A Rainy Sea Front Walk Along The Iconic MARGATE in Kent

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  • Опубликовано: 14 дек 2024

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  • @LouiseMiddlebrook
    @LouiseMiddlebrook 9 месяцев назад +4

    Hi Darren, lovely video, nice that you spent your childhood by the sea in Margate Kent . Nice memories for you of the great times you had with your mum and dad in Margate. The sea looks nice and the beach .😊🥹

  • @pjones7750
    @pjones7750 9 месяцев назад +1

    We went to see The Kinks at Dream Land in the summer of 1966, but Ray Davies the lead singer didn't turn up with the group so sadly they couldn't play. We listened to the pirate ☠️ radio ship all day long. I think it was radio Caroline good times with the mods and rockers.

  • @joylaw3162
    @joylaw3162 9 месяцев назад +2

    Wow how it’s changed from how I remember it. My Nan and Aunt had a boarding house. In Elthelbert Road, in Cliftonville near the Lido. In the late fifties early sixties. Going down to the beach, via the Cliff Lift. It was literally a lift, going down the side of a cliff to get to the beach. Very happy days ❤❤❤

  • @davidclark7666
    @davidclark7666 9 месяцев назад +4

    I used to go there with all my mod mates in the late 60s early 70s, good old times.

  • @pgreed100
    @pgreed100 9 месяцев назад +2

    Your love and nostalgia for Margate was evident through the grey skies and rain. A beautiful video.

  • @72-vintage
    @72-vintage 8 месяцев назад +1

    Born in Margate in 72,also was my home town,so fond memories,I moved away in 90 for work…
    Sundeck had a few ‘fires’ so they ended up pulling it down,never known one town to have so many fires 😉
    & always the same name cropping up 🤷‍♂️
    Went back last year to visit family and the memories came flooding back…

    • @DarrenJohn
      @DarrenJohn  8 месяцев назад

      Thanks for sharing

  • @angelagraham9533
    @angelagraham9533 9 месяцев назад +10

    Margate in the 80s was the place to go,used to love going there. Happy days.😍

  • @kazzam8514
    @kazzam8514 9 месяцев назад +2

    I’m a Londoner and always have been, but every bank holiday my parents brother and I took a day trip to Margate, big breakfast first in a cafe near the train station, onto the beach and then straight into Dreamland, Then in the 80’s I’d go there with friends and head straight into Bembom brothers, spend all day in there. Fantastic times, so much fun.
    Mary Rose, looping star, scenic railway.. brilliant.
    I went there again last year and took a look around on a sunny bank holiday, it was packed, the beach was full, amusements full..it was good to see the old place still pulling in the day trippers.
    OFAH, one of my favourites and Jolly Boys outing is an iconic episode and is one of my episodes from that show. Absolutely brilliant. Del boys face on the scenic railway, priceless. 🤣

  • @jeanettedemosthenous2685
    @jeanettedemosthenous2685 9 месяцев назад +3

    Loved the nostalgia of this video. x

  • @AllanNeaves-qn3zr
    @AllanNeaves-qn3zr 9 месяцев назад +3

    British Seaside Weather 😢can't beat it.55yrs plus ago,i had a mate,he and his family went to Margate on their annual holidays. They went to the same Guest House ( old-fashioned term) for as long as we knew them,about 20yrs.And that was before Tracy Emmin(?) made it world famous. Out of season, these " painted ladies " are always in need of a wash and brush up😢 But,come the better weather, the day trippers they spark into life.Nostalgia as they say. Ain't what is was ,this was an absolute joy. Your memories, the old photos. Informative and entertaining. As indeed are all of your videos 😊 Hope your mum was enjoying the day,and you took her somewhere nice for lunch😊❤❤Cheers til the next one Allan&Family

  • @yorkshireteaahhhnice1417
    @yorkshireteaahhhnice1417 9 месяцев назад +6

    When you get to our age memories of places we’ve been ,the memories of times with our loved one that have passed become more precious. The old Victorian seaside resorts were all we could afford back in the day but great times.

