Katherine's Guidebook
Sightseeing
Great for all to get some sun, sea and fresh air - this is the main beach and attraction of Broadstairs where most life revolves around. In the summer you'll find the play area for children (and fun loving adults), seasonal lifeguards create a safe environment for everyone, Shaggy and the team at Kent Surf School will look after you if you'd like to give paddle boarding a go, and watch Broadstairs sailing club on race days and regattas. Food is great at the Funicular Cafe, the little ice cream shops, the Pavillion gardens and The Jetty at the end of the pier. All under 10 minutes walk away from Sandy Toes.
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Viking Bay
Great for all to get some sun, sea and fresh air - this is the main beach and attraction of Broadstairs where most life revolves around. In the summer you'll find the play area for children (and fun loving adults), seasonal lifeguards create a safe environment for everyone, Shaggy and the team at Kent Surf School will look after you if you'd like to give paddle boarding a go, and watch Broadstairs sailing club on race days and regattas. Food is great at the Funicular Cafe, the little ice cream shops, the Pavillion gardens and The Jetty at the end of the pier. All under 10 minutes walk away from Sandy Toes.
Opens at weekend afternoons until October, celebrating local transport and history. Very small museum at the top of the high street .
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Crampton Tower Museum
The BroadwayOpens at weekend afternoons until October, celebrating local transport and history. Very small museum at the top of the high street .
If you're lucky you might find Martin working on his mosaics in his workshop up by Bleak House. If you're taking a walk to Stone Bay up the shell-wall passage past the Old Curiosity Shop his workshop is tucked in to the right. And he's usually happy to see visitors who are interested in his process. He makes calendars for the local community each year with his designs and witty poems, and his daughter sometimes makes little glass earrings for sale too. He takes orders for bespoke mosaic pieces and has a flair for sea-themed designs.
Martin Cheek Mosaics
Harbour StreetIf you're lucky you might find Martin working on his mosaics in his workshop up by Bleak House. If you're taking a walk to Stone Bay up the shell-wall passage past the Old Curiosity Shop his workshop is tucked in to the right. And he's usually happy to see visitors who are interested in his process. He makes calendars for the local community each year with his designs and witty poems, and his daughter sometimes makes little glass earrings for sale too. He takes orders for bespoke mosaic pieces and has a flair for sea-themed designs.
Food scene
Famous for it's ice-cream made in-house - but get there in good time as queues can form quickly! We love the retro decor inside, and if you've saved enough room the sundaes are a sweet-toothed dream.
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Morelli's Gelato
14 Victoria ParadeFamous for it's ice-cream made in-house - but get there in good time as queues can form quickly! We love the retro decor inside, and if you've saved enough room the sundaes are a sweet-toothed dream.
Must book in advance, Michelin starred and intimate dining experience (only 4 tables in the restaurant!). Set menu with option of a pre-decided wine pairing. Great for foodies and those interested in unique culinary experiences.
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STARK
15 Oscar RdMust book in advance, Michelin starred and intimate dining experience (only 4 tables in the restaurant!). Set menu with option of a pre-decided wine pairing. Great for foodies and those interested in unique culinary experiences.
This is one of our favourite stops to watch the world go by at one of the outdoor tables on the high street, or tuck ourselves away inside at one of the cosy farmhouse tables. Perfect for lunch or a sweet treat at the bakery next door. We love a ploughman's here, and tea from the china teapots. Good old English fare!
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The Old Bakehouse
15 High StThis is one of our favourite stops to watch the world go by at one of the outdoor tables on the high street, or tuck ourselves away inside at one of the cosy farmhouse tables. Perfect for lunch or a sweet treat at the bakery next door. We love a ploughman's here, and tea from the china teapots. Good old English fare!
Classic decent pub food upstairs overlooking the bay, and a well-established bar downstairs that often hosts live entertainment. Popular with the locals and tourists alike and housed right next to Charles Dickens' museum.
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The Charles Dickens Gastro Pub & Dining rooms
5-6 Victoria ParadeClassic decent pub food upstairs overlooking the bay, and a well-established bar downstairs that often hosts live entertainment. Popular with the locals and tourists alike and housed right next to Charles Dickens' museum.
Our favourite fancy coffee, typical hipster joint but with good quality menu and ingredients. The staff are always friendly and welcoming and it's a little away from the hustle and bustle of the main promenade if you need to tuck yourself away to get some work done.
20 คนท้องถิ่นแนะนำ
Smiths Coffee Shop
8 Dundonald RdOur favourite fancy coffee, typical hipster joint but with good quality menu and ingredients. The staff are always friendly and welcoming and it's a little away from the hustle and bustle of the main promenade if you need to tuck yourself away to get some work done.
