Things to do this weekend

There is the market in the Old Town. A lovely new vintage furniture and clothes shop has opened at 13 Market Place: Helter Skelter Boutique. There is also a the Broadstairs Food Festival.

The Reading Rooms, boutique bed and breakfast opens in Margate

After over 6 months of intensive renovation, The Reading Rooms is now actually open for business. Three guest rooms on the top three floors of a grade II listed classic Georgian townhouse overlook Hawley Square and Margate's rooftops to the sea. The house will soon be featured on a channel 4 programme with Ruth Watson about people starting their first hotel business.