{"id":3294,"date":"2025-04-06T08:08:09","date_gmt":"2025-04-06T08:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/3294\/"},"modified":"2025-04-06T08:08:09","modified_gmt":"2025-04-06T08:08:09","slug":"thanet-named-one-of-the-best-places-in-the-world-to-visit-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/3294\/","title":{"rendered":"Thanet named one of the best places in the world to visit this summer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>An area in Kent which boasts long stretches of coastline has been named as one of the world\u2019s top summer destinations alongside the likes of Greece and Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>Thanet featured in the list of the 30 best places to visit in August published by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cntraveller.com\/gallery\/where-to-go-on-holiday-in-august\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveller<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rthmb\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=\" http:=\"\" viewbox=\"0 0 1200 825\" alt=\"Broadstairs beach is very popular with visitors\" data-root=\"\/_media\/img\/\" data-path=\"L8AFIRULEH7O5YT6M1N5.jpg\" data-ar=\"1.45\"\/>Broadstairs beach is very popular with visitors<\/p>\n<p>Also making the list was Copenhagen in Denmark, Koh Samui in Thailand, Bodrum in Turkey and Zakynthos in Greece.<\/p>\n<p>Resorts in Portugal, Mexico and Croatia also featured.<\/p>\n<p>In speaking of Thanet, the travel magazine praised how it \u201ccomes alive\u201d during the summer months, with all manner of visitors seeking a spot on one of its award-winning beaches.<\/p>\n<p>Margate received the most praise as being a \u201ctimeless big hitter\u201d with an eclectic mix of shops and celebrated restaurants, as well as being home to Dreamland and arcades.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rthmb\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=\" http:=\"\" viewbox=\"0 0 3865 2301\" alt=\"Dreamland in Margate is a popular tourist destination. Picture: Barry Goodwin\" data-root=\"\/_media\/img\/\" data-path=\"1SIXH2VTT8PFV8FNHUK0.jpg\" data-ar=\"1.68\"\/>Dreamland in Margate is a popular tourist destination. Picture: Barry Goodwin<\/p>\n<p>The write-up adds: \u201cOn overcast days, there\u2019s still plenty to do &#8211; especially for fashionistas, thanks to a bunch of vintage stores dotted between popular brunch spots in the Old Town.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Of Broadstairs, the article states: \u201cBroadstairs is a seaside resort adored by Brits since steamboats and railways created easy access from London in the Victorian era.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAugust is a busy but exceptionally jolly time as Folk Week takes over the town around the second week of the month.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMusicians and entertainers are invited to perform in cosy pubs, music venues and outdoor areas such as the clifftop bandstand.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In 2022, Cliftonville in Margate was named as the eighth \u2018coolest neighbourhood <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kentonline.co.uk\/thanet\/news\/kent-neighbourhood-one-of-the-coolest-in-the-world-beating-274976\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in the world\u2019 to visit by Time Out,<\/a> beating out destinations in Chile, Chicago, Barcelona and Naples in Italy.<\/p>\n<p>Other places in the county have also received high praise in recent years.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kentonline.co.uk\/folkestone\/news\/kent-town-named-best-place-to-visit-in-the-uk-319091\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Folkestone<\/a> was hailed as the best place to live in the UK in January, also by Time Out.<\/p>\n<p>One of the town\u2019s beaches, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kentonline.co.uk\/folkestone\/news\/kent-beach-named-one-of-europes-best-in-new-list-288820\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sunny Sands, also ranked as one of the best to visit by train by Euronews.travel<\/a> in their list which examined seasides that can be easily reached by rail for an eco-friendly getaway.<\/p>\n<p>Whereas @samchowtravels described Mermaid Beach, also in Folkestone, as an \u2018unreal place to visit\u2019 in a viral TikTok video.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"An area in Kent which boasts long stretches of coastline has been named as one of the world\u2019s&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3295,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[609,495,12,1510,26],"class_list":{"0":"post-3294","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-world","8":"tag-human-interest","9":"tag-kent","10":"tag-news","11":"tag-thanet","12":"tag-world"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114290000129220945","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3294","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3294"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3294\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3295"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3294"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3294"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3294"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}