Ramsgate

Worth seeing in and around Ramsgate

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Kingsgate Castle

   Kingsgate Castle is a mock castle on the cliffs above Kingsgate Bay, Broadstairs, Kent, England.

   5.6 km · mock castle in Kingsgate, Kent, England, UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Montefiore Synagogue

   The Montefiore Synagogue is the private Orthodox Jewish synagogue and adjacent mausoleum of the late Sir Moses Montefiore, located on Honeysuckle Road, Hereson, in Ramsgate, Kent, England, in the United Kingdom. The private synagogue was completed in 1833 and, together with the mausoleum, was listed as a Grade II* building in 1968.

   1 km · Synagogue in Kent, England · Wikipedia
3. 03
   North Foreland Lighthouse

   North Foreland is a chalk headland on the Kent coast of southeast England, specifically in Broadstairs. With the rest of Broadstairs and part of Ramsgate it is the eastern side of Kent's largest peninsula, the Isle of Thanet.

   4.8 km · lighthouse at North Foreland, England · Wikipedia
4. 04
   St Augustine's Cross

   St Augustine's Cross is a stone memorial in Kent, in a fenced enclosure on the south side of Cottington Road, west of Cliffs End, at Pegwell Bay, Thanet, about 2 miles west of Ramsgate, 3 miles north of Richborough Roman Fort, and 12 miles east of Canterbury, in the parish of Minster. The cross was erected in 1884 to commemorate the arrival of St Augustine in England in AD 597.

   4.1 km · high cross in Minster, Thanet, Kent, England, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   St Ethelbert's Church

   Dedicated to Saints Ethelbert and Gertrude, St Ethelbert's Church is a Roman Catholic church on Hereson Road in Ramsgate, Kent, England. Designed by Peter Paul Pugin, the church was built by W. W. Martin and Sons of Ramsgate and is the Catholic parish church.

   700 m · catholic church in Ramsgate, Thanet, Kent, England · Wikipedia
6. 06
   St Augustine's Church

   St Augustine's Church or the Shrine of St Augustine of Canterbury is a Roman Catholic church in Ramsgate, Kent. It was the personal church of Augustus Pugin, a nineteenth-century architect, designer, and reformer.

   900 m · church in Ramsgate, Kent, England, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Church of St Laurence, Ramsgate

   St Laurence's Church, also known as St Laurence-in-Thanet, is a Church of England parish church in Ramsgate, Thanet, Kent.

   1 km · church in Ramsgate, Kent, England, UK · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Ramsgate West Pier Lighthouse

   The Port of Ramsgate is a harbour situated in Ramsgate, south-east England, serving cross-Channel freight traffic and smaller working and pleasure craft. It is owned and operated by Thanet District Council.

   1 km · lighthouse in Ramsgate, Thanet, Kent, England, UK · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Granville Theatre

   The Granville Theatre complex is located in Victoria Parade, Ramsgate, Kent, and is the town's sole multi-purpose entertainment venue. The theatre derived its name from the Granville Hotel, Ramsgate opposite.

   800 m · theatre and cinema complex in Ramsgate, England · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Dickens House

    The Dickens House Museum is a literary museum exploring the life and works of Charles Dickens, concentrating on the time he spent in Broadstairs and the works he wrote there. It is housed in a late-Georgian cottage situated on Victoria Parade, Broadstairs, Kent, United Kingdom.

    3.1 km · house in Broadstairs and St. Peters, Thanet, Kent, England, UK · Wikipedia

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Things to do

There are lots of things to do in Ramsgate such as walking, water sports, land-based fun and cycling. Take a stroll around Ramsgate's Royal Harbour and enjoy the thriving cafe culture alongside the marina. The Main Sands. Ramsgate's Main Sands were awarded an environmental Blue Flag award for its cleanliness (in 2010) and can be less crowded than the more popular beaches at Margate and Broadstairs.

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Where to eat

Ramsgate offers some of the best dining in the South East of England, with several well-regarded restaurants situated around the picturesque harbour including the renowned Surin Restaurant, Alexandra Ristorante and young businesses such as Eddie Gilberts and Age & Sons which have built up formidable reputations in a very short amount of time.

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Getting to Ramsgate

Airports

London Stansted (STN), 102 km · Ostend-Bruges (OST), 103 km · London Gatwick (LGW), 113 km

Stations

Manston Airport, 4.9 km · Dumpton Park railway station, 1.3 km · Ramsgate Airport, 2 km · Broadstairs railway station, 3 km · Ramsgate railway station, 900 m

• London → Ramsgate

  109 km · quickest by road, 2h 37m · £11–15
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• London, Essex → Ramsgate

  109 km · quickest by road, 2h 37m · £11–15
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• Luton, Luton → Ramsgate

  140 km · quickest by road, 2h 46m · £17–22
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