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Travel info

Margate, July 2026

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Useful information on getting to and from the event.

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Getting home late on Thursday after the Awards?

Planning on staying out late on Thursday?  We thought so!

To help those of you that are planning on staying late on Thursday but need to get back to London that night, UKCF will be putting on a special coach for the festival.   

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Coaches will be running from outside the afterparty venue, Cinque Ports, to London Bridge Station.

 

Tickets are £30 and can be booked on our booking platform either when you book a ticket, or you can go log back in and book as an additional purchase.

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​Date: 3rd July
Time: 01:30 am
Costs: £30 
Pick up: Cinque Ports, directly outside. 
Drop off: London Bridge 

New purchase of tickets inc a bus ticket click here: Book here

To log back in and add a bus ticket to your order: Login here

MORE TRAVEL INFO:

 

Rail 

Dreamland and our other event venues are just a 5 - 15 minutes walk from Margate train station, which is regularly served by South Eastern High Speed services travelling to/from London St. Pancras as well as trains from London Victoria. The train from London St. Pancras takes 90 minutes and a little longer from Victoria, and it's just 50 minutes from Ashford International station. 

 

Coach 

National Express coaches run from London Victoria coach station to Margate, stopping on Marine Parade just down the road from Dreamland and less than a 10-minute walk away from our other venues outside of Dreamland. The first coach leaves London Victoria at 07:30 and the last coach leaves Margate at 15:55. 

 

Getting home late by Coach:

UKCF will be putting on a special coach for the festival.   Coaches will be running from outside the after party venue Cinque Ports at 01:30 to London Bridge Station . Tickets are £30 and can be booked on our booking platform when you book a ticket or if you have already booked a ticket, you can log back in to your account and add one:

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New purchase of event and bus ticket click here: Book here

To log back in and add a bus ticket: Login here


Car 

Excellent road links with the M20 and M2 motorways close-by providing easy links from London. 

Helpful route planners: www.theaa.com/route-planner  

www.rac.co.uk/route-planner 

Driving from France, the Eurotunnel train at Calais will transport you to Folkestone in just 35 minutes. From there, it is approximately a 1 hour drive to Thanet on the A20 and A256, follow the signs to Margate. 


Bus  

Stagecoach offer frequent bus services linking all of our venues this year in Margate with Thanet and Canterbury. 

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Travelling to Canterbury? You can pick up the #8/8A service from Cecil Square town centre, as well as Marine Terrace, with a bus stop just outside the Margate Amusements, a five-minute walk from Marine Terrace. During the day, buses run every 15 minutes and the last bus taking you to Canterbury will depart at 17:41 (Mondays to Saturdays).  

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Travelling elsewhere in Thanet? If you’re in Thanet, the Loop serves Margate, Cliftonville, Broadstairs, Ramsgate and Westwood Cross. Running every 10 minutes until 18:30, and up to every 15 minutes in the evenings, pick up or hop off the bus at Cecil Street Council Offices bus stop (outside Thanet District Council Office), less than a 10 -minute walk from Dreamland and our other venues. 

Tel: +44 (0) 345 810 1000 www.stagecoachbus.co.uk 

Dreamland’s entrance is on Marine Terrace, Margate CT9 1XJ; the entrance to the Amusement Park is just to the side of the cinema on Hall By The Sea Road. Link to Google Map 

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Dreamland Margate

49-51 Marine Terrace

Margate

CT9 1XJ

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Check the schedule for the location of each event, as events are held at different locations around Margate.

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Most of our other venues outside of Dreamland are a short 10 mins walk or less from the Marine Terrace.

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