Margate Westgate and Birchington
Pilates in Westgate and Birchington.
Westgate's Town Hall Buildings hide a serious apparatus studio above a working independent cinema, minutes from the quieter Thanet shoreline.
The neighbourhood note
Use the route below to make the class part of the day, rather than the whole of it.
Before and after class
Pilates above the pictures, then a west-coast walk.
Margate Pilates Studio has grown into two rooms while keeping apparatus groups small. Reformer, tower and mixed equipment sit beside mat teaching in a building better known locally for the Carlton Cinema downstairs.
This is a destination beyond Margate centre. Pair the class with Westgate's cafés or continue west towards Minnis Bay; the slower shoreline is the reward for making the short train journey.
The local ritual
3 stops, one considered Westgate and Birchington morning.
Pair the class with coffee, fresh air or a place that shows Westgate and Birchington at its best.