My Wife suggested we take the open bus top tour of Thanet towns, as it may be quite interesting. But as we thought about it the tour could be quite weird.
If we start at Nayland Rock the tour goes as follows.
The Hotel on your left is a refuge home and only last year, 2007, did an immigrant fall to his death from a window. Now on your left you pass a toilet block this is almost identical to the Turner Contemporary due to be built some time this next decade but much larger and uglier and without any local artist work unlike the toilet block. The ugly tower block on the right is to remain ugly because the owners say they cannot afford to paint it and make it look respectable. The carbuncle of concrete shopping arcade is very full of contemporary graffiti. It has an advantage over a near by shopping centre as it has a roof. Also on your right is Dreamland amusements and Cinema. The amusements have been closed for some time and the cinema closed when a new more expensive out of town one was built. Still looking right you may be able to see a scenic railway. It is unique but due to a surprise fire it has lost a large section of the middle and is now totally useless. The gap in the buildings on your right I believe was also a fire accident. Thanetâ???
?s burning building is one of the main attractions today in the three towns. On the left we have Margate sands a beautiful beach and the location of a recent stabbing. Back on the right is the Tivoli amusements alas and not really a surprise it is fire damaged. If we go up passed the beautiful Clock Tower. We have now reached Cecil square and for you tourist who have looked for the Library in Margate the call it The Gateway or something similarly bizarre. We wont be turning right why we have Hawley square and the latest fire damage location but instead we turn left where we pass a genuine Tudor restoration on your right, please take time to visit. Going up the hill towards Cliftonville shopping centre we pass the very picturesque memorial gardens and we do have a good selection of wedding shops on our right as we approach Northdown Road. Turning left we pass the Quarterdeck on our right. Many youth activities take place hear such as youth clubs and martial arts and on the left we have a casino. As we turn right we pass the site of the Lido on ones left and on our right is Atherston Road a one of the many Margate murders. The toilet block further up on your right was also a murder scene in 2007. Going back up to Northdown Road you will notice the large number of closed businesses that is the Business can not compete with the free parking massively supported shopping centre at Westwood Cross. We now pass on your right the Time tunnel Amusements and one of the flats close by was a 2008 murder and the scene of a recent assault on a policeman.
I forgot to mention Margate Caves not open despite them being there a long time something to do with health and safety. So why is Cheddar Gorge and Wookie Hole always open? Finally please support the Shell Grotto.

By Trevor Cooper