  • @karenclancey2557
    @karenclancey2557 9 месяцев назад +1

    Lovely to see and reminisce. Thank you Darren🤩👏🙏🏼⭐️

  • @oggie1967
    @oggie1967 9 месяцев назад +5

    Oh me Darren!
    My folks took my brother and I for a day out to Margate in 1976 when we had our holidays at my aunt & uncles in Bexleyheath! Think we took the train if I remember!
    The sights and the smells were light years away from rural Aberdeenshire I can tell you!
    We did the lot, swam in the sea, got sunburnt in deckchairs, had donkey rides, ice cream, fish & chips, amusements! It’s such a shame to see places like that, a shadow of their former selves!
    Mind you, we were happier with a lot less then, simpler times, good times! Thanks for this one! Enjoyed it!👍👏👏👏❤️

  • @nanabear85
    @nanabear85 9 месяцев назад +1

    Brilliant interesting video as usual, shame iconic British seaside places got left behind as tourists chose over seas, however recently after covid people started visiting them again but for many places it was too little to late. Hopefully these places can see a revival.

  • @SilverBearwalker
    @SilverBearwalker 9 месяцев назад +1

    Darren John, I love your videos. All of them! You are brilliant at what you do. Thank you. Xx

    • @DarrenJohn
      @DarrenJohn  9 месяцев назад +1

      You are very welcome

  • @simonbnyc
    @simonbnyc 9 месяцев назад +9

    What a lovely video. For those of us who were children in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, the sight of a British seaside resort in the rain conjures up emotions of nostalgia and sadness. I have fond memories of summer holidays in Porthcawl and Weston-Super-Mare and the decline of such places is heartbreaking but inevitable. Yes, those smells of candy floss and donuts (as well as cheap burgers) are so evocative and I do remember British Home Stores, otherwise known as BHS!

  • @sandradowling4605
    @sandradowling4605 9 месяцев назад +3

    What a beautiful beach.

  • @TimK2646
    @TimK2646 9 месяцев назад +4

    Love only Fools Sir, Rodders and DelBoy and a whole cast of genius comedians, miss the ones who have left us ie Trigger Boycie RIP

  • @johngibson3837
    @johngibson3837 9 месяцев назад +2

    I like the English seaside when it's raining seems to suit it well

  • @lynneseaward1315
    @lynneseaward1315 9 месяцев назад +3

    That was a great video! Walking in the rain, lovely.😀

  • @kevinw59tab
    @kevinw59tab 9 месяцев назад +5

    thank you for this me mum and dad 7 years down to margate

  • @sheilabutcher776
    @sheilabutcher776 9 месяцев назад +5

    I remember going on a Beano to Margate back in 1976 with my UK Treasury workmates. Midsummer and very rainy.😍😍

  • @EmmaKelly74159
    @EmmaKelly74159 9 месяцев назад +2

    Thanks Darren, although it looked quite dismissal it should improve, come the summer, made a nice change to see somewhere different, thank you. 😘

  • @robertansell4538
    @robertansell4538 9 месяцев назад +2

    😊ice cream bag chips 🍟 sounds fun dj never been my self interesting vlog dj 😊

  • @PassionFlower4599
    @PassionFlower4599 9 месяцев назад +3

    I've always loved walking in the rain

  • @TB-us7el
    @TB-us7el 9 месяцев назад +2

    Daaaaaaaahn ta Margit, we'll ave a beer, aside a the pier, a swim in the sea!

  • @kevinhoughton9134
    @kevinhoughton9134 9 месяцев назад +5

    My first thought of Margate is Jolly Boys Outing, classic Only Fools episode, then Nilson's Everybody's Talkin' At Me, then Chas & Dave. Loved this DJ.

  • @BettyBoopey
    @BettyBoopey 9 месяцев назад +2

    Good old Margate!
    Fun times back in the day. Late 70's & 80's.
    My school in Kentish Town, London NW5, used to take us for days out...we all had a great time & when we were older, groups of us would go for a cheap wkend away by the sea.
    Fond memories.
    Lizzie 👌🤗🥰

  • @helenmiddlebrook1491
    @helenmiddlebrook1491 9 месяцев назад +3

    Hi Darren, Love your video of Margate, where you grew up. Its so lovely to see the Beach and Sea isnt it. Cheers everyone up. I love the smell of Seaweed by the Sea. 😍 I remember the Half pence coins, they were so tiny and cute weren't they back then 🎉

  • @linz347
    @linz347 9 месяцев назад +2

    Thank you for taking us on such a nostalgic tour of Margate. I have not been there since I was a child and sadly don’t remember much about it. As well as Only Fools and Horses I am also reminded of the Chas and Dave ‘Margate Song’. A classic song in its own right.

