Margate's flagship family attraction is throwing open its doors for the 2019 season this weekend.

Dreamland, which reopens today, is hosting an opening weekend party with a festival-themed takeover.

Camp Bestival, which hails from Dorset, is on the road to Kent for the next two weeks for an Easter session at the site.

Alongside all of Dreamland's regular attractions, Camp Bestival is bringing on the tour three of its most familiar installations - the well-known eight-metre high Love Bot, a Bollywood chill-out zone and the world's biggest bouncy castle.

The 12-acre theme park, home to the classic wooden Scenic Railway rollercoaster, is one of the oldest surviving amusement parks in the world with more than 20 rides.

The park made headlines earlier this year when it was announced visitors will be able to get in free when the venue reopened in April.

The £5 fee is being scrapped until Friday, May 24, in recognition of the big year ahead for Margate, when the internationally famous Turner Prize will come to the Turner Contemporary gallery.

Dreamland members will have unlimited use of all rides while non-members will be guaranteed fast-track entrance and unlimited rides by buying discounted wristbands in advance online.

The attraction is also preparing for its 100th anniversary in 2020.

The Easter festivities will culminate on Saturday, April 21 with a Camp Bestival Party, including a line-up of DJ sets, family activities, yoga and meditation.

The event at Dreamland will include no camping or overnight activities but organisers hope to recreate Camp Bestival's 'family feel good vibe in Margate'.

The park will be reopen for weekends, bank holidays, and from Wednesdays to Sundays during the school holidays.

For more information and to book writsbands in advance, or membership which starts at £50, visit dreamland.co.uk

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