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  HELPING TO PRESERVE DREAMLAND'S RICH 

 HERITAGE

              Discover more about Dreamland Heritage Trust            

WELCOME

 THE DREAMLAND HERITAGE TRUST

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The Dreamland Heritage Trust is a voluntary body that emerged in 2009 following a six-year community campaign to save Margate's famous Dreamland Amusement Park from re-development and to preserve its rich heritage.


The role of The Dreamland Heritage Trust is to promote and preserve the rich history and heritage of Dreamland amusement park, Margate.


The Trust originated the idea of reopening Dreamland as an amusement park of historic rides, and worked with partners, Thanet District Council and Sands Heritage Limited, to deliver the project. Sands Heritage Limited own and operate the park and the Dreamland Heritage Trust conserves and promotes the heritage of the park through learning, engagement, volunteering and training in the community.


​The reopening of Dreamland Margate was supported through various funding and grants, including funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport’s

Sea Change grant and a Thanet District Council.

 

The funding was used to restore Dreamland Margate and create a unique visitor

attraction for the UK -the world’s first amusement park of historic rides and a

celebration of our British seaside and popular culture with youth

culture heritage at its heart.

Dreamland Margate reopened on 19th June 2015.

From the 1920s until today, discover the story behind Kent’s most iconic theme park at the heart of Margate

THE
ARCHIVE

Explore the Dreamland Heritage Trusts archive which consists of  historic images & ephemera, heritage rides and associated  amusement park artefacts.

With the support of our committed volunteers, professional team, funders and the general public, we are helping to preserve the history of Dreamland.

Find out more here.

DREAMLAND
GALLERY

Explore our gallery of historic  images and archival videos from the early 1870s through to the present day.

Visit the Dreamland Heritage Trust online store. We have a selection of products available showcasing the heritage of Dreamland

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Discover the history of Dreamland Margate

LATEST NEWS

Keep upto date with the DHT latest news & events

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'DREAMCATCHER'

EXHIBITION

OPENING EASTER 2023

Explore our new exhibition and add your Dreamland memories to the archive

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EVENT SCHEDULE​

The Book spaces for our Heritage Day workshops

Mick Tomlinson

 NEW CHAIR

of TRUST

MICK TOMLISON

Welcoming the new chairman of the Dreamland Heritage Trust

VIDEO GALLERY

discover the story OF DREAMLAND

PRESERVING

DREAMLANDS

HISTORY

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For future generations

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