  • @MichaelLewis-y8c
    @MichaelLewis-y8c 9 месяцев назад +2

    Hi Darren nostalgia it's great to go back to roots it will come back one hopefully enjoy the ❤😅💯👍

  • @vivaldikmd
    @vivaldikmd 9 месяцев назад +1

    I remember the farthing!

  • @preym1603
    @preym1603 9 месяцев назад +2

    Will visit in the summer. Seaside towns can be a little neglected sometimes. But il definitely visit in warmer weather 👍🏽

  • @Leehow80
    @Leehow80 9 месяцев назад +2

    Been many times! Always much nicer when sunny! I do love broadstairs which is further down the coastline.

  • @stuarthorwood2101
    @stuarthorwood2101 9 месяцев назад +1

    II was born in Margate n 1959 and (mis)spent my youth there, leaving in 1980 to explore the world Dad worked in Dreamland and I had free run to the amusement park, cinema, rendezvous club, the Lido and the like. The Italian coffee bars...Rossi's, Pelosi's, Macari's...were legendry. Funnily enough I live in Tenerife now. Small world eh

    • @DarrenJohn
      @DarrenJohn  9 месяцев назад

      Love it, thanks for sharing

  • @nanabear85
    @nanabear85 9 месяцев назад +2

    Lovely sandy ⛱️❤

  • @ThePensta81
    @ThePensta81 9 месяцев назад +2

    What a lovely little walk around Margate. I'm sure it was absolutely buzzing back in the day. Looks so lovely and peaceful. Would be a sweet little getaway I'm sure. Loved all the Only Fools and Horses references. Such a top show. So funny!

    • @DarrenJohn
      @DarrenJohn  9 месяцев назад +1

      Margate in the 80's & 90's was great

    • @ThePensta81
      @ThePensta81 9 месяцев назад

      @@DarrenJohn Oh I'm sure it was! Would have been amazing.

  • @chrisfinn7907
    @chrisfinn7907 9 месяцев назад +2

    Margate..never been but remember the jolly boys outing..a classic

  • @Nunos645cgh
    @Nunos645cgh 9 месяцев назад +1

    Love the Jolly Boys Outing! Nice Video DJ

  • @palace1439
    @palace1439 9 месяцев назад +4

    Blast from the past DJ. Haven't been to Margate for about 35 years.

  • @Jasmine51679
    @Jasmine51679 8 месяцев назад +1

    Hi Darren. I really enjoyed the nostalgia of this walk. Next door to the old BHS building, l was so happy to see the Marina Cafe was still there. I have vivid memories, especially of 1967, putting the juke box on, and listening to San Francisco, Scott Mackenzie,❤ used to have tea in glass cup and saucer. I still think its nice there. Thanks again.

  • @donnafisher2727
    @donnafisher2727 9 месяцев назад +2

    Very interesting I have never been to London and the Kent area❤

  • @TelThePower
    @TelThePower 9 месяцев назад +1

    Darren,
    Absolutely love you're seaside vlogs!
    I've many happy memories, playing Track and field in the arcades for hours, obviously everything seems to change, & unfortunately so many seafronts have declined throughout the UK.. Im close to Great Yarmouth, & thats not the place it was in the 80s..
    Hopefully your next visit to Margate the weather is more kind mate 👍
    Cheers, for the nostalgic trip 🍻

  • @SteveW1985
    @SteveW1985 9 месяцев назад +2

    ❤ as always
    Gotta go a few miles down the coast to Deal. Middle street fish and chips ... won loads of top accolades

  • @markwilliamlacey
    @markwilliamlacey 9 месяцев назад +2

    The arcade was owned by local businesses man Jimmy Godden and yes it "caught fire" He also owned the famous old fun fair at Ramsgate that was partly inside which also "caught fire" He owned Dreamland and wanted to knock it down for redevelopment but luckily local people managed to get the Scenic Railway blue plaque status and obtained a compulsory purchase order and guess what? Half the coaster had to be rebuilt after it "caught fire"! He also owned the Rotunda Fun Fair at Folkestone but I am.pretty sure he just went in one day and bulldozed it

  • @TipTom-l1p
    @TipTom-l1p 9 месяцев назад +1

    Awesome insight, reminds me of Skeg.

