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Dreamland Margate

Theme park

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Dreamland Margate is an amusement park and entertainment centre based on a traditional English seaside funfair located in Margate, Kent, England. The site of the park was first used for amusement rides in 1880, although the Dreamland name was not used until 1920 when the park's Grade II* listed Scenic Railway wooden rollercoaster was opened. Dreamland Margate is situated 550 feet south of The Mechanical Elephant.

Scenic Railway

Roller coaster

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The Scenic Railway was a wooden roller coaster located at the Dreamland Amusement Park in Margate, United Kingdom. First opened in 1920, the ride was distinctive compared to modern-day roller coasters, as a brakeman was required to travel with the train to control its speed, manually applying brakes when needed. Scenic Railway is situated 550 feet south of The Mechanical Elephant.

Margate railway station

Railway station

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Margate railway station serves the town of Margate in Thanet, Kent, England. It is 73 miles 69 chains down the line from London Victoria. The station and all trains that serve the station are operated by Southeastern. Margate railway station is situated 1,400 feet west of The Mechanical Elephant.

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Margate

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Margate is a seaside resort on the north Kent coast, with a population in 2021 of more than 64,000. It's suffered the usual decline of English seaside towns but its beach is still thronged on warm summer weekends, and there are several places of interest for cold wet days.

Westbrook

Suburb

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Westbrook is a Victorian seaside resort on the Thanet peninsula in the southeast corner of England. It is the westernmost part of Margate and is part of the ribbon development of the north Kent coast. Westgate-on-Sea lies to the west.

Cliftonville

Suburb

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Cliftonville is a coastal area of Margate in the Thanet district of Kent, England. It includes the Palm Bay estate, built in the 1930s with wide avenues and detached and semi-detached houses with driveways, garages and gardens.

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