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Van Hire Margate - Reliable & Dependable Service For The People Of KentKent Customs Van Hire Margate provides 3 types of hire vans, a luton van with an electric tail lift, long wheel base hi roof panel van, and a dump run MPV van. We offer our collection and delivery service to Herne Bay, Tankerton, Whitstable, Canterbury & Thanet.
All our vans come with a full tank of diesel which must be returned the same. Our prices are the lowest in Kent for van hire.
Give us a call on 0800 8600 165 to book your next van.
Information About The Town;
Margate has the proud heritage of being one of Britain’s first seaside resorts. It’s easy access from London meant that huge numbers of city workers during Georgian and Victorian times, as well as the upper classes, used to escape the smoke in favour of the fresh air of Margate, with many arriving by boat at Margate’s pier.
Today’s Margate is less glamorously associated with Chaz and Dave’s infamous ‘Down a Margate’ song portraying the area as a bargain basement British resort that the whole family can afford. Whilst there is still plenty to attract visitors to the area it does taking a little bit of searching past the somewhat tatty seafront.
Margate’s beach however, is still an impressive stretch of golden sand with donkey rides, a bouncy castle and boating pool, making this a very popular place for families with young children. Away from the water both the Old Town and the Market Place are worth a look whilst the town centre has all the shops, pubs and restaurants you would expect. Equally by night this town certainly knows how to enjoy itself with plenty of theatres, bars and nightclubs to choose from.
In the Cliftonville you’ll find the Margate Caves, these are a selection of caves that were discovered around 1798. The caves were carved out of the chalk more than 1000 years ago and have a fascinating history including being used as a prison, a smugglers’ hideaway and even at one point as a secret place of worship.
Every town has to have a museum so at the Margate Museum you’ll find the usual collection of paintings, photographs and various displays outlining the history of the area especially during its Victorian heyday.
A much over-looked attraction is Shell Grotto. Further along from the Margate Caves on Northdown Road is Grotto Hill where you’ll find a shell shop. Access to the Shell Grotto is through the shop taking you along an underground chalk passage to a cavern filled with intricate mosaics made entirely out of shells. The date of these fabulous works of art is unknown but they are believed to be 2000, if not 3000 years old, making them well worth a look.
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