  • @Jimmiburn
    @Jimmiburn 7 месяцев назад +1

    Lived in Cliftonville from the early seventies until the end of eighties mum and dad had a guest house and a hotel on sweyn road beautiful memories hotels full streets all lit up such a fantastic place sad to see it now😞 thanks for the video brought back some lovely memories ❤

    • @DarrenJohn
      @DarrenJohn  7 месяцев назад

      Thanks for sharing!

  • @WayneOnCars
    @WayneOnCars 9 месяцев назад +1

    Use to go to dreamland in the 70s and 80s always remember the marry rose and The Sphinx.Remember going in 76 with the really hot weather those where the days and the signal railway.Margate is quite hipster these days.

  • @juliawilliams3467
    @juliawilliams3467 9 месяцев назад +3

    Never been to margate , shame about the rain , everything is better in the sun .Nice for you to look back on the memories. Hope you treated mum .nothing nicer than a walk along the sea front with a bag of chips xx

  • @martinfoskett7697
    @martinfoskett7697 9 месяцев назад +21

    What a shame that England seaside towns have fallen !!! 😕

    • @Jay-Leigh
      @Jay-Leigh 9 месяцев назад +3

      Not fallen just changed and the weather makes it look gloomy.

    • @CinziaYates-dp6tl
      @CinziaYates-dp6tl 5 месяцев назад

      Margate was shit 40 years ago ffs

    • @adamwynyard4065
      @adamwynyard4065 5 месяцев назад

      Fallen to what ?? Always been poverty and deprivation in sea side towns

  • @suecreese
    @suecreese 9 месяцев назад +2

    I love your walk about videos, brilliant.

  • @pamelajames7163
    @pamelajames7163 9 месяцев назад +3

    Loved Margate and Ramsgate as a kid lots of trips from London for hols
    Great video Darren thanks 😊

  • @shanewilliams3453
    @shanewilliams3453 9 месяцев назад +2

    Thank you Darren I enjoyed the tour of Margate Shane in Sydney 🦘🇦🇺

  • @kezzacollinson621
    @kezzacollinson621 9 месяцев назад +1

    Hi Darren, I enjoyed this. It would be good to see you do other seaside walks of towns around the London area! A shame it was wet but I think this kind of added to the true authenticity of a seaside town when it’s not all sunshine and sunbathing 😊 Thanks, very informative and interesting ❤ I hope your Mum had a lovely day 🌸🌺💐

  • @mikekaraoke
    @mikekaraoke 9 месяцев назад +3

    Loved your video, however saying if nobody knows Only Fools + Horses don't worry- that show is dented in pop culture everyone knows of it-come on Darren lol
    And Margate one of my fav parts of Kent along with Ramsgate!
    You talking bout the storm of 1987-I was 6 and remember my mum/dad telling me and my brother to come downstairs and we lit candles then later on saw our garage door had blown off and went over our brick wall and went in the middle of the road.
    Rocky 3 was released in 1982 in UK 🥊😃
    2015 isn't fairly new is it lol

  • @juliehawkes1050
    @juliehawkes1050 9 месяцев назад +3

    Thanks Darren so many memories, my late dad would take us for a holday every year . I'm going back to the 70s,remember dreamland. Thanks for this video

  • @TheSpokesman69
    @TheSpokesman69 9 месяцев назад +1

    Only place I've been to in Margate is the football ground which had a massive slope

  • @leechilds3725
    @leechilds3725 7 месяцев назад +1

    I remember the penny arcade bck mid 80s. Sadly lost ! My family eventually moved to broadstairs in 86, and I live up the road in westbrook. Margate still needs more investment, but it is slowly getting there, though it seems that with every new building, another one closes like the winter Gardens for an example.

  • @EugeneMcgeever
    @EugeneMcgeever 9 месяцев назад +2

    It. Was. A. Very. Good. Travel day. Blog. Today. Chilling. Out. And. Looking. Margate. On. A. Rainy. Day. Darren. John

  • @jglasernyc
    @jglasernyc 9 месяцев назад +4

    Thanks for the tour!

