insideKENT Magazine Issue 70 - January 2018 | Page 53

Journeys With ‘The Waste Land’
// Turner Contemporary // Margate // 3 Feb-7 May
In 1912, poet T.S Eliot spent a few weeks in Margate to recover. He was
fragile, both physically and mentally, and through his recovery in the
town he wrote The Waste Land: ‘On Margate Sands/ I can connect/
Nothing with nothing’. This major exhibition at Margate’s stunning
Turner Contemporary will explore the significance of The Waste Land
through visual arts. By presenting artwork from the 19th century to the
present day – including film, photography and artefacts – this exciting
exhibition will explore how historical and contemporary art can help
us to understand T.S Eliot’s poem further.
www.turnercontemporary.org
Broadstairs Food Festival Celebrates its 10th Anniversary
// 28-30 Sep
The Broadstairs Food Festival is always a highlight of the year in Thanet
and is a tempting mix of delicious regional food and drink, cooking
demonstrations, workshops and plenty of fun, all located within the
gorgeous surroundings of Broadstairs.
This free festival is celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2018, so it
will be even more special and even more spectacular. This is a chance
to experience some of Kent’s finest products with an amazing variety,
quality and abundance of food and drink. The festival aims to encourage
people to buy more local produce and to use their local shops, farm
shops and farmers’ markets rather than the supermarkets.
www.broadstairsfoodfestival.co.uk
The Bay Tree Hotel Reopens After Major Refurbishment
// Broadstairs
The Bay Tree Hotel is located in a conservation area overlooking the
beautiful Stone Bay in Broadstairs. It has been closed for major
refurbishment works, but 2018 sees its grand reopening. The
refurbishment has celebrated the original Victorian features of the
building, ensuring that the original skirting and doors and the traditional
wooden sash windows are all put back as they should be.
The hotel is a joy, with eight of the bedrooms offering a stunning
sea view and all of them decorated in colours that reflect the sea and
the local surroundings.
A new addition for the Bay Tree Hotel in 2018 is an all-day restaurant
which will be open to guests and members of the public. It will offer
seasonal, locally sourced dishes using the very best of Kent’s wonderful
produce.
www.baytreebroadstairs.co.uk
Broadstairs Food Festival © Thanet District Council
Spitfire & Hurricane Memorial Museum // Manston // from 1 Apr
From 1st April 2018, there will be a new addition the the Spitfire &
Hurricane Museum in Manston – an amazing 1/1 Spitfire simulator
with authentic controls that visitors can actually sit in to get the real
experience of what it would have been like to fly in a Spitfire. Thrilling
and unique, this attraction will need to be booked in advance, and
booking opens in March.
www.spitfiremuseum.org.uk
Dreamland // Margate
As Dreamland grows bigger and more exciting, so it puts on more and
more events, and in 2018 there are plenty to get involved with. It has
always been popular and, when it originally opened in the 1860s on
the back of the railway boom, the ‘Hall by the Sea’ as it was known was
operated by the famous circus impresario ‘Lord’ George Sanger. Today,
Dreamland’s vintage feel allows us to be connected to its fascinating
past, but you can now find rides, art installations, adventurous street
food, unique food and an eclectic programme of live events.
www.dreamland.co.uk
• GEEK // 16-18 Feb
GEEK is a three-day festival of gaming, bringing like-minded
people together to play and enjoy. GEEK focuses on multiplayer
interactive games and is a full-on event that allows – and expects
– people to get involved and play, play, play.
• Undercover Festival VI // 13-14 Apr
Undercover Festival VI is a two-day celebration of alternative
music including punk, ska, alt, acoustic and much more. As the
name suggests, it will be held undercover, so even if the weather
hasn’t quite become springlike, and if those April showers are
threatening, the fun doesn’t have to end. Acts already announced
include The Blockheads and Sham 69.
• Screamland // Oct
Once again, Dreamland’s multi-award-winning Halloween event
– Screamland – will be running throughout the Halloween
period. Dreamland will mutate into a terrifying, live action,
interactive scare attraction which includes totally immersive
scare mazes.
For further information on events, attractions and accommodation go
to www.visitthanet.co.uk.
Spitfire and Hurricane Memorial Museum, Manston © Thanet District Council
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