Saturday 3 May - Sunday 11 May 2008
Weekends 10am - 6pm (including Bank Holiday Monday 5 May)
Weekdays 12 - 6pm

All events are FREE unless specified

Festival Office

Margate Rocks Festival Office
2 Market Place
Margate CT9 1ER

During the festival you can pick up a programme or speak to the team at the festival office. The office is signposted on the festival map and from Margate Train Station.

Getting Here

Trains run frequently to Margate from London Charing Cross and London Victoria, with journey times from 1 hour and 45 minutes. For train information call southeastern railway on (+44) 0845 000 2222 or visit www.southeasternrailway.co.uk

If travelling from mainland Europe, take the Eurostar and change at Ashford International for a direct train to Margate. Plus, Eurostar ticket holders can travel for free on southeastern trains!

Places to Stay

There are lots of welcoming and quirky places to stay in Margate. We suggest at stay at either of the following hotels:

• Walpole Bay Hotel & Living Museum (an old haunt of artists and actors) www.walpolebayhotel.co.uk, telephone (+44) 01843 221703
• Nayland Rock Hotel, telephone (+44) 01843 299 992
  
  

Places to Eat

Margate is home to a variety of fantastic restaurants, cafes and bars serving up delicous food. We recommend:

• The Harbour Café Bar, 10 The Parade
  
• No. 6, 6 Market Place
  
• Café G, 1 High Street
  
• Rice Bowl, 8 Market Street
  
• The Indian Princess, 44 King Street
  
• The West Coast Bar, 3 King Street
  
• The World Bar, 4-5 Market Place
  
• Batchelors, 246 Northdown Road
  

For more information about accommodation, places to eat and things to do in Margate and Thanet, visit the Tourist Information Office at 12-13 The Parade, Margate, CT9 1EY or telephone +44 (0)1843 292019 or www.visitthanet.co.uk

Accessibility

Please note that due to the nature of some of the properties used for exhibitions and events, disabled access is limited in some of the spaces.

Margate Rocks is committed to being accessible, inclusive and enabling where we possibly can, in our support and facilities for both artists and audiences. We celebrate diversity and aim to facilitate opportunities for artists to create and audiences to experience quality visual arts in Margate.

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