With a fast-evolving art and food scene, and new hotels to boot, the Kent seaside town of Margate is enjoying something of a renaissance, says Ben Olsen.
Along Margate’s seafront, morning joggers criss-cross with swimmers en route to Walpole Bay tidal pool and the outdoor sauna installed by natural skincare brand Haeckels.
Outside the Turner Contemporary gallery, a semi-submerged Antony Gormley sculpture is revealed by low tide and a neon by Margate native Tracey…