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Margate V Marbella

Holiday-Makers swap sunny spain for our isle

Margate could become a more popular holiday hot spot than Spanish resort Mabella, according to a report.
Post Office figures say more Brits are due to holiday in England this year at top destinations including Thanet.
Holidaymakers told the Post Office rhat one of the reasons they would like to stay at home is because it is more enviromentally friendly than using gas-guzzling planes to fly abroad.
Kevin McAdam, head of travel for the Post Office, said "People are now more than ever making important lifestyle decisions based on their knowledge and understanding of environmental issues. As a result, many travellers are planning to make the most of the UK holiday hotspots.
"Our advice is the travel industry will have to wake up to the face Margate could be the new Marbella."
The news will be welcomed by visitor hot spots in the town including the Shell Grotto as well as attractions across the Spitfire and Hurricane Museum at Manston.
Marbella boasts an old quater, similar to Margate's Old Town, which is the home of unique art and craft stores.
The Spanish resort also has miles of golden sands including Funny Beach and Playa de Calahonda, and the castle Murallas del Castillo.
Is Margate the new Marbella?

Marvellous Margate

Beaches: Include Westbrook Bay, Main Sands, Walpole Bay and Botany Bay.
Museums: Margate Museum
Eating out: Impressions and Newbys are just a few of a wide selection
Attractions: Shell Grotto, Dreamland

Magical Marbella

Beaches: Funny Beach and Playa de Calahonda
Museums: El Museo del Grabado Espanol Contemporaneo de Marbella
Eating out: El Balcon de la Virgen and Buenos Aires
Attractions: Galeria Munucipal de Exposiciones and Artola Golf