  • @scottjacques2077
    @scottjacques2077 9 месяцев назад +2

    This time next year, Rodders

  • @rappers5719
    @rappers5719 9 месяцев назад +3

    Near my old home town of Whitstable. Sad to see all those arcades and bars shut. Bali Hai.

  • @raydegs1602
    @raydegs1602 9 месяцев назад +2

    Enjoyed.that.👍

  • @paulinekirkham7945
    @paulinekirkham7945 9 месяцев назад +1

    Really interesting Darren. I remember my childhood going to Hoylake, Southport, New Brighton, Rhyl and many others. Not the same anymore but at least we have our memories.

  • @a.f.m6737
    @a.f.m6737 9 месяцев назад +2

    It was a great place to visit for a day trip. We nearly moved there 5 years ago.

  • @davidpike6338
    @davidpike6338 9 месяцев назад +1

    Alright There Darren.. Hope All Is Well From Manchester To You..? Margate I Seem To Recall As A Distant Memory A Place I Once Frequented As Very Much A Youngster With My Even Younger Sister And Now Some Time Passed My Mum And Dad Who Ventured There. Being A "Mod" For Much Of My Later Life Brighton Was Somewhere That I Had A Passion To See Yet Still Remains A Certain Destination To Be. You Of No Doubt Have Far More Experience Than Me..? London As With Manchester And So Many Other Cities Do Possess Their Own Particular Attractions But Coastal Towns I Find Undeniably Of A Unique Satisfaction. Stay Healthy. MCFC Dave

  • @junemccann5981
    @junemccann5981 9 месяцев назад +1

    Loved this Darren! Good old memories never fade! 🥰☀️🥰xxx

  • @jasondyer811
    @jasondyer811 9 месяцев назад +2

    I'm just hoping you show us Villa Bella Darren 😄😄😁😁👍👍
    Jolly Boys Outing is an absolute classic,I can just watch that over and over again ,bloody brilliant !

    • @annewarren1157
      @annewarren1157 9 месяцев назад

      I need to try and find this episode.😊

  • @WaferBrik
    @WaferBrik 9 месяцев назад +2

    I never visited Margate when I lived in the UK. Had I known they were filming OF&H there, I'd have headed there like a shot. Loved the series, one of the finest of all time. Enjoyed the video, Darren, lovely jubbly, my son. That's one of the great British seafronts.

  • @karengalley3669
    @karengalley3669 9 месяцев назад +1

    It looks freezing cold 🥶
    My mum and dad used to take my brothers and me there when we were kids, certainly changed a lot.
    Hope you had a nice time visiting your mum.

  • @chuckb624
    @chuckb624 9 месяцев назад +2

    Done boys service in Dover in 86 so was always in Margate. Great memories man. Nice one DJ.👍🏻

  • @lindaboohoo5199
    @lindaboohoo5199 9 месяцев назад +1

    I think my post was lost 😂 … we live in Brighton .. if ever down here DJ you are more than welcome to stay in our little holiday lodge …

    • @DarrenJohn
      @DarrenJohn  9 месяцев назад

      How very kind of you Linda

  • @alexchana3036
    @alexchana3036 9 месяцев назад +1

    hi darren nice video,i remember going down to margate with my family every bank holiday in the 60s an early 70s,we always had a great time thanks for bringing back memories

  • @stevegriffiths4253
    @stevegriffiths4253 9 месяцев назад +2

    Thanks for sharing DJ another great video, if you know you know but I remember what happened to the coach 😂.

  • @LeeJohn70
    @LeeJohn70 9 месяцев назад +1

    A wonderful trip Darren. My first holidays as a child was in Ramsgate, Margate's neighbour. I do love Broadstairs and Margate too. Only Fools Jolly Boys Outing was the best ever. I can watch it over and over again 👍😁 Hope your Mum enjoyed Mothers Day 👍😁

  • @lisacrane3143
    @lisacrane3143 9 месяцев назад +2

    It used to b a lovely place back in 70s

  • @chrisaris8756
    @chrisaris8756 9 месяцев назад +2

    Don’t forget the Mayday Monday motorcycle run to Hastings too. Usually we get about 30,000 bikes that day.

