgic feel. It looked to us as if they were renovating the dance hall next door so maybe that will be coming back some time soon too!

[@terryevans5476]

I'm 77 now but remember the scenic railway well. We spent every holiday in Westbrook, and Dreamland was my special place

[@karenriggs4560]

I.went to Margate in the late 60s when I was 5years old!! Remembering Dreamland, sure there were some weird sideshows e.g. Lady sitting in a bubble.bath tank.dressed as a mermaid!!

[@XtremeCoasters]

Bembom Brothers was the park that started it all for me. The Looping Star (the original Schwarzkopf model) was my first ever coaster! Such happy memories there 🙂

[@JJExtra]

always too scared to go on the looping star back then… then there was the Mary Rose pirate ship 🤢

[@XtremeCoasters]

@JJ Extra Loved both lol. Bembom Brothers definitely brought out the young thrill seeker in me 😂

[@tonygledhill8827]

Remember, Brighton is Margate with good publicity.

[@DJSOfficialUK]

Visited Dreamland on Sunday 31st July 2022 while out for the day with my friend, where we both experienced some of the rides there and out of all three rides I remember are Dodgems which I love, Scenic Railway as its thrilling & gives you loads of airtime when speeding down the drops & up the hill parts and finally the Waltzers which gave us the feeling like the ride was going to derail off. A lot of G-Force lol. But this was my recent memory as have visited before this a.k.a many times with family, Scenic was my favourite coaster and ride in the park, remember riding other rides there being the jumping pirate boats, don't remember their official names? But all I know is they went up and down real quick, make people sometimes dizzy afterwards? Well they did to me anyways, by the way the coffee shop, found a place can go to buy Vinyl discs lol. Started a collection recently even got some of my own this Christmas, which is exciting and can't wait to collect more aswell give them a listen. But yeah nice video, really enjoyed and can't wait in future for more. By the way, about onsite parking, maybe they in my opinion should get rid of Dreamland parking & maybe update that one you parked in with extra floors or build a new parking at the back of Dreamland either on Tivoli Industrial Estate land or Old Margate Sands Station site? Make more space for new future additions like more bigger attractions, coasters and rides for Dreamland Amusement Park? Especially for events etc? Be good and worth considering I think? But anyways, cheers again and look forward in future for more videos around travel, Dreamland and tourism. 😀👍

[@thomasknight1190]

We are going to Margate on the 29th of June 2024 but dreamland won’t be open until the Sunday but we are still going haven’t been there for years I don’t know how much I can do in walking in Margate as I am nearly 80 and have very bad arthritis in my knees

[@JJExtra]

We hope you are having a fantastic time in Margate!

[@janeyb7940]

Love Margate so much I’m buying a place there! I too went in the 80’s when Dreamland was called Bembom brothers & remember the Mary Rose ride, a ship that swung back & forth & eventually went upside down, usually loose change & other stuff would fall out of people’s pockets!! We rediscovered Margers in the first summer of the pandemic (2020) & also found Cliffs (as we are vinyl DJ’s) & go back every time we visit to pick up some tunes! Thank you for your positive film, Margers is definitely on the up!

[@JJExtra]

Oh wow that’s exciting! All the best in your new move 😊thanks for watching

[@mkdebs9807]

Do you remember The Mary Rose ride? It had lapbars that used to crush you to death. I remember going on a school trip and going on it over and over again. Btw you guys are looking very trim well done with the healthy eating. Carrot cake is ok because it’s a vegetable x

[@JJExtra]

No we don’t 😂 thank you so much 😊 and I like your thinking about the carrot cake 😂

[@sharonperkins5175]

I remember that ride, but I never had a ride on it.

[@mkdebs9807]

@@sharonperkins5175 I think it must have been my first experience of a ride that went upside down. I couldn't get enough of it. 😊

[@sharonperkins5175]

@@mkdebs9807 It was exactly that bit that put me off. But I admire you for going on that ride.

