点评:What a shame. This is a beautiful beach, unfortunately, a few things seem to have changed recently that made this a really disappointing visit.
First of all, the car park. This is now run by some external company who will try and hit you with a fine if you make any mistake with typing in your registration number. You might think that is not entirely unreasonable, until you try and use the ticket machine which is erratic in its behaviour, at best. Apparently the company is called Onestopparking and its seems a bit of a scam. However, if you avoid the convenient car park and don't mind a bit of a walk, there is a much better option about half a mile up the road. As we had a toddler, we foolishly made the mistake of taking the convenient option.
Second, the beach is now massively overcrowded. If you visit off season it's not too bad, but the atmosphere is completely ruined once the locals go into hiding and the tourists and their particular manner and nature set in. The beach is too small to accommodate that many people of that sort.
Finally, there seems to be a large emergence of boat and water sport enthusiasts which take up a large part of the beach and water. If you like Margate on a busy bank holiday, then this is for you. If you want a quiet day at the beach, avoid it like the plague. Oh, and most of the shops close early because its still just a little town and round here that's how the operate.
翻译:真可惜。这是一片美丽的海滩,可惜最近有些变化,导致这次游览令人大失所望。
首先就是停车场。现在它由一家外部公司负责管理,如果你在输入车牌号时出现任何失误,他们就会试图对你处以罚款。你可能会觉得这也并非完全不合理,直到你试着使用停车收费机——它的运行情况顶多只能用“不稳定”来形容。显然,这家公司叫Onestopparking,看起来有点像骗局。不过,如果你不选择那个看似方便的停车场,也不介意走一段路的话,在大约半英里外的地方有个好得多的选择。由于我们带着个学步期的小孩,就傻乎乎地选了那个看似方便的停车场。
其次,现在海滩上人满为患。如果在非旺季去的话,情况倒还不算太糟糕。不过,一旦当地人都躲了起来,而游客们及其特有的举止与习性开始占据此地,氛围就完全被破坏掉了。这片海滩实在太小,根本容纳不下那么多这类人。
此外,似乎有大量划船及水上运动爱好者出现,他们占用了海滩和水域的很大一部分。如果你喜欢在节假日时热闹非凡的马盖特,那这里正合你心意;但如果你希望享受一个安静的海滩日,那就务必敬而远之吧。 哦。大多数商店都很早就关门了,因为它毕竟只是个小镇,这一带的商店都是这样运营的。