Useful information on getting to and from the event.
Getting home late on Thursday:
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.
Coaches will be running to London Bridge Station from outside the venue Cinque Ports at 00:30.
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. Book 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 to London Bridge Station from outside the after party venue Cinque Ports at 00:30. 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. Book 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
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.
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).
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
Dreamland Margate
49-51 Marine Terrace
Margate
CT9 1XJ
Check the schedule for the location of each event, as events are held at different locations around Margate.
Most of our other venues outside of Dreamland are a short 10 mins walk or less from the Marine Terrace.