[@thedisneyfamilyadventures]

The mary rose thats the ride i remember

[@brians1671]

My wife and I went there on our first date! 😍

[@JJExtra]

Love that! 🤩

[@elainegraham6665]

Wow, im on route as i type, i want to go to Dreamland and Margate. Looks so nice

[@JJExtra]

It’s definitely rejuvenated itself after the pandemic. We will back as there is a lot more for us to see too!

[@JJExtra]

Dreamland has soo much history if you google it .. it’s been closed so many times 😂

[@johnboy4067]

Many happy years at margate , hernebay, ramsgate and Broadstairs just love that coastline, great video lads

[@JJExtra]

Thanks John 😊

[@thedisneyfamilyadventures]

Went to bembom brothers when i was young in the 80s. Was often down visiting family in sandwich.. Fav ride was the pirate ship

[@JJExtra]

Nice one 😊

[@real-xelerator-real-cone]

I live in margate and ive got so many happy memories from dreamland!

[@JJExtra]

It was definitely a great place to visit when we were young and it’s good to see it back up and coming

[@Joelthegeek]

Dreamland and Margate remind me of mission beach and belmont park in San Diego. but belmont doesn’t have a ferris wheel but it should!

[@JJExtra]

It’s definitely a seaside vibe that transcends the pond! We love a good Ferris wheel - can’t wait to get on the one in Santa Monica 🎡

[@Laughoutloud65]

It's the Turner not Tate! As in Turner who used to stay there. 😄

[@JJExtra]

Thank you for pointing that out 🙈 as we said we are not arty people and it clearly shows 🤣

[@chrisharris5497]

Not the Tate Modern Art Gallery but The Turner Centre. Personally a wasted opportunity for me, I’ve lived in Margate since 1986 and dreamland is a shadow of what it used to be and personally I’ve never been in the Turner centre since it opened.

[@apdeb220]

Great video guys, thinking of going tomorrow.

[@JJExtra]

Have a great time!

[@ClactonArtsCentre]

You should get down to Clacton this summer and do some filming…. It’s on the up

[@JJExtra]

Noted 😉

[@TheDecimusic]

reminds me of coney island!

[@thetarantella69]

It's beautiful there. I went there on the OFAH convention in 2019

[@JJExtra]

It is beautiful and it’s really turned itself around. Very up and coming once again 😊

[@catguy4996]

I went to Dreamland and I thought it was pretty lame. The rides were just no good. Even travelling funfairs have better rides! Won't be wasting money there again. Next time, I will go to Thorpe Park Resort

[@stevescott9571]

There was a pub at entrance to dreamland called the galleon tavern in th 70s real good boozer

[@ThemeParksAndAttractions]

Will check this out jj

[@camperp195]

Margate in the 70,s was great,spent my childhood years there in the summer,brilliant place,last time i went in the early 90,s it was a ghost town,looked so sad and literally dying,so glad its on the up,its a special place for me,lots of memories of my childhood

[@davinaweller6163]

Dreamland looks amazing ….. i can’t believe how gorgeous the beaches are in Kent. ❤️❤️to you both xx

[@JJExtra]

So much history from this park hopefully one day it will be fully open 😊 thanks for watching 🥰

[@Rik77]

When the weather is good, the beaches are really stunning, and so many of them too.

[@bluebellbeatnik4945]

i went there in 00s and it was a racist hellhole but looks majorly different now. they have always had a good beach and good fish and chips.

[@LauraCarpenter-gh4od]

Definitely don’t pay for parking in margate lol I’ve been there enough times over the last few years with Chelsey in the panto there I know loads of places to park for free 😂

[@JJExtra]

Haha I know a couple of roads but yeah definitely would never pay 😜

[@Leodicaprios.wifeyyy]

I came here today and ye amusement park was rubbish. Even the staff. We ended up just going to the arcade.

[@JJExtra]

Oh no sorry to hear you had a bad experience. Hopefully they will improve things as the season goes on. Maybe we will have to go back later in summer to find out!