Margate – starting point for Cycling in Kent

In the book Victorian Cyclist, outlined in the website www.victoriancyclist.com, Margate is the starting point for all the Victorian Cyclist Rambles described there.

Margate was recorded as “Meregate” in 1264 and as “Margate” in 1299, but the spelling continued to vary into modern times. The name is thought to refer to a pool gate […]

Victorian Cyclist | Cycling through Kent, the Victorian way

The third book from historian Stephen Channing and his wife Shirley, A Victorian Cyclist includes several different rambles cycling through Kent, each beginning in the seaside town of Margate. Guiding the reader through nearly 500 miles of Kent countryside, this informative text explores a variety of routes that are ideal for the hiker and […]