Good for cocktails in the summer and hot chocolates in the winter, centrally located and a favourite little spot for locals and tourists alike
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Artfuls Bar, Bed & Breakfast
1 John StGood for cocktails in the summer and hot chocolates in the winter, centrally located and a favourite little spot for locals and tourists alike
Activity
Reasonably priced way to spend a couple of hours, with the added challenge of a free game at the end if you're lucky! Both adults and kids enjoy this, plus there's a cute cafe on-sight to take a breather in the sunshine. Often feels like a quieter nook away from the busy seafront to spend some quality time.
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Lillyputt Mini Golf
Victoria ParadeReasonably priced way to spend a couple of hours, with the added challenge of a free game at the end if you're lucky! Both adults and kids enjoy this, plus there's a cute cafe on-sight to take a breather in the sunshine. Often feels like a quieter nook away from the busy seafront to spend some quality time.
Where Charles Dickens gained inspiration for his novel David Copperfield. The museum is very small with only a couple of rooms to wander through, but you can use your imagination to really feel what it was like. There's also Bleak House up the road where Charles Dickens wrote, it's now a private residence but still has nice views and a link to Broadstairs' smugglers history. A nice injection of culture into your afternoon (often only opens 1-6pm so check website for details).
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Dickens House Museum
2 Victoria ParadeWhere Charles Dickens gained inspiration for his novel David Copperfield. The museum is very small with only a couple of rooms to wander through, but you can use your imagination to really feel what it was like. There's also Bleak House up the road where Charles Dickens wrote, it's now a private residence but still has nice views and a link to Broadstairs' smugglers history. A nice injection of culture into your afternoon (often only opens 1-6pm so check website for details).
A central point for music and events, visit www.visitthanet.co.uk for 'Sunday Bands on the Sands' schedule. Alternatively, settle yourself into seats at the little kiosk and watch it all unfold.
Bandstand Cafe
Victoria ParadeA central point for music and events, visit www.visitthanet.co.uk for 'Sunday Bands on the Sands' schedule. Alternatively, settle yourself into seats at the little kiosk and watch it all unfold.
Harking back to the good ol' days of theatre and film, we love this little 1965 cinema by the well-known York Gate on the hill down to the jetty. Independent, single screen, and mainly shows quirky and independent films.
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The Palace Cinema
Harbour StreetHarking back to the good ol' days of theatre and film, we love this little 1965 cinema by the well-known York Gate on the hill down to the jetty. Independent, single screen, and mainly shows quirky and independent films.
If you're feeling active then hop onto the Viking Trail that takes you around the whole Isle of Thanet - through Broadstairs and the surrounding towns of Ramsgate, Margate, Minster, Minnis Bay, Pegwell, Kingsgate - in a big loop of 32 miles. But you don't have to do all of it! It's a lovely trail to see the coastline with lots of stops along the way to eat and drink. Artists and writers drew inspiration from the views, and it's steeped in viking, smuggler and roman history.
Sightseeing stops include:
Mister Abbey
Monkton Nature Reserve
St Augustines Abbey (Pugin's Victorian Church)
Ramsgate Maritime Museum
Ramsgate Tunnels
King George VI Park with it's 19th Century Italianate Glasshouse
Botany Bay's chalk stacks
The Turner Contemporary Centre
Reculver Church Ruins
Visit explkorekent.org for more details and information about bike hire.
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Viking Coastal Trail
Station ApproachIf you're feeling active then hop onto the Viking Trail that takes you around the whole Isle of Thanet - through Broadstairs and the surrounding towns of Ramsgate, Margate, Minster, Minnis Bay, Pegwell, Kingsgate - in a big loop of 32 miles. But you don't have to do all of it! It's a lovely trail to see the coastline with lots of stops along the way to eat and drink. Artists and writers drew inspiration from the views, and it's steeped in viking, smuggler and roman history.
Sightseeing stops include:
Mister Abbey
Monkton Nature Reserve
St Augustines Abbey (Pugin's Victorian Church)
Ramsgate Maritime Museum
Ramsgate Tunnels
King George VI Park with it's 19th Century Italianate Glasshouse
Botany Bay's chalk stacks
The Turner Contemporary Centre
Reculver Church Ruins
Visit explkorekent.org for more details and information about bike hire.
Drinks
Surrounded by books on the walls, this is a nice place to grab a drink next to the three closest in proximity pubs in the UK. With a great fish and chip shop just opposite it ticks all the boxes. But, saying that, you're spoilt for choice when it comes to pubs in town - just start at the top of the hill and work your way down to experience all the local characters that Broadstairs has to offer.
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The Chapel
44/46 Albion StSurrounded by books on the walls, this is a nice place to grab a drink next to the three closest in proximity pubs in the UK. With a great fish and chip shop just opposite it ticks all the boxes. But, saying that, you're spoilt for choice when it comes to pubs in town - just start at the top of the hill and work your way down to experience all the local characters that Broadstairs has to offer.
Sightseeing
Viking Bay