  • @stevescott6879
    @stevescott6879 9 месяцев назад +3

    Done that walk on Friday Darren parked at westgate walked through to the old lido often do that being a Canterbury lad not far for us to travel fish chips and ice cream can't beat it lol

  • @jameshiggins.openworld
    @jameshiggins.openworld 9 месяцев назад +2

    You should review the war of the worlds vr experience in London Darren John James

  • @hockeyfan2022
    @hockeyfan2022 9 месяцев назад +1

    A friend of my mom from school happens to be there and one of these days I am going to make the trip.

  • @tinawoolmore5328
    @tinawoolmore5328 9 месяцев назад +1

    is the old worldy sweet shop there

  • @lparky4409
    @lparky4409 9 месяцев назад +2

    Empire of Light with Olivia Coleman was filmed there as well.

  • @Jay-Leigh
    @Jay-Leigh 9 месяцев назад +1

    I really enjoyed this one Darren thank you.
    Wishing your mum a happy Mother’s Day I’m sure you spoilt her bless you.
    Margate is a lovely little Town and for some of us holds great memories yourself obviously included. May I be nosey and ask what part of West London you were born just out of interest?
    Nice to see you enjoying the rain it’s so under rated 😊
    Have a lovely rest of your week Darren.

    • @DarrenJohn
      @DarrenJohn  9 месяцев назад

      Thank you Jayleigh! You too!

  • @TimK2646
    @TimK2646 9 месяцев назад +2

    I would recommend Eastbourne rather than Brighton for the warmer weather . There is a good bus service between Eastbourne and Brighton.

  • @djrampage1
    @djrampage1 9 месяцев назад +1

    great video darran some decent cafes in town there too went there few years back for a music event and the wetherspoons aint too bad either ;)

  • @tinawoolmore5328
    @tinawoolmore5328 9 месяцев назад +1

    good old days

  • @ajp717
    @ajp717 9 месяцев назад +2

    Nice trip down memory lane mate ❤

  • @Mark12106
    @Mark12106 7 месяцев назад +1

    Oh to turn back time

  • @vinnieleader
    @vinnieleader 9 месяцев назад +2

    The Jolly Boys Outing.
    Classic TV

  • @franciscofredericci4081
    @franciscofredericci4081 9 месяцев назад +3

    Darren :) show us the sea :)

  • @jamesmiles2674
    @jamesmiles2674 9 месяцев назад +1

    Despite the weather hope you had a great time DJ

  • @DaveSnakesandLadders
    @DaveSnakesandLadders 9 месяцев назад +1

    Trigger: And I've lost my Dolphin 😂 Absolutely sad what's happened to Margate compared to how it was 25 years ago. Same as Folkestone with the market and Rotunda. Margate and Folkestone was my Happy Place on a Saturday and Sundays 😢

  • @rolexjon
    @rolexjon 3 месяца назад +1

    Great video. If you came from south London you went there. Where are all your videos. I hope you are not giving up. You appeal to a certain age group

  • @caybay2389
    @caybay2389 9 месяцев назад +2

    👍❤️🤗

  • @ROYALWAND
    @ROYALWAND 7 месяцев назад +1

    love your Londoner accent :D ``ripper ``

  • @TimK2646
    @TimK2646 9 месяцев назад +2

    Hi DJ, what is your recommendation for a Drone please? I love your aerial pictures

    • @DarrenJohn
      @DarrenJohn  9 месяцев назад +1

      As in?

    • @TimK2646
      @TimK2646 9 месяцев назад +1

      @@DarrenJohn Tenerife Vlogs were great - I would love to repeat your success thanks

  • @garywild3744
    @garywild3744 9 месяцев назад +1

    😂😂I done the same yesterday was in Margate to see my mum for Mother’s Day and also had a drive along where you are . Must have only just missed you . I think the tide was just coming in so must have been there just before you 👍

  • @macweed3358
    @macweed3358 9 месяцев назад +2

    Jah jah is a Jamaican food shop m8 they got one in ramsgate also

  • @mickh4636
    @mickh4636 9 месяцев назад +3

    Yesi rember

  • @susannah1184
    @susannah1184 9 месяцев назад +1

    Great vlog, no rain next time please lol xx