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Margate

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All of London discovered it at once, and on a sunny Saturday the High Street is a queue, the sand is towel-to-towel, and the 17:39 back to St Pancras is standing-room from Ramsgate because that's where the Highspeed picks up before it gets to you.

From Best beaches near London 2026 — 8 worth the train, under “Margate on a summer weekend”.

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  • London · Beaches

    Best beaches near London 2026 — 8 worth the train

    London's closest beach isn't the best. Eight beaches I'd go back to — Camber, Wittering, Broadstairs, Whitstable — four to skip, with 2026 train times.

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