{"id":7313,"date":"2026-04-06T11:08:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T11:08:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/7313\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T11:08:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T11:08:14","slug":"former-nayland-rock-hotel-in-royal-crescent-margate-where-mick-jagger-stayed-set-to-be-developed-into-flats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/7313\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Nayland Rock Hotel in Royal Crescent, Margate, where Mick Jagger stayed set to be developed into flats"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

One of Margate\u2019s most iconic buildings is set for a new lease of life, years after being shut down as a hotel.<\/p>\n

The Nayland Rock Hotel dates back to the town\u2019s Victorian heyday and counts music legend Mick Jagger and author TS Eliot as former customers.<\/p>\n

\"How\"HowHow Nayland Rock Hotel could look once renovated. Picture: Arcvelop<\/p>\n

It could be set for a \u00a320 million overhaul with Arcvelop and Brede Hotels putting in plans for a \u201cheritage-led regeneration project that restores one of Margate\u2019s most significant seafront landmarks\u201d.<\/p>\n

In papers sent to Thanet District Council (TDC), the developers say they want to convert the five adjoining properties that make up the hotel \u2013 as well as 6 to 8 Royal Crescent \u2013 into 50 flats, 16 short-stay apartments and a two-storey commercial unit.<\/p>\n

It is being sold as a \u201cbalanced, resilient, and contextually responsive development that celebrates the heritage of the Nayland Rock Hotel and contributes positively to the regeneration and identity of Margate\u2019s seafront\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe integration of high-quality residential apartments, serviced accommodation, and a seafront restaurant ensures the building remains viable, vibrant, and connected to Margate\u2019s growing cultural and tourism economy,\u201d added the developers.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe composition and massing of the buildings contribute positively to the historic townscape, and the group as a whole is locally recognised for its architectural merit and historic interest.<\/p>\n

\"Inside\"InsideInside one of the proposed apartments at Nayland Rock. Picture: Arcvelop<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is a clear need for sensitive restoration and re-purposing of these buildings to secure their future and reinstate their positive contribution to the local character.<\/p>\n

\u201cProposals to bring the buildings back into active use \u2013 whether through residential conversion, hotel reinstatement, or mixed-use adaptation \u2013 represent an important opportunity to retain and enhance the historic integrity of the structure, while ensuring long-term viability.\u201d<\/p>\n

As part of the restoration project, the existing ground-floor extension will be removed, and historic features will be reintroduced, such as the entrance pillars to Royal Crescent.<\/p>\n

The Nayland Rock Hotel opened in 1885, occupying numbers 1 and 2 of the crescent.<\/p>\n

The crescent had many different occupants over the years, including the hotel, private residences, a girls\u2019 boarding school, and even one terrace being occupied by a clergyman.<\/p>\n

\"The\"TheThe entrance to the Nayland Rock Hotel<\/p>\n

In later years, the hotel expanded into number 3, 4 and 5. The current vacant hotel still occupies this block.<\/p>\n

From 2000 it was used as government accommodation for asylum seekers after tourist numbers dropped, but since 2008, it has ceased to operate as a fully commercial hotel. More recently, it has provided stays for workmen and foreign students to keep the building in use.<\/p>\n

It has also become a film location, with King of Thieves \u2013 centred on the Hatton Garden jewel heist carried out in 2015 \u2013 and Killing Eve both making use of the spot.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"One of Margate\u2019s most iconic buildings is set for a new lease of life, years after being shut…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7314,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[309,1834,1084,5,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-7313","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-uk","8":"tag-kent","9":"tag-planning","10":"tag-thanet","11":"tag-uk","12":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@UnitedKingdom\/116357451125767557","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7313","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7313"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7313\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7314"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7313"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7313"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7313"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}