Botany Bay is one of the Isle of Thanet’s hidden crown jewels with around two hundred metres of fine sandy beach. The beach at Botany Bay is ideal for people of all ages to enjoy and particularly so for families....

In common with most seaside resorts across the United Kingdom, Broadstairs in Kent is proud to have an historic bandstand. Broadstairs bandstand was originally erected during the Victorian and Edwardian eras when musicians would play lively band music to tourists...

Broadstairs in Kent is famed for its wonderful family friendly beach. The sandy beach attracts thousands of holidaymakers and sightseers every day in the summer months and is regularly awarded blue flag status for its cleanliness. Broadstairs beach has numerous...

One of the most interesting features of Broadstairs wide Victorian promenade is the very ornately decorated clock tower. The clock tower is positioned right on the cliff overlooking the wide sandy beach below and is also near to the lifts...

The small pavilion at Broadstairs Cricket Club is located behind a broad barrier of mature native British trees that shield the pitch from the sea winds that blow across the pitch. The club has been in existence for over 100...

Broadstairs Library can be found at the very top of the Broadway some distance from the centre of the historic Kentish seaside town. The library is owned and operated by Kent County Council and is part of one of the...

One of the largest function rooms on the Isle of Thanet can be found at Broadstairs Pavilion. Broadstairs Pavilion is an historic building built overlooking the towns soft sandy beach and out towards Viking Bay. The Pavilion stages regular music,...

When the first steam trains finally arrived at the coast in Broadstairs they brought with them large numbers of Victorian visitors to the town who asked for a promenade to be built to look out to sea. The promenade today,...

Broadstairs is famous for its seaside and one organisation in the town makes the most of this, the Broadstairs Sailing Club. Broadstairs Sailing Club is located in a clubhouse a short distance from the wide sandy beach on Harbour Street...

Broadstairs in Kent is one of the places made famous by the patronage of the noted Victorian author Charles Dickens and whilst it is not known if he ever entered Christ Church in the seaside community, he would most certainly...

Crampton Tower Museum is housed in one of Broadstairs most unusual buildings. The tower was built by local resident Thomas Russel Crampton, who is chiefly remembered as a designer of Victorian locomotives and railways. The tower that now holds the...

The great Victorian author Charles Dickens spent many years working and writing some of his finest novels in the town of Broadstairs on the Isle of Thanet. It is said he enjoyed the scenery there as well as the bracing...

Dumpton Gap is a very pleasant quiet, gently sloping sandy bay with a promenade and a kiosk. It offers a good walking route into Ramsgate when the tide is low, but always check tide times before setting off. Dumpton Gap...

The Victorians loved the seaside and particularly enjoyed the coastline at Broadstairs in Kent. Once in Broadstairs the Victorians built a number of new church buildings in the area including Holy Trinity Church near to the town’s centre, which was...

One of the Isle of Thanet’s finest sandy beaches can be found at Joss Bay, a short drive from the centre of Broadstairs. The beach is roughly 200 metres long but offers sunbathers and families a safe place to play...

Broadstairs in Kent has been a tourist destination for many decades and amongst the most popular attractions for family fun on the seafront area is Lilliputt Mini Golf. Lilliputt Mini Golf is located a short walk from Broadstairs Band Stand...

Bingo continues to be a huge attraction to thousands of people up and down the country and the residents of Broadstairs in Kent have a massive Mecca Bingo hall to enjoy their passion in. The modern air conditioned space age...

Set on the cliff top overlooking the North Sea near to Broadstairs is one of the South East’s finest Golf courses, the North Foreland Golf Club. The North Foreland Golf Club was originally set out as a nine hole course...

The area around the Isle of Thanet is a notoriously difficult area to navigate and as a consequence a series of lighthouses were erected to aid shipping around the coastline. The first lighthouse at North Foreland was built as far...

One of the most impressive churches in Broadstairs is Our Lady Star of the Sea Church. The church was designed to resemble an ancient Norman church but was actually built as recently as 1930 having been designed by noted architect...

One of Broadstairs most unusual attractions is the Palace Cinema, described as one of the smallest cinemas in the entire United Kingdom. The cinema buildings were built in 1911 as a museum of armour, but in 1965 it was converted...

Visitors to the seaside town of Broadstairs in Kent may notice that the town has a number of relatively modern looking churches, one of which is Queen Street Baptist Church. Queen Street Baptist Church was built in the early 1900’s...

A short drive from the centre of Broadstairs in Kent is the town’s suburb of Reading Street and at its heart is the Edwardian church of St Andrew. The church was built in1907 and is typical of the churches built...

Broadstairs in Kent during the Second World War was on the frontline of the war to defend Great Britain from Nazi Germany and as a consequence of this the town’s war memorial is a large one with many names upon...