A family seaside resort on cliffs with a sandy beach below and a busy harbour. The centre of the town has
Georgian terraces and buildings. Ramsgate station is 1 mile from the town centre and coast, but 'Thanet Loop' buses
operate from the station to Leopold Street and the Harbour every 10 minutes (½-hourly eve & Sun).
Website: www.tourism.thanet.gov.uk
Tourist Information: 17 Albert Court, York Street. Tel. 0870 264 6111.
Ramsgate Museum - Guildford Lawn
The social history of Ramsgate, reflecting its development from a fishing village to a popular 19th century
resort and 20th century port.
Tel. 01843 593532.
Open*:
Website: www.kent.gov.uk
East Kent Maritime Museum - Clock House, Pier Yard
Maritime history of East Kent with displays on the development of the Harbour, navigation, fishing,
lifeboats and shipwrecks on the nearby Goodwin Sands. Tel.
Open*: Apr-Sep, TWThFSSu & BH 1000-1700. Oct-Mar, ThFSSu 1100-1630.
Website: www.ekmt.fsnet.co.uk
Motor Museum - Westcliff Hall
The history of motor transport from the early bicycles and first cars of the late Victorian era to the late 1960s.
Tel. 01843 581948.
Open*: Apr-Sep, Daily 1000-1730.
Website: www.tourism.thanet.gov.uk
National Rail Enquiries
tel. 0